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The Benefits of Soy

Do you like the smell of natural aromas filling the air in your home? The scent of banana nut bread baking in the oven or the fresh scents of fresh apples or citrus fruits and sage to create a winter fresh smell in your home? Then you will enjoy all natural soy candles and body products for your home and family.
In addition to the relaxing scents and aromas available in today’s soy products, some other benefits of soy include:
• Soy candles help our environment, soybeans are a renewable and biodegradable resource
• Soy candles produce 90% less soot than other waxes
• Lead Free Wicks
• Non-Toxic (non-irritable for people with breathing problems)
• Cleans up with soap and water
• Longer burning- as much as 3 times longer than regular candles
• Soy Candles help the US economy and farmers- The production and burning of soywax candles can greatly benefit the American agricultural economy. If soy wax replaced common paraffin wax, an estimated 60 million pounds of soybeans would be required for annual candle production (source: Marlo Quinn Benefits of Soy)
Soy is defined as an oil and lecithin content derived from soybeans. The ancient Orient cultivated soybeans for its protein. Currently soybean oil is one of the most important oils produced in the United States. It is pressed from the soybean. Most of the lecithin (phospholipids) used in cosmetics are derived from soybeans. Soybean oil has a very high-unsaturated fatty acid compound, 2% sterolins and 30 IU per ounce of vitamin E. Unsaponifiables are a large group of compounds called plant steroids or sterolins. They soften the skin, have superior moisturizing effect on the upper layer of the skin and reduce scars. The sterolins in avocado oil have been found to diminish age spots. Oils with the highest unsaponifiables are shea butter, avocado oil, sesame oil, soybean oil and olive oil. (source: Marlo Quinn Oils and Butters)
If you are interested in pampering yourself, your family and friends then you will enjoy all of the benefits of soy products. In addition to candles, there are many bath and body products made from soy and herbal products, from bath scrubs to fragrances and lotions. Some of the reasons people are choosing soy products are the anti-aging effects it carries along with the other natural herbs and ingredients that are mixed into the formulas created to make all natural soy products.
Start treating yourself and your family to the simple indulgences of natural soy and herbal products today! Let the fresh aromas take you away from all your worries, while protecting the environment and utilizing natural resources.