{"id":116239,"date":"2025-03-06T21:04:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/the-essential-herbal-blog-vegan-wax-aromatarts\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:04:28","slug":"the-essential-herbal-blog-vegan-wax-aromatarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=116239","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Herbal Blog: Vegan Wax AromaTarts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-4523210072202615948\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p>\u00a0<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n  <o:AllowPNG\/>\n <\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n <w:WordDocument>\n  <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n  <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n  <w:TrackMoves\/>\n  <w:TrackFormatting\/>\n  <w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n  <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n  <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n  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0in; mso-outline-level: 1;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgylLU0FWNzuzaoJU_Z77m0oJ4_SObwPoKgp2VBsCuL5Ajzj04gUhZFYE8ENV7RtYLO1s96sxKbUgYtb9Knrso5vT8NhMwuiTfW9RkJRmhpumhOnyL6hfbTMWDdeUog75oLWDfVaoNVHLwysgfE3faYg7neQhYStGA7mBpq4UFX-dvKnNusAw3B\/s2849\/melting.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2849\" data-original-width=\"2448\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgylLU0FWNzuzaoJU_Z77m0oJ4_SObwPoKgp2VBsCuL5Ajzj04gUhZFYE8ENV7RtYLO1s96sxKbUgYtb9Knrso5vT8NhMwuiTfW9RkJRmhpumhOnyL6hfbTMWDdeUog75oLWDfVaoNVHLwysgfE3faYg7neQhYStGA7mBpq4UFX-dvKnNusAw3B\/w550-h640\/melting.jpg\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Candles and<br \/>\nscents help me feel cozy hibernating indoors during this gray, cold time of the<br \/>\nyear.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>I have never made candles, but<br \/>\nfriends often gift me with the good essential oil candles and the flameless wax<br \/>\ncandles that look real.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>One friend gave<br \/>\nme a wax tart melter with some lovely Lemon Verbena scented soy wax tarts.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Swoon!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>I\u2019ve been addicted to them ever since.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>The wax tarts made with essential oils are surprisingly hard to find, at<br \/>\nleast in towns near me, and they are not cheap.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>The ones made with fragrance oil smell great in the package, but the<br \/>\nscent changes during the melting.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I<br \/>\ndecided to make my own wax tarts without using Bee\u2019s wax despite it being my<br \/>\nfavorite wax.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Bees are dwindling in<br \/>\nnumbers and working hard enough already.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Warning, OCD tangent just ahead!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>It could be contagious.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEifo3_Mu7X8XuNmCQBByDSUnjEsriiBG348ecaKsgorBs_HxjTqxymOOaSA6_ymSHgOeQIePC6U-VEDuiJaRoSJ9O3Zdzt6UyK_JRTjVJDefj9a7zmVuIrxSOQIRPthbOOOitM9d1ShHNflOZUFEtqlHZsBS3WGY5iSmeg39eHtd3T9UvLN99VQ\/s3264\/IMG_5261.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2448\" data-original-width=\"3264\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEifo3_Mu7X8XuNmCQBByDSUnjEsriiBG348ecaKsgorBs_HxjTqxymOOaSA6_ymSHgOeQIePC6U-VEDuiJaRoSJ9O3Zdzt6UyK_JRTjVJDefj9a7zmVuIrxSOQIRPthbOOOitM9d1ShHNflOZUFEtqlHZsBS3WGY5iSmeg39eHtd3T9UvLN99VQ\/w400-h300\/IMG_5261.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\u00a0My supply<br \/>\nshelves held Bee\u2019s wax, Candelilla wax and Carnauba wax, but no Soy wax, and<br \/>\nafter a bit of research on soy wax, I decided not to order any.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>In researching waxes for the tarts, I found<br \/>\nseveral references suggesting that soy candle wax is solvent extracted from<br \/>\ngenetically modified soy seed grown with pesticides.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is grown by just a handful of growers,<br \/>\nincluding Monsanto, and only in the United States.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I love the smokeless properties of soy<br \/>\ncandles, but I can\u2019t un-see that research now.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Unless something more positive comes to light, I will personally pass on<br \/>\nusing soy wax for now.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Candelilla wax<\/b> is extracted from<br \/>\nEuphorbia cerifera, a shrub native to Mexico.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>It is a cosmetic astringent, emulsion stabilizer, and does have a scent,<br \/>\nthough it does not seem unpleasant to me.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>Think of an extremely mild scent of honey and resin, or maybe honey and camphor.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I could not detect the wax scent at all in<br \/>\nthe sample tarts I made.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>References to Candelilla wax suggest it is a<br \/>\nlow hazard wax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Carnauba wax <\/b>is harvested from the<br \/>\nleaves of the Coepernicia prunifers palm tree in Brazil.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is one of the hardest natural waxes.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is commonly used in commercial waxes and<br \/>\npolishes, and to coat pills and candies, because of its durable nature and high<br \/>\nluster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Virgin Coconut oil <\/b>hardly needs an<br \/>\nexplanation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The benefits in food and<br \/>\nskincare are legion.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is made from the<br \/>\nfresh coconut meat of the coconut palm tree that grows in tropical climates.<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>It<br \/>\nretains the fresh coconut scent<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"> <\/b>and<br \/>\nis high in lauric acid.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>Refined<br \/>\ncoconut oil<\/b> (copra) is made from the scraped, dried fruits of the same tree<br \/>\nand is widely used in soap making and other skincare applications.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinytype\" style=\"margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Mountain Rose Herbs had a guest candle recipe post on their blog containing<br \/>\nCarnauba and Coconut oil.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I always have<br \/>\ncoconut oil on hand, so I measured out equal parts Carnauba and virgin coconut<br \/>\noil.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Carnauba takes a long time to<br \/>\nmelt.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The finished tart was so hard it<br \/>\nhadn\u2019t melted in 50 minutes over the low heat of the melting dish.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCPkahqMJveYB0lbnAbpnMHToCRsEoBNA6BwL0CLgfLiFDnP-vmc2CJtxoaO5SbUzyvASilVfyRXZVrCHmmVZruhJJT6VefeAggaS9uwxxiK0Eola0t6vE8Q2-gNR3xKYE_47MojafOkQ2oUuJPJUPaQLTI36TiNOxXTbZKSDZ1pXpggApOWPa\/s3047\/in%20the%20burner.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2285\" data-original-width=\"3047\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCPkahqMJveYB0lbnAbpnMHToCRsEoBNA6BwL0CLgfLiFDnP-vmc2CJtxoaO5SbUzyvASilVfyRXZVrCHmmVZruhJJT6VefeAggaS9uwxxiK0Eola0t6vE8Q2-gNR3xKYE_47MojafOkQ2oUuJPJUPaQLTI36TiNOxXTbZKSDZ1pXpggApOWPa\/w400-h300\/in%20the%20burner.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"tinytype\" style=\"margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">It obviously was not suitable for wax<br \/>\ntarts.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>After seeing how hard that wax<br \/>\ncombo was, it makes sense that it would burn cleanly with a candle flame, and<br \/>\nwould not distort or collapse as happens with softer candles.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tinytype\" style=\"margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .1pt; margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZYh0W1xGOjA0d1CdiVVShmHMtAFoKOPndNgYQJL0RfuLlzJJ0-jRIovi0DiSMqvGNApc19XCi4COdXimWI4P5aSEW_OLAZbDh7pBIJB5qoiuNtnoR-TDAm4ViqALcyr_I-GePeWNl0FZ5pcJE5SKo6vqAG6cIhomJeWbCtAqN0nzcgp_WWH9j\/s3264\/IMG_5263.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2448\" data-original-width=\"3264\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZYh0W1xGOjA0d1CdiVVShmHMtAFoKOPndNgYQJL0RfuLlzJJ0-jRIovi0DiSMqvGNApc19XCi4COdXimWI4P5aSEW_OLAZbDh7pBIJB5qoiuNtnoR-TDAm4ViqALcyr_I-GePeWNl0FZ5pcJE5SKo6vqAG6cIhomJeWbCtAqN0nzcgp_WWH9j\/w400-h300\/IMG_5263.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">I scaled down<br \/>\na wax tart recipe with bee\u2019s wax and coconut oil that I found online, but substituted<br \/>\nCandelilla for the bee\u2019s wax.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Candelilla<br \/>\nis generally a good vegan substitute for bee\u2019s wax, with similar melting temps,<br \/>\nyet much harder.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The finished tart was<br \/>\nway too soft.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">The mad scientist<br \/>\nin me surfaced.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The chicken breasts I<br \/>\nwas going to make for dinner went back in the refrigerator.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Dinner was not happening that night.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I filled every votive container I had with<br \/>\nvarious increments of Candelilla and V Coconut oils.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I labeled each votive.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As the wax hardened, I noticed hairline<br \/>\ncracks on some of the wax clinging to the sides of the jars. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">The next votive<br \/>\nwas bee\u2019s wax and coconut oil, made so I could compare the sheeting of various<br \/>\ncombinations.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I wanted lovely scent, so<br \/>\nI added a half an eyedropper of a Lavender and Rosemary essential oil blend to<br \/>\neach 1 oz. votive of melted wax.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I hoped<br \/>\nto end up with a tart that wouldn\u2019t fingerprint with handling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-B66Np7WG4H7aNRPgQGrfnqQlQJ8nDzTz6XiVrnwIECn_Bh5VGpsgZFHrlxGFLQ7x72ChGctKmsznEbPBxi0a38oIiBLJSl_an4nQJBhLfDO5Jw6LGAtFBKqdAlvLcwst6TCxXvmNq6IH8yjhflWlx48IeeEB0Mta2bpXbBe2sfv_HSPakJaI\/s3264\/5%20finished.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2448\" data-original-width=\"3264\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-B66Np7WG4H7aNRPgQGrfnqQlQJ8nDzTz6XiVrnwIECn_Bh5VGpsgZFHrlxGFLQ7x72ChGctKmsznEbPBxi0a38oIiBLJSl_an4nQJBhLfDO5Jw6LGAtFBKqdAlvLcwst6TCxXvmNq6IH8yjhflWlx48IeeEB0Mta2bpXbBe2sfv_HSPakJaI\/w400-h300\/5%20finished.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I made a new<br \/>\nbatch of votives, reversing all the previous wax and oil ratios with a higher<br \/>\nrate of V Coconut to Candelilla.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Two of<br \/>\nthe newer pours coated the votives without cracking, similar to Bee\u2019s wax. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>I melted them in the warmer, one at a time,<br \/>\nand took notes.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I tried to melt the bee\u2019s<br \/>\nwax and coconut tart, but part of the square imprint still remained after an<br \/>\nhour of melting. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>It smelled glorious, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Only three tarts<br \/>\nmade the final cut for me, and I liked each of them for different reasons.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8LlIcs_ZMyg-bsPN9woWJxl54W_hh5YOI3R7rgXlEHHTydE-RAgrpywdvH8An1NvynMhKZvOxTcsoSpi0AEWW_8DCbVwfMyAPAR1bWViI8KsnrJC3B23gxBoWx7bp4ogBWo72VZ9zxgRCzHtHAs5bG0aaOSXMyk2Bdfwecrzh6SwSBQFQKBNo\/s3264\/IMG_5266.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2448\" data-original-width=\"3264\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8LlIcs_ZMyg-bsPN9woWJxl54W_hh5YOI3R7rgXlEHHTydE-RAgrpywdvH8An1NvynMhKZvOxTcsoSpi0AEWW_8DCbVwfMyAPAR1bWViI8KsnrJC3B23gxBoWx7bp4ogBWo72VZ9zxgRCzHtHAs5bG0aaOSXMyk2Bdfwecrzh6SwSBQFQKBNo\/w400-h300\/IMG_5266.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">3:1 \u2013 V. Coconut\/Candelilla<\/b><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8211; The tart looked firm and shiny, but melted<br \/>\ncompletely in 25-30 minutes. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>The scent<br \/>\nfrom the coconut oil and essential oils held wonderfully.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The downside was the shiny surface smudged pretty<br \/>\neasily with handling.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>All in all, for my<br \/>\nown use, and carefully stored, these would probably be my first choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">2:1 \u2013 V. Coconut\/Candelilla<\/b> \u2013 Firm and<br \/>\nshiny, it melted in 35 minutes.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Less<br \/>\nsensitive to smudging when handled quickly and the scent was wonderful.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">1:1 \u2013 V. Coconut\/Candelilla \u2013 <\/b>Firm,<br \/>\nshiny, and fully melted in 40 minutes.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span>No nicks or smudges!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The EO scent<br \/>\nheld ok, though was less pronounced than the above 2 tarts. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>These would be likely to hold up well even if stacked<br \/>\ntogether in cello bags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">The formulas<br \/>\nwith higher ratios of Candelilla wax <i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">looked<br \/>\n<\/i>great, and there were no visible cracks in the tarts themselves, but they were<br \/>\ndisappointing overall.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The melt took too<br \/>\nlong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Some EO blend suggestions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Lemongrass,<br \/>\nGinger and Vetiver<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Rose<br \/>\nGeranium, Lavender and Frankincense<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Bois de<br \/>\nRose, Geranium and Patchouli<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Bergamot,<br \/>\nPatchouli and Almond<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Lavender,<br \/>\nJuniper and Rosemary<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Enjoy!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Marci<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Vegan Wax AromaTarts Marci TsohonisEssential Herbal Magazine January\/February 2019\u00a0 \u00a0 Candles and scents help me feel cozy hibernating indoors during this gray, cold time of the year.\u00a0\u00a0 I have never made candles, but friends often gift me with the good essential oil candles and the flameless wax candles that look real.\u00a0 One friend gave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11764],"tags":[51531,3767,1780,18626,448,3093],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-116239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine","tag-aromatarts","tag-blog","tag-essential","tag-herbal","tag-vegan","tag-wax"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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