Are candles vegan? vegetarian?!
Answers: I know you don't eat them. I just mean in terms of what they are made of, do they contain animals or animal byproducts?
i know some may contain beeswax, but it might just depend on the company manufacturing the candle.
some are some aren't I heard the soy ones burn very nicely
Well, vegan is a lifestyle and not just a diet, so if you're vegan, you want to avoid candles made with beeswax.
However, soy wax candles are fairly easy to find, burn really cleanly, and come in a variety of scents.
Some candles have animal fat in them, others are made with natual beeswax - neither of those are vegan. You can find candles made of 100% synthetic man-made materials, they typically cost more though.
I have soy candles here. Someone makes them..so they are animal free. The soy candles you buy in the stores though are supposed to be the same thing...no animal products. I wouldn't put any money on a regular candle being animal free though. Soy candles are your best bet.
MAN they burn so much stronger too. It's wonderful. You can actually smell the scent of a soy candle throughout your house like you are supposed to. They cost the same too(in the stores)....well at least here they do...everywhere tends to differ a little bit. They should be the same or only a dollar or too more than the regular ones.
if you concider petrolium products meat ? or Soy wax for that matter ! the only thing is Bees wax its a glandular by product of Bees.you might concider that an animal by product?
Some candles contain stearic acid which is a product of animal part rendering. Those candles would be non-vegan. Vegetarian is only a term referring to diet so as long as you don't eat the candles, a vegetarian can use any one they wish.
Here's the link supporting the stearic acid info. Scroll to the bottom under "Disheartening Specifics":
http://www.api4animals.org/articles?p=37...
You can also see what other products are non-vegan.