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Time to put the flame out — scented candles can cause disease and poor air quality
Candle season is in full effect as winter days quickly approach. Candles are a great accent to incorporate into home decorations and also to photograph as the little flickering flames in the jar illuminate dark evenings at home. Scented candles are nice to look at and even nicer to breathe in, but your favorite candle can cause more damage than you imagine.
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Wish I could downvote this bullshit. It cites a 2009 study that merely produces small amounts of toxic chemicals. Here's a 2014 study that says this: "Potential consumer health risks associated with the candle emissions were characterized by comparing the exposure concentrations with existing indoor or ambient air quality guidelines or, where not existent, to established toxicity thresholds. On the basis of this investigation it was concluded that under normal conditions of use scented candles do not pose known health risks to the consumer."
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230014000348
Incomplete combustion produces smoke containing pollutants that cause disease.