Beeswax candles burn with a naturally sweet, faint honey scent and produce noticeably less soot than paraffin, which is the main reason they cost more — pure beeswax is a slower, more expensive process to source than soy or paraffin. You will often see claims that beeswax candles "purify the air" by releasing negative ions; this idea is popular and repeated often, but it is not well supported by independent research, so treat it as a nice bit of folklore rather than a medical reason to buy. What is well established is the cleaner burn and honey-like scent, which is reason enough on its own for a lot of buyers. Because beeswax has a higher melting point than soy, beeswax candles also tend to hold their shape better in a warm room.