Nov 05 2008
What’s the best candles to use when you have allergies?
Jessi asked:
I love burning candles but, they aggravate my allergies. I’ve heard some natural wax ones are good, but not sure which ones. Anybody have experience with this or know what I’m talking about?
I love burning candles but, they aggravate my allergies. I’ve heard some natural wax ones are good, but not sure which ones. Anybody have experience with this or know what I’m talking about?
4 Responses to “What’s the best candles to use when you have allergies?”
soy candles
uncented ones,
Pure soy wax candles will not irritate your allergies.
They can even be burned by people with asthma because
they don’t contain chemicals. I have bad allergies too and my sister actually just gave me a candle basket from for Christmas and they smell great and are pure soy. The past couple days I’ve been burning them like crazy and haven’t had a problem with my allergies acting up even once!
Just wanted to add something to the great answers you’ve gotten already. Any natural wax would probably be okay but, be sure it’s not a blended wax. A lot of candles are going “natural” but still using chemicals either in the wax or the fragrance they put into them. My wife lost her beautiful parrot last year and we found out it was due to the fact she’d been burning candles that were suppose to be safe and non toxic and okay to burn with birds in the house. It turned out that the “natural” candle was actually a soy/paraffin blend and wasn’t 100% natural like the maker claimed. Do your research and ask questions.
I looked up that website quoted above, the waxywabbit (lol) one and that site mentions being safe for asthma and allergy sufferers. But, if I were you I’d still ask lots of questions.