Toxins in Yankee Candles? page 2

[athomeontherange]

After doing some research, if you have asthma or respiratory issues burning candles is not a good idea. Not because of the toxins so much as you are just adding crap to the air.. just saying

However, if that does NOT apply to you... just how many toxins are we talking about?? Its not like carbon monoxide right? anyway, thats my take- use it, or not

[bloodorchid]

heed the dado, enjoy the candles

[Lynna]

heed the dado, enjoy the candles

Yeah, seriously.....

[jkr]

Beeswax all the way! Burning them actually produces negative ions like moving water does. Plus, it's not a nasty petroleum product full of synthetic fragrance.

[Grok]

Apparently candle production is completely unregulated, and some candles have LEAD in their wicks!

That is totally false. Lead wick cores have been banned in the US for several years by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Personally I think the laws are totally unnecessary. The free market is perfectly capable of handling product safety on its own.

[janeisgreen]

Please use only beeswax candles. They are the only truly natural and sustainable ones. Also, fragrance oils are not something you want anywhere near you. There are two blog posts at this link of particular interest: one about candle waxes and the other about artificial fragrances. The Lowdown On… | Smallbones