Six Reasons Why Burning Beeswax Will Improve Your Life
I wanted candles and coffee tonight so I traveled to Whole Foods and floated to the incense isle to see what they had. I blinked between the 2$ tealights and the 6$ beeswax votives with the adorable match book inside. I’m one of those you see in the store starring at possibilities unable to make a decision, I for some reason enjoy doing that. After about 20 minutes I decided on the beeswax.
The company Big Dipper Wax Works creates a variety of beeswax candles, the votives came in a nice recyclable package and as sad as this may seem the bee matchbook included sealed the deal. Here are some fun beeswax facts I’ve read up on this eve:
- Made from a renewable resource that cleans the air by emitting negative ions (known to remove pollutants from the air, your body will thank you in many ways).
- No paraffin=No petroleum byproduct (wax is chemically altered and pollutes the air when burned)
- Simple filtration of beeswax uses no chemicals and little energy (if we smile at the earth the earth will smile back)
- High melting point=long burning time (money well spent)
- Apparently their flame burns with the same energy and spectrum as the sun (why wouldn’t that be good?)
- Product of the sustainable industry of beekeeping (I vote for healthy bees)
Now if you’re wondering if the beeswax from Big Dipper is organic, it’s not. The majority of their wax is collected from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia where apparently there is low pesticide use for crops…lowest in the lands! Low pesticide use will eventually/hopefully lead to no pesticide use.
I did find a site that gives you a list of organic candle companies, here she bee:
Although what I purchased tonight is not “organic” it’s closer than the $2 white wax I almost bought before I did some mind calculation (cost more but lasts a hell of a lot longer).
Honestly, who wouldn’t want a natural negative ion pollution fighter in their house?