Can burning candles have a negative effect on indoor air quality?

What to look out for:

“No Worries” Candles:

Wax

Some candles are made from paraffin, a petroleum byproduct. To create paraffin wax candles, petroleum waste is chemically bleached, deodorized, and made into wax. When burned, paraffin wax can release toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air, including known carcinogens like alkenes, acetone, benzene, and toluene.

These are the same chemicals found in diesel fuel emissions and are known to cause allergies, asthma attacks, and skin problems.

We use a coconut/soy wax blend which is gluten-free, toxin-free, parabens-free, phthalates-free, and sourced from the USA.

Wicks

Lead was once commonly used in cored candlewicks — especially in candles imported from overseas. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lead-core wicks in 2003, but zinc and tin have been used as a substitute since then.

All metal-core wicks release trace amounts of heavy metals into the air when they are burned. Wicks with zinc and tin cores can release small amounts of lead particles.

Our wicks are flat braided cotton core wicks made from textile-grade cotton. They are designed to promote clean burning and minimize mushrooming from carbon buildup and soot. Made in the USA.

Fragrance

Some scented candles use synthetic fragrances that give off dangerous VOCs even at room temperature. Commonly emitted VOCs related to the scent in candles include formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, limonene, alcohol, and esters.

These harmful chemicals can cause health problems, such as: headaches, dizziness, allergy symptoms, asthma attacks, and respiratory tract infections.

We only use Clean Scents, which are Carcinogen, Mutagen, Phthalates and Cruelty free. They do not contain any Reproductive, Organ, or Acute toxins. They have been formulated to adhere to International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM),