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A scented candle is not a health supplement and it is not mustard gas. The version that deserves the scare pieces is a cheap paraffin jar, untrimmed wick, small unventilated room, three hours of soot. That is not what we pour, and it is not how you should burn anything.
What we actually control
Soy-coconut wax, cotton wick, fragrance dosed for a room rather than a nightclub, poured in Ullapool. Trimmed, in still air, with a bit of ventilation, you are living with a household smell. If you want zero fragrance, do not buy a scented candle. That is allowed.
If you are sensitive, start with one jar, one room, a cracked window. Stop if you are not happy. We are not going to argue with your lungs. Allergies, why we stay vegan.
What we will argue with is the idea that all candles are equivalent. Wick and wax and how you burn them matter more than a headline about “toxins” with no jar in the photograph.
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