Caution: Cheap Candles are Dangerous, Carcinogenic
Dave
ones every week-- large or small, and scented with everything from a
clean pine scent (my favorite) to cherry or pomegranate. We enjoy them
every evening as we wind down from a busy day.
But -- it really hit home last night how dangerous some candles are,
and what a health hazard they can be.
We have some cheap gold candles that must have been painted on the
outside to give them a glittery appearance. When my wife blew them
out and we went to bed, one of them continued to smolder for half an
hour in the dark, without a flame but with the wick still red and
smoke pouring into the room. When I went out later to see what the
smell was, the entire house was filled with paraffin smoke. This
little 99¢ candle had trashed our living room.
When I began to investigate paraffin smoke and its ingredients, I
found out why my wife and I should have checked into a hotel last
night instead of lying there breathing that disgusting air. Did you
know that candles throw out as many as 11 different carcinogens? It's
not only after you blow them out, but the entire time they are lit you
are experiencing a steady stream of these compounds, generally due to
the petroleum-based wax used to produce the candle. This wax is mixed
with synthetic fragrance that in most cases is not even meant to be
burned. Many candles have chemical fixatives added to them, synthetic
glosses or "paints" as our candle had, and more.
In fact, candle ingredients are not even listed on the package,
despite the fact that anyone within range inhales those ingredients
when it is lit. There are so few regulations that a candle listed as
"beeswax" can still have petroleum paraffin as an ingredient. Some
wicks even have small amounts of lead in their core to help them burn
just right, and no one regulates the amount of lead that gets inhaled
during those romantic, candlelit nights. Candles seem to have bypassed
the regulatory agencies in most countries, probably because many of
them are purely decorative and never meant to be lit.
My advice is to stick to quality brands of plant-based wax, such as
"soy" candles. And any candle, when it is extinguished, needs to be
covered for some time in order to trap those huge volumes of smoky
carcinogens that are released when the candle is blown out!
Dave
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>We love candles
>
Back again to spam your sham blog?
Dave
wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> >We love candles
>
> Back again to spam your sham blog?
Hello Friendly Welcomer for Frugal-Living,
Yes, you are always there, guard dog at the gates. Odd that you have
no reaction to dozens of messages that appear here about cheap
sneakers from China.
I read Frugal-Living daily, and believe that when I have something to
say that fits with the forum content, I can post it, just as you do.
Thanks Clams,
Dave
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> when I have something to
>say that fits with the forum content, I can post it, just as you do.
>Thanks Clams,
>
>Dave
>
>
You, best freebies and Cheapo Groovo ...........
Dave
wrote:
No disrespect intended to you, but I can see your frustration. I'm
reading it now while I am on the road, using Google (albeit not the
best usenet reader, to say the least) and the top ten posts that I see
on the forum are spam, with one exception (mine). You may disagree
because I use one line for my sig, but it is still the only post in
the group of ten threads at the top of Frugal-Llving that has
something to do with a frugal lifestyle. I'd like to see the
discussion grow.
Dave
Anthony Matonak
> But -- it really hit home last night how dangerous some candles are,
> and what a health hazard they can be.
I hate to say this but all candles are health hazards.
It's funny how people are making such a big deal about
secondhand smoke from tobacco but no one is admitting
that candle and incense smoke is just as bad.
Just say NO to inhaling smoke.
Anthony
Ron Peterson
<anthony...@nothing.like.socal.rr.com> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> > But -- it really hit home last night how dangerous some candles are,
> > and what a health hazard they can be.
> I hate to say this but all candles are health hazards.
And, they are fire hazards.
You can now buy LED battery operated candles that are safe and non-
polluting.
See http://www.flamelesscandles.net/
--
Ron
Dave
I went to a trade show for the Spa industry recently, and they had a
booth there for a company that makes those battery powered flicker
candles. I would have thought that they looked cheazy, but no . . .
the booth actually looked really cool with zillions of flickering
lights. The candles were VERY realistic, but they weren't cheap. They
use a rechargeable AAA and they cost about $5 each for a tea light
sized candle.
Dave