Too Many Scented Candles Could Give You Cancer!
Posted by: Nikki Dowling
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4:30PM, Thursday August 20th 2009
Sorry, ladies, we’ve got another thing to add to your ever-growing list of cancer-causing products: scented candles. Burning candles super often in enclosed spaces could lead to asthma, eczema or even cancer. Most candles are made of paraffin wax and—just our luck— are the kind that, when lit, produce dangerous chemicals like toluene and benzene. So if you are going to woo your partner with a candlelit dinner or a sexy striptease in a dim room, opt for beeswax or soy candles, they’re safer. [Daily Mail]
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ThatWeirdGamerChick
wrote on August 20 2009 @ 10:38 pm: [report]
I’m allergic to perfume, which means scented candles are a big no-no. But I didn’t know it kept me from having cancer! Woo-hoo for allergies!
lea322
wrote on August 21 2009 @ 11:03 am: [report]
I think the only way to avoid cancer causing materials these days is to move into a bubble. Unless the plastic turns out to be a cancer-causer too…which it will.