Your health may be at risk if you are burning paraffin based candles!!
This site is meant to raise awareness of the hazards involved with burning a petroleum (paraffin) based scented candle or candles in your home. The good news is that you don't have to quit burning scented candles altogether. There is a safe alternative...
According to the American Lung Association - "slow burning, scented, paraffin candles cause lead poisoning and using slow burning paraffin candles cause poor indoor air quality, and a serious health concern." It is also stated that the carcinogens produced by paraffin candles is equal to the damage cause by second hand smoke from tobacco smokers. Does this mean you should throw away your paraffin candles? We have.... and we hope, for your health's sake, you do to!!
There are up to 11 carcinogen compound (cancer causing agents) found in paraffin candles? All 11 of these compounds have been considered "toxic air agents" by the State of California? There is supporting documentation that paraffin candle soot contains some of the compounds given off by burning diesel fuel? Are you concerned?
Many want to alleviate our dependencies on foreign oil. Although the scented candle industry has a small impact on our foreign oil dependency, most paraffin wax is manufactured from petroleum from foreign countries. Each year the "National Candle Association" estimates $2 billion in sales of scented candles and candle accessories. Although this number means little to the amount of actual barrels of crude oil needed to produce this amount of wax, it does tell us (with the majority of candles sold still being paraffin petrol based), that an enormous amount of paraffin wax is consumed in the United States.
By burning soy wax based scented candles (soy candles), it makes a statement. It states that your scented candles or soy candles are truly American, from the farmer planting the soy bean, to the refinery extracting the oil, to the soy wax candle maker putting it all together for you. Soy candles are truly American made.
The last thing we should worry about is our paraffin candles and what
