{"id":5355,"date":"2016-07-27T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T14:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2016-07-27T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T14:17:51","slug":"scent-of-a-soy-candle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/?p=5355","title":{"rendered":"Scent of a soy candle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sona Vaidyan and Mary Abraham \/ The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mary Abraham and Sona Vaidyan of Asoy Candles cast light on the benefits of handmade soy wax candles<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Enterprising aunt and niece Mary Abraham and Sona Vaidyan, both of them Australia-based Malayalis, can\u2019t stop waxing lyrical about soy candles, the hep thing in home d\u00e9cor these days. \u201cSoy candles are made of soy wax, which in turn is processed from soybean oil and are thus much less toxic than paraffin candles that are made from hydrogenated petroleum,\u201d explains Sona. \u201cAs such, soy candles are clean burning; they burn slower and last longer; they do not leave a soot residue nor do they have a petrol-like scent,\u201d she adds. Smelling an opportunity the duo launched Asoy Candles in Australia back in January and quickly came up roses for their artisanal soy candles in a jar. Asoy Candles is now available in India.<\/p>\n

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Asoy Candles \/ Photo: Special Arrangement \/ The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEach Asoy Candle represents the memory of those in your heart,\u201d writes Mary, an airlines professional based in Sydney. \u201cI learnt to make candles from a professional candle maker; I enjoy making them because I find it therapeutic. My hobby soon became a passion and I felt the need to expand,\u201d she says. Meanwhile, in Melbourne, Sona, a homemaker, was a huge fan of scented candles. She read an article about the chemicals used in incense and normal candles and started researching about alternative materials, particularly those made of soy. \u201cI started making customised soy candles for friends and for their kids\u2019 birthday parties. Everyone liked the candles and started ordering more. My aunt and I combined knowledge and resources to start Asoy,\u201d explains Sona.<\/p>\n

The duo says that all their candles are made from pure soy wax; the wicks are 100 per cent cotton and they use only natural colours. \u201cThe materials are all from Australia. Each candle is handmade. The glass jars are reusable,\u201d says Mary<\/p>\n

One of Asoy top-selling scents is citronella, which is a natural oil extracted from the citronella plant. \u201cCitronella is a natural insect repellent,\u201d says Sona. Lemongrass, meanwhile, is \u201can uplifting fragrance\u201d known for its anti-depressant properties and Lavender is known for its calming properties. They also have scented candles of eucalyptus, English rose, vanilla and others based on designer fragrances. \u201cEach new fragrance is brought out after careful research and trial. We can customise the candle jar by adding messages, if it is a party order (10 or more),\u201d explains Sona.<\/p>\n

Prices start from Rs. 700 and can be ordered online through Asoy\u2019s Facebook page for delivery anywhere in India.<\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.thehindu.com \/ The Hindu \/ Home> Features> MetroPlus> Society \/ Nita Sathyendran \/ Thiruvananthapuram – July 27th, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mary Abraham and Sona Vaidyan of Asoy Candles cast light on the benefits of handmade soy wax candles Enterprising aunt and niece Mary Abraham and Sona Vaidyan, both of them Australia-based Malayalis, can\u2019t stop waxing lyrical about soy candles, the hep thing in home d\u00e9cor these days. \u201cSoy candles are made of soy wax, which … Continue reading Scent of a soy candle<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-economy","category-nris-pios","category-world-opinion"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5355"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5363,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5355\/revisions\/5363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thiruvananthapuramfirst.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}