You know what aromatherapy is, right?

It's the use of essential oils (extracts or essences) from flowers, herbs, and trees to achieve health, vitality and rejuvenation of the body, mind and spirit.

Citrus is a mood enhancer. Lavender has been found to correspond with slower heart rate, lower blood pressure and it helps decrease muscle tension.

But, is inhaling toxic waste good for you?

That's what you're doing if your aromatherapy candles are made of paraffin.

Paraffin is a byproduct of the petroleum industry. Burning paraffin emits high levels of toxic chemicals including acetone and lead benzene, the same as from your vehicle's tail pipe.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that both of those are known human carcinogens. A carcinogen is a cancer-causing substance, in case you weren't sure.

That hardly sounds healthy, does it?

Respiratory illness doesn't feel good.

You know that thick black soot you see in the jar when you burn a paraffin candle in a jar? When you burn paraffin, you're breathing that, too. When there's no jar, guess where it goes? Into the air.

Those microscopic particles - smaller than 2.5 microns - are recognized by the EPA as responsible for aggravating respiratory illnesses.

That hardly sounds healthy either.

Aromatherapy and Soy Are A Natural Fit

Soy candles are made from soybeans which are a renewable resource. Soy wax is a clean burning, non toxic wax that does not produce black soot. It's environmentally friendly and safe for you, your children and pets to breathe.

Inhaling toxic waste isn't aromatherapy. Please only purchase aromatherapy candles if they are made of pure soy wax.