The Beginning II

It seems like I spent  a life time on the Internet looking for 100% soy wax.  So many choices, but I never really  found one stating  100% soy wax.  I then looked into soy beans.  You have cooking oil (soy bean), shortening "Crisco" (soybean), so how do you make soy wax.  No,   I'm not going to bore you with all those details.  I read them.....that was enough.   Finally,  I  found  a company that sold soy oil, shortening & wax.  Their products are used in the bakery industry.  I like bakeries,  no problem there.  Now, I could only imagine how long it's going to take for fragrance oils.  There are commercial grade or cosmetic, let the journey begin.

Lavender & Mosquitoes

 I was reading about the West Nile Virus that's happening in Texas, "can't keep OFF mosquito repellent on the shelves ". OFF works, but you look greasy and shiny, not to mention what's in the product.   I haven't read a can for a very long time...but it does work   I live in Florida and I hate those little blood suckers.  I read that " Lavender" works at repelling mosquitoes.  " Really" So, when I created my Body Lotion Bars " Soyba", I used lavender.  Guess what happened?  No more mosquito bites I not saying it works for everyone.  I know it worked for me " they really liked me", but now others are claiming the same.  What I like it's natural, I am moisturizing and no mosquito bites.

The Beginning

My sister and I started working on improving my website Blueflower Soy Candles ( aka Blueflower Soy ).  I had to do a lot of explaining about soy, she did most of the write up.  She can do that much better then me.   She do her research, get a better understanding and always used the right words.  She made it look easy, it's not.  I told her, "I did a lot a research, trial and errors when I first started".  That got me thinking "The Beginning" trying to make a natural soy candle.  I'll start there.  Looking for 100% soy wax took me days and I didn't even know how to make a candle yet.  I found a company with a starter kit.  I followed the directions and got a sinus headache from the fragrance oil, that lasted two days.  OK, The fragrance didn't work for me and not sure about the soy wax being 100% either.  I had to start over.

Soyblend Candles

Did you know that not all soy candles are the same.  There are candles that use 100% soy wax and there are soy blend candles.  There are several different kinds of wax blends, palm and paraffin are just two of them.  One popular blend is soy/paraffin having at least 51% soy wax and 49% paraffin wax can be called a soy candle. Why?, because 51% is soy.  Look on the candle jar label for what kind of wax.  If it doesn't say, ask the candle maker.

What About Body Lotions

When I say body lotion, I think of moisturizing my skin. But I have some questions and just maybe you have the same ones too. Why are there so many choices? What exactly is in them? Do I even know what the ingredients are or do I want to know? The only thing I know is, I want a lotion to do what it claims it should do. I want my skin to look soft but also feel soft and rehydrate my skin, not just in certain areas.. When our skin is exposed to the sun, heat, wind, and cold it drys out. Since I needed a lotion to do all, I decided to create one. With only three (3) natural ingredients that does not clog pores and can be used all over from face to feet. Now that's simple right?

Natural Soy Wax and Moisterizing Skin

Soy candles burn warm, like a warm oil. Dip finger in to warm wax oil and you have a lotion loaded with Vitamin E.

A natural product that has Vitamin E, plus B vitamins and antioxidants.

When choosing soy candles, the less additives the better the candles is for you.

Soy Wax & Vitamin E

Vitamin E promotes healthier skin. Antioxidants in vitamin E is helping to repair the skin, not only the sun damage but from other environmental toxins. When you think anti-aging and cell regeneration, there is vitamin E. So why not use soy in moisturizing lotions. It's there naturally.