Aloha Bay Nature Scented Votives are made with an all - vegetable virgin wax blend that contains no residues of harmful solvents which is sourced through the fair trade network.  They burn hotter then most of the other candles on the markets because of the kind of wax Aloha Bay uses and the wicks that are braided cotton with paper cores. The surface of Palm Wax candles has a unique crystal pattern and bright colors