When burned, paraffin produces compounds that have been linked to cancer causing agents. While using paraffin candles may seem cheaper at the onset, they are actually more expensive in the long run than beeswax candles, which burn much slower and last four times longer. More importantly, beeswax is not dangerous to your health. On the contrary, beeswax is quite beneficial maintaining good health, as the natural wax burns, negative ions are released into the air.

The atmosphere around us is filled with electrically charged particles called ions. They are generated in visible billions by cosmic rays, radioactive elements in the soil, ultraviolet radiation, storms, waterfall, winds, and the friction of blowing sand or dust. Every time we draw a breath, they fill our lungs and are carried by the blood to our cells. Scientists believe this phenomena has a lot to do with our moods. Ions are the reason for some interesting natural events, such as why cattle grow skittish before a storm and how ants know in advance that it's going to rain, giving them ample time to block their tunnels.

Most of the excess positive ions in our environment come from falling barometric pressure and hot, dry, seasonal winds. Healthy young people adapt, not noticing the change in the air, but others are not so lucky. The elderly often suffer from respiratory problems and aching joints. Asthma sufferers wheeze. Children grow cranky, which to most adults, seems to be for no reason.

Scientific studies have been and are currently being done on the affects of negative and positive ions in the environment. Findings, so far, show that negative ions in the bloodstream accelerate the delivery of oxygen to our cells and tissues, frequently giving us the same exhilarated jolt one would feel after inhaling pure oxygen. Inhaling positive ions, on the other hand, slows down the body's delivery of oxygen, producing a symptom similar to anoxia (oxygen starvation).

Choosing to burn paraffin in your home packs your environment with positive ions. Beeswax is the only fuel that, when burned, fills your home with negative ions.

To sum up what we learned, when you burn paraffin candles you might as well sit in a smoke filled room inhaling diesel fuel, fragrant candles are even more toxic due to the synthetic scent used in their manufacture.

On the other hand burning, smokeless, natural beeswax candles will lift your spirits and brighten your mood similar to a steaming hot shower, while the intoxicating aroma calms the nerves and soothes the senses.

Why not paraffin flowers?
When it comes to flower preservation , paraffin wax is deadly to the flower. Paraffin has been used for short-term flower preservation since the Victorian Era. It melts at a much lower temperature and is highly flammable, if you use it be careful.

A frightening fact of modern life is U.S. produce suppliers use paraffin daily, applied using a molten spray to our cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, melons, squash and more. Our families ingest this poison because the cost is less expensive than beeswax. Paraffin is also explosive when it comes in contact with any spark or flame. Beeswax on the other hand is not volatile in anyway and is completely safe if ingested.

Paraffin and will extend the flowers freshness for a few days, a week at most. It's just not possible for paraffin preserved flowers to remain intact permanently. The petroleum distillate physically deteriorates the flower petals, they turn completely brown, not an attractive look. When applying for our U.S. Patent, one of our requirements was to perform experiments on both beeswax and paraffin the results were conclusive that paraffin doesn't last.

Pure natural 100% beeswax is the only product that will not change the molecular structure of the fresh flower. We found during our research and development phase a thin, even coating of molten beeswax combined with the rest of our preservation process will preserve fresh flowers for a very long time without change. The flower is in a stasis of sorts, the encasement of beeswax grabs onto the moisture and fullness of the bloom and conforms to every crack and crevasse of each flower.

The color of both beeswax and honey is determined by the types of pollen collected. Bees don't travel too far from the hive and will feed off the flowering vegetation close to their home. For example, our desert bees collect citrus, Palo Verde and cactus pollen which renders the wax a deep shade. The bees which produce our beeswax for flower preservation eat only white clover therefore their wax is very pale and light in color.

For aesthetics we prefer to use a rare almost white beeswax that's hand filtered removing the honey and propolis. This renders most beeswax a rich golden color which most people are familiar with. The honey makes beeswax an even stronger binding agent than filtered wax. Waxing flowers is fine with the golden unfiltered beeswax, just know your flowers will be more caramel colored when finished. Our exceptional white beeswax allows us to keep most white flowers bright white and pastel shades soft and pure.

If you're going to all the work to wax coat your blooms we recommend using beeswax not paraffin, follow our directions to insure a dazzling everlasting bloom.