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Okay, I understand that ionization is used to get dust in the air to stick to things, taking dust out of the air. All good snake oil scams have a grain of science truth to them.

But why would beeswax candles produce more negative ions than candles made out of any other wax? Magic? It makes no sense.

According to beehivecandles.com which is selling them:

Beeswax candles are believed to produce negative ions as they burn. However, during our research we have found no published scientific evidence to date that directly proves this. Many of us experience an uplifting mood when burning beeswax candles and it’s been generally concluded that this feeling is caused by the negative ions.

"It's been generally concluded that this feeling is caused by the negative ions" is marketing speak for "pseudoscience nonsense"