Why buy coconut and soy wax candles? For many years we all happily burnt candles made from paraffin wax because there was little or no alternative. Paraffin wax is a man- made product, derived from petroleum – basically the sludge waste when crude oil is refined. When burnt, paraffin wax candles release toxins into your home as well as a small amount of black soot which you have probably noticed up your living room wall. Soy wax is fairly new to the candle market – it is a 100% natural wax made from the oil of soybeans and is a renewable resource. Soy wax burns much slower than paraffin wax and has a beautiful scent throw too. We like to call it a clean burn as no nasties are released as it burns.