ISA partners with nonprofit that makes soy candles

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Illinois Soybean Association has partnered with YWCA McLean County’s nonprofit organization Labyrinth Made Goods, makers of 100% soy candles.

ISA’s custom LMG candles made their debut in June at the open house celebrating ISA’s new Lombard office, garnering positive feedback from attendees who received them.

“We love that we got to help share the experience of our 100% soy candles, made right here in central Illinois, with an organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of soy,” said Kate Brunk, director of YWCA’s Labyrinth Made Goods.

LMG’s candles are made solely of soy wax to diminish negative environmental impact and ensure their product is entirely sustainable.

The organization works with Heartland Candles, which is located on a farm just outside of Ashkum.

To make soy wax, the soybeans must be cleaned, cracked and pressed into an oil. From there, the oil goes through a hydrogenation process where the fatty acids in the oil are saturated, changing the melting point of the oil so that it is solid at room temperature.

“ISA is excited to partner with a local organization making sustainable soy-based products and creating products with such meaning to those that create the candles and to those that receive,” said ISA Director of Communications Rachel Peabody. “We’re honored that soy can play a small part in the LBG mission.”

Labyrinth Made Goods creates opportunities that empower women who have experienced incarceration by providing professional development training.

To learn more about Labyrinth Made Goods or to purchase a candle, visit https://labyrinthmadegoods.com.