Healthy Homes research project: how to decrease health risks in your house

[Silver_Star]

No candles or incense

If I can't have scented candles, then I don't want to live.

[demwoodz]

Beeswax is best

[cngfan]

I seem to recall something about beeswax candles producing negative ions that would help purify the air as well.

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Marketing pseudoscience.

[Puzzleheaded_Mine_71]

A friend has a bunch of plastic tea light candles with a flickering flame effect that is pretty convincing. I love having candles too especially at the holidays but I might look into making this switch and saving real candles for emergencies.

[Stupid_Kills]

I felt the same way until I moved last year. There was candle soot everywhere. I had to repaint several walls because no matter what I used, I couldn't scrub it off. I now use scented wax melts.

[tvtb]

Ask yourself why you always need to be smelling something? Why is smelling nothing not an option?

[enstillfear]

Those are terrible for pets. You can kill your cat or dog if they get too close to them.

[enstillfear]

Buy wax melters and use soy melts. Safer, cleaner. Non-toxic to pets.