Scented Candles Might Be Harmful To Your Health
According to research, there are about 3,000 to 5,000 different chemicals used in fragranced products, scented candles with most of these is being derived from petroleum.
Spring meadows, pine forests, freshly laundered linen, and the mystic Orient; heavenly scents for boosting our morale and instantly making our homes feel fresh, clean, relaxing or refreshing but they also pose being harmful to our health.
Scented candles might be harmful in following ways:
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INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Though they seem safe but regular scented candles are a huge source of indoor air pollution and they put off chemicals that are considered just as dangerous as second-hand smoke.
A 2009 study in South Carolina State University also warns about chemicals released into the air upon burning candles. Researchers found that burning some candles produced “undesired chemicals,” like alkans, alkenes, and toluene, which have harmful effects on our health.
ALLERGIES
For everyone who lights a candle every day for years or just uses them frequently, inhalation of these dangerous pollutants wandering in the air could contribute to the development of health risks like common allergies and even asthma,
CANCER
Some researchers also worry about the long-term effects of using scented candles that these fresheners can contain “considerable levels of formaldehyde” which could cause cancerous DNA mutations.
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On top of that, many scented candles also have wicks that contain heavy metals like lead, and even a few hours of burning them can create levels of airborne heavy metals that are much higher than the acceptable limits which can also cause tumors, lungs damage, asthma and in extreme cases cause cancer.
