Simple and Natural
When it comes to Simple Nature Candles, cleanliness and safety are of utmost importance. Unlike conventional candles, which may contain harmful chemicals and synthetic fragrances, Simple Nature Candles are made using clean ingredients. They are meticulously crafted to ensure that your space is filled with pure, non-toxic elements.
Natural Soy Wax
One of the key components of Simple Nature Candles is natural soy wax. Derived from soybean oil, this wax is a renewable and biodegradable resource. Soy wax burns more cleanly and slowly than traditional paraffin wax, reducing the release of soot and toxins into the air. By choosing candles made with natural soy wax, you can enjoy a cleaner and healthier atmosphere in your home.
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Soy wax is a vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans. After harvesting, the beans are cleaned, cracked, de-hulled, and rolled into flakes. The oil is then extracted from the flakes and hydrogenated.
The hydrogenation process converts some of the fatty acids in the oil from unsaturated to saturated. This process dramatically alters the melting point of the oil, making it solid at room temperature. The leftover bean husks are commonly used as animal feed.
The U.S. grows the vast majority of the world's soybeans, primarily in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.
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Soy's greatest advantage is that it is completely renewable. While the global reserves of oil shrink and paraffin prices increase, the only limit to the soy supply is how much we choose to grow. The soy wax being used today to make Simple Nature Candles was likely in the ground less than a year ago. And chances are that same field is growing more soy for the candles to be made in the future.
In addition to sustainability, a well-made soy candle will burn cleanly and slowly.
SAFE MAKES SCENTS
essential oils
To create captivating scents, Simple Nature Candles rely on essential oils. These oils are derived from various parts of plants, such as flowers, leaves, and stems. Unlike synthetic fragrances, essential oils offer a natural and authentic aroma that enhances your space without overpowering it. Additionally, they have been said to provide therapeutic benefits, including stress relief, relaxation, and improved mood. With Simple Nature Candles, you can experience the true essence of nature right in your living room.
what are essential oils?
Essential oils (EOs) are a substance extracted from the seeds, flowers, leaves, roots, stems, or bark of plants, typically through the steam distillation, expression, or extraction. You’ll often spot them in perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, household cleaners, incense, and other similar products. Because they contain the fragrance of the plant from which they are derived, essential oils are used in a variety of scent-related applications like perfumes, flavorings, cosmetics, household cleaners, and medicines. And yes, you’ll also spot them used to scent candles.
sustainably sourced
None of the oils used in Simple Nature Candles contain plants on the endangered species list.
non-toxic fragrance oils
Fragrance oils (FOs) are a combination of essential oils and synthetic aroma chemicals. Like EOs, FOs are used in a variety of different applications to scent consumer products.
Unlike EOs, however, FOs are formulated with specific purposes in mind, like candle making. These FOs are intended to be burned, and so are generally better than EOs at retaining the integrity and strength of the aroma while it is burning in a candle.
Fragrance oils make it possible to create candles and other products with aromas you could not achieve with essential oils. Think scents like fresh baked cookies or a crackling fire–things that a plant-derived material simply cannot replicate.
Phthalates are chemicals often found in conventional candles and other fragrance products. However, since 2019 Simple Nature Candles has taken a clean and safer approach by utilizing only Phthalate-free oils. Phthalates have been linked to various health issues, including hormonal disruption and respiratory problems. By consciously avoiding these harmful substances, Simple Nature Candles prioritize your well-being and creates a safe environment for you and your loved ones.
Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, is a California law that requires businesses to provide warnings about exposure to chemicals that may cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. No candle from Simple Nature currently requires a Prop 65 label. This feat is a testament to the conscious effort Simple Nature makes to prioritize consumer safety and well-being.
All Simple Nature Candles meet or exceed international standards. IFRA, or the International Fragrance Association (pronounced if-rah), promotes the safe use and enjoyment of fragrances. The IFRA Standards are a set of rules and regulations for the use of fragrance materials, and a baseline for the industry. Their website is an excellent resource for learning more about fragrance, fragrance regulations worldwide, and the organization itself.
phthalate-free is just the start
What sets Simple Nature Candles apart is what you won't find in them
The chemicals listed below are ingredients often found in other candles but Simple Nature Candles will never contain them. Due to the extensive number of exclusions, not every ingredient is listed. If you have concerns about a specific chemical not listed and want to verify it is excluded, please contact me
Simple Nature Candles exclude the following ingredients in all candles:
Phthalates, including but not limited to BBP, DEHP, DBP, and DEP
Phthalates are esters of Phthalic acid and are used to dissolve raw materials when making fragrance oils. They have been used for decades in a myriad of pharmaceuticals, household, and industrial products.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Dimethyl phthalate (DMP)
Animal Derivatives, including but not limited to:
Ambergris
Castoreum oil
Civet oil
Antimicrobials
These ingredients are flagged for potential acute and reproductive hazards and are banned by the FDA.
Cloflucarban
Fluorosalan
Hexachlorophene
Hexylresorcinol
Iodine complex (ammonium ether sulfate and
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate)
Iodine complex (phosphate ester of alkylaryloxy
polyethylene glycol)
Methylbenzethonium chloride
Methylisothiazolinone
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine
Oxychlorosene sodium
Poloxamer-iodine complex
Secondary amyltricresols
Tribromsalan
Triclocarban
Triclosan
Undecoylium chloride iodine complex
Additional Molecules
1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-methyl-5-nitrobenzene (Musk KS)
1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-methyl-benzene
1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-methyl-benzene (Musk alpha)
2-Pentylidene cyclohexanone
2,2-Dichloro-1-methylcyclopropylbenzene
2,4-Dienals
2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde
2,4-Dodecadien-1-ol
2,4-Hexadien-1-ol
3- and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)
cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (Lyral)
3-Bromo-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-one
3-Methyl-2(3)-nonenenitrile (Citgrenile)
3,7-Dimethyl-2-octen-1-ol
4-Methyl-7-ethoxycoumarin (Maraniol)
4,6-Dimethyl-8-tert-butylcoumarin (Butolia)
6-Isopropyl-2-decalol (Decatol)
6-Methylcoumarin (Toncarine)
7-Methoxycoumarin
7-Methylcoumarin
Acetyl ethyl tetramethyl tetralin (AETT, Versalide)
Acetyl isovaleryl (5-Methyl-2,3-hexanedione)
Alantroot oil (Elecampane oil)
Allyl heptine carbonate
Allyl isothiocyanate
alpha-Methyl anisylidene acetone (1-(4-
Methoxyphenyl)-1-penten-3-one)
Amber dioxane (Karanal)
Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate
Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate
Ammonium perfluorononanoate
Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;
Ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
Amylcyclopentenone
Anisylidene acetone (4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3-
butene-2-one)
Benzene
Benzyl cyanide
Benzylidene acetone (4-Phenyl-3-buten-2-one)
Birch wood pyrolysate (Crude)
Boldo oil
Bromostyrene
butane-2,3-dione (diacetyl)
Cade oil - Juniperus oxycedrus L. (Crude)
Carvone oxide
Chenopodium oil
Cinnamylidene acetone
cis-and trans-Asarone ((E)-and(Z)-2,4,5-Trimethoxypropen-1-yl benzene)
Colophony
Costus root oil, absolute and concrete
Cresol (mixed isomers)
Cyclamen alcohol (3-(4-Isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanol)
D&C Yellow #11
Diethyl maleate
Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether
Dimethyl citraconate
Diphenylamine
Esters of 2-nonynoic acid, (Except Methyl octine carbonate)
Esters of 2-octynoic acid (Except Methyl heptine carbonate which is IFRA Restricted)
Ethyl acrylate
Ethyl methacrylate
Ethyl non-2-enoate
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and its Acetate
Ethylene glycol monomethyl Ether and its
Acetate
Fig leaf absolute
Formaldehyde
Furfural
Furfuryl alcohol
Furfurylidene acetone
Geranyl nitrile
Hexahydrocoumarin
Hydroabietyl alcohol, dihydroabietyl alcohol
Hydroquinone monoethyl ether (4-ethoxy-Phenol)
Hydroquinone monomethyl ether (4-methoxy-Phenol)
Iodoform (Triidomethane)
Isobutylparaben
Isophorone
Isopropylparaben
Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; lithium
heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
m-Cresol
m-Phenylenediamine and its salts
Massoia bark oil
Massoia lactone
Mercury
Methoxydiglycol
Methyl crotonate
Methyl methacrylate
Methyl Salicylate
Methylene glycol
Moskene (1,1,3,3,5-Pentamethyl-4,6-dinitroindane)
Musk ambrette
Musk ketone
Musk tibetene (1-tert-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-3,4,5-trimethylbenzene)
Musk Xylene
Nitrobenzene
Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid
o-Cresol
o-Phenylenediamine and its salts
p-Cresol
p-Methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde
p-tert-Butylphenol
Paraformaldehyde
Perfluorononanoic acid Perfluorooctane
sulfonate (PFOS); heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Peru balsam crude
Phenyl acetone (Methyl benzyl ketone)
Phenyl benzoate
Pseudo Methylionones
Pseudoionone (2,6-Dimethylundeca-2,6,8-trien-10-one)
Quaternium-15
Quinoline
Safrole, Isosafrole, Dihydrosafrole
Santolina oil
Savin oil (Juniperus Sabina L.)
Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate
Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate
Styrax (Crude)
Tobacco leaf absolute (Nicotiana affinia)
Tobacco oil/extracts
Toluene
trans-2-Heptenal
trans-2-Hexenal diethyl acetal
trans-2-Hexenal dimethyl acetal
Verbena oil
Xylene