Why Rapeseed Wax?
Wax is the main component in a candle and so when it all started back in 2015 making sure the right wax was selected for both sustainability and performance was a very important decision. Read on to learn why Lesley chose Rapeseed, a humble British grown plant for her sustainable British candle brand.
Natural, Eco-friendly & Renewable.
A member of the brassica (mustard) family, rapeseed was brought to the UK by the Romans, who primarily used it for its oil. It's a plant which has been grown in the UK for hundreds of years as animal feed and to protect soils, making it an important crop for British agriculture and bee pollination, which pollinate rapeseed flowers. The rapeseed plant can grow up to 6 foot and flowering in the summer months, it converts the British landscape into a brilliant carpet of yellow.
Essence + Alchemy rapeseed wax is 100% natural and manufactured in the UK and Europe from sustainable, non GMO rapeseed crops. This makes it an eco-friendly choice having a lower carbon footprint than many other plant waxes that have been imported from further afield. And because rapeseed wax contains no artificial or synthetic additives it is non-hazardous, biodegradable, harmless to wildlife and vegan-friendly.
And finally, it's the perfect candle wax because it burns cleanly, for a long time and has amazing scent retention.