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  2. Are scented candles bad for you? What the science says - AOL

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    The unscented candle in the 2015 research also caused concerning concentrations of toxins but had the lowest amount compared with its scented counterparts. The National Candle Association ...

  3. Study finds scented candles may release a dangerous ... - AOL

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    The cost of using scented candles to keep your house smelling fresh could be much higher than just the price tag on those expensive Yankee Candles. According to a new study, scented candles might ...

  4. Scented candles may be bad for your health - AOL

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    Consider soy or natural beeswax candles as an alternative to the scented paraffin variety. If you still need that fresh spring breeze scent, maybe you should just open a window! RELATED: Shop for ...

  5. Air freshener - Wikipedia

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    Air fresheners from Febreze. Air fresheners are products designed to reduce unwanted odors in indoor spaces, or to introduce pleasant fragrances, or both. They typically emit fragrance to mask odors but may use other methods of action such as absorbing, bonding to, or chemically altering compounds in the air that produce smells, killing organisms that produce smells, or disrupting the sense of ...

  6. Candle - Wikipedia

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    The candles were produced using a number of methods: dipping the wick in molten fat or wax, rolling the candle by hand around a wick, or pouring fat or wax onto a wick to build up the candle. In the 14th century Sieur de Brez introduced the technique of using a mould, but real improvement for the efficient production of candles with mould was ...

  7. Citronella oil - Wikipedia

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    Citronella candles (which burn wax mixed with citronella oil) are not effective at repelling mosquitos such as Aedes aegypti, the species of mosquito responsible for spreading dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. [16] [17] [18]

  8. Are Candles Bad for Your Health? Experts Explain - AOL

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  9. Fragrance oil - Wikipedia

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    Scented candles are produced when fragrance oils are combined with hot wax like paraffin, forming a homogenous solution. [citation needed] Fragrance oils are retained like a sponge when the wax is cooled to room temperature. Lighting the candle wick increases the wax temperature, gradually releasing an aroma through the evaporation of the ...