Why We Use Soy Candle Wax

Soy wax is hydrogenated soybean oil. Plant, not petroleum. It burns cooler than a lot of paraffin, it takes a landscape scent in a way we like, and it is what we are set up to pour in Ullapool. It is not magic. On its own it can be fussy — wet spots, bloom, a shy cold throw — which is why we run a soy-coconut blend rather than a pure soy that photographs well and then tunnels in a porch.

What soy actually gets you

• A renewable starting point, unlike paraffin.
• A softer, creamier pool that does not need to be roaring to throw.
• Cleaner glass if you trim the wick. Soy will still soot if you treat it like a gas fire.

What it does not get you: a supermarket lid-sniff that knocks you over. Paraffin is louder on the cold jar. We would rather you judged the room after twenty minutes. Throw.

Soy vs paraffin, in one kitchen

Paraffin is a by-product of the oil industry. Fine for some makers. Not what we want in the tin. It can be cheaper, louder, harder-looking. Soy needs a proper first pool and a bit of patience. That is a fair trade. Longer: soy vs paraffin.

Every landscape jar we sell is this family of wax — Ullapool included.