handcrafted candles

munio candela

Designed by Munio Candela

Completely handmade by artisans using only 100% natural all-soy wax, the finest lead-free all-cotton wicks and herbs from the Latvian countryside.

Munio Candela receives GRAND PRIX "Best Retail Packaing in Latvia 2009"

Every recipe begins with a vision of what mood we want to capture—a season, a place, a memory or a feeling. When a vision is ready, we choose the aromatic and visual ingredients that best realise the new vision. When a vision is ready to graduate from the studio to the workshop, we combine high-quality soy wax, lead-free cotton wicks and our bouquet of selected ingredients to produce the most natural, highest-quality candle possible.

why soy wax?

CLEAN BURNING – Soy wax is non-toxic and burns cleaner than paraffin, with no petrol-carbon soot which can blacken walls, ceilings, and furniture, contaminate ventilation ductwork in your home, as well as add toxic carcinogens into the air you breathe.

LONG BURNING – Soy candles burn slower and cooler than paraffin wax, creating a longer burning candle.

RENEWABLE RESOURCE – Soybeans are a renewable source, unlike paraffin, which consists of petroleum.

BIODEGRADABLE – Since soybeans are vegetables, soy wax is naturally biodegradable. Soy wax is also easier to remove from materials and other surfaces than paraffin wax.

HELPS FARMERS – Buying soybean products creates important economic growth for the agricultural sector of the worlds economy.

Soy candles are simply better for you, your family, and your environment.

what is soy wax?

Soy wax is a vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans. After harvesting, the beans are cleaned, cracked, de-hulled, and rolled into flakes. The oil is then extracted from the flakes and hydrogenated. The hydrogenation process converts some of the fatty acids in the oil from unsaturated to saturated. This process dramatically alters the melting point of the oil, making it a solid at room temperature. The leftover bean husks are commonly used as animal feed. The U.S. grows the vast majority of the world's soy beans, primarily in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.