If you’re a candle lover, you have probably seen some brands offer soy or beeswax versions as natural alternatives to typical wax options. But are conventional candles actually bad for you? And if ...

There’s some debate about whether burning candles is bad for your health. Some people claim that candles release potentially harmful toxins. Long before the invention of the light bulb, candles and ...

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If you love burning candles in your home, you might wonder if this relaxing ritual could be harmful for your health. Maybe you've heard that scented candles can release toxic fumes and chemicals and ...

When the pandemic hit in 2020, we all started giving more consideration to what's in the air we breathe. Aside from the novel coronavirus, what other tiny harmful things could be floating around ...

What the candle science shows When you burn a paraffin candle, it releases volatile organic compounds, or VOCs — gases that easily and quickly vaporize into the air at room temperature, said Dr.