Hand Crafted Soy Candles
Safe, Natural Alternative to Unhealthy Paraffin Candles
Lolablue, a Florida based company, offers earth friendly candles and body treats as a response to natural products.
Trying to create a peaceful environment by burning candles? Good for you. Burning paraffin-based wax candles? That is bad – very bad – for you.
Five years ago, Jamie Lovern and her husband DJ, after realizing the soot coming from the lit candles around their apartment contained 11 toxins, of which two, toluene and benzene were carcinogenic, decided to create a more earth friendly product.And so was born Lolablue.
Named in part for Jamie's lifelong fan status for Barry Manilow, the company has grown to now produce close to 30 varieties of naturally scented candles and recently added a line of body treats.Mixing 100% natural eco-soy shavings with vegetable oil pellets and pure essential oils the candles, available in jars, as votives and chunks are both clean burning and easy to clean up after.
Where petroleum based candle residue can irreparably damage if spilled on fabrics such as rugs, hot water with soap can usually clean up after any wax spill from Lolablue's biodegradable and natural line. As further proof to Lolablue's commitment to clean, the votive holders and Metro glasses are devoid of much verbiage on the product. The clean lines make it simple to add to any decor or dinner table. And the wicks are cotton-cored guaranteeing no lead containment.
Soy candles, according to Lovern, are also longer lasting in burn time, equaling out the difference in price from the slightly cheaper paraffin variety.
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2006 89% of soy production was as a biotech crop. Since soy is a plant-based material, and covers over 72 million acres in the US alone, its supply is virtually endless.Simply put, buy a soy product and help support an American farmer. The same cannot be said with paraffin-based products.
As she expands into the body care line, Lovern is proud to attest that only family and friends (the two-legged variety) are used in product testing. So whether you desire for a paraben and colorant free Whipped Latte natural sugar scrub, the soy and shea butter based body balm or the scent of sweet plum, jasmine, rose with a hit of ginger from a burning candle, Lolablue delivers the goods – green, clean and proud.
