Candles and Aromas to Create the Right Ambience Without the Toxins
When you get a whiff of certain aromas, they can whisk you into different feelings. Warm vanilla may bring you right back to your grandmother’s kitchen where you baked cookies as a child. Flowery geranium may transport you to summers spent by the lake.
Every fragrance holds the potential to elevate your mood while stirring your favorite memories. However, when you’re not careful with the fragrances you use, you could be unleashing toxins into your home.
Unseen Dangers: How Certain Candles and Scented Oils Are Harming Your Health
Burning candles may create a soothing, warming light and let fragrance flow through your home. When you’re not careful about the kinds you use, you may be unleashing carcinogenic VOC's such as benzene and formaldehyde.
Candles that are made from paraffin wax pose a greater risk since these are crafted from a by-product of petroleum. The different fragrances used in them to release aromas into your air are just as problematic.
Then, you have fragrance oils designed for diffusers that also contain chemical cocktails. Not all of them are dangerous though – just choose the ones made with completely organic oils as the ingredients. This great set in our Tranquility Shop provides 16 organic essential oils in your favorite fragrances including vanilla, lavender, and rosemary.
As for candles, always opt for organic choices made from beeswax, soy, and coconut wax. They’ll help you create that spa-like serenity in your home, complete with delightful scents to set the mood, all without endangering your health, something that is even more important if you have kids or pets.
Light Your Fire: Organic Candle Options for Better Air Quality
Now that you know what to steer clear of, these organic candle brands will help you indulge in those pampering fragrances in a safe way.
Farmhouse Fresh Goods Whoopie Candle
Farmhouse Fresh Goods has an array of from-the-farm candles that are made with a coconut and apricot wax blend for a clean-burning experience. These are made in Texas, and have a stunning look with wooden lids to keep out particles when not in use. With the Whoopie Pie candle, it invites a nostalgic way to sweeten up your space with velvety buttercream notes that you can almost taste.
100% Pure Organic Beeswax Candles by Savannah Bee Company
Support the bees and all they do with beeswax candles. The Savannah Bee Company makes them in pillars, sticks, and other sizes, allowing you to add that natural candlelight to any setting without adding caustic chemicals. These are made from pure beeswax with no other ingredients. The natural fragrance they release when lit emit the sweet scent of honey for a warm and indulgent energy.
Slow North Cabin Retreat Candle
Slow North also provides organic, eco-friendly candle options. This Cabin Retreat fragrance creates that hushed serenity that comes from being miles away from it all. You’ll envision yourself at a cabin on the lake, waking to the fresh crisp air infused with cedarwood, warm cinnamon, and bright grapefruit for a true reawakening, all without chemicals.
Free yourself from the toxins in your air without saying goodbye to candles or essential oils. When you swap them out for organic options, the only thing you won’t be getting are harmful agents!