Virola sebifera nut oil and
non-GMO Brazilian Soy Wax
Our 100% vegetable stearine candlewax is 80% Brazilian Soy and 20% Ucuuba Butter, a fat expeller-pressed from the seeds of the Amazonian Ucuuba tree, which is in the nutmeg family. Ucuuba Butter is used indigenously as a candle base. It has a dark color and pleasant woodsy scent is known as the "Light of the Amazon". Its seeds can actually be lit out-right, with the casing acting as a wick, and the fat melting inside.
This wax has a greenish-brownish color and pleasant woodsy scent. It burns clean and soot-less, with a melting point of 60-70 degrees C.
With 3% Andiroba Oil, an effective natural insect repellent candle is created.
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