It’s that time of year when we want that cozy candle glow and our houses smelling of the nostalgic scents. While you may have learned that fragrance in most products is far from pure and natural, we can absolutely find great swaps for all of our past go-to’s. While I’m featuring holiday scented clean non-toxic candles + essential oils today, all of the below brands offer scents for all year long.
First I’m going to touch base on the effects of fragrance on our health as it’s so important to know the why behind everything we do. How do we expect to change if we don’t know why something is harmful to us. If you already know this, just keep on scrolling down for the goods.
What To Look For When Choosing A Clean Non-Toxic Candle
What’s allowed behind the word “fragrance” in products is scary. It’s far from pure and natural. With the word fragrance, I’m not talking pure essential oils or products with pure essential oils in them, but rather everything else.
When looking for candles, look for beeswax and/or coconut wax candles. Pass on the soy candles, natural “blends” (this generally means that there is paraffin wax hidden within), and “natural scents”. If it’s made with quality pure essential oils, that company is not going to write something like “natural scents” or similar on their packaging. Natural essential oils yes, but not fragrance or scents. They will make it known that their product is made with pure natural essential oils.
In the end, wording can be tricky, but if it’s not clear on how it’s made, pass on it. Look at the ingredients as you do with your food.
How Are Conventional Scented Candles and Air Fresheners Harmful To Our Health?
- Hurts The Lungs
- Reduces Liver Function
- Weakens Immune Cells
- Feeds Pathogens That Cause Chronic Illness
- Causes Flare-Ups Of Symptoms & Conditions
- Heavy Exposure Lowers The Immune System for 3-4 Days
- More Harmful To Your Health Than Smoking – yes, you read that right – and yes, smoking is still terrible for our health, so don’t start smoking – my husband smokes a handful of cigars a year and you know I get real thrilled about it
The bulleted points are all from MedicalMedium.com.
Personal Disclaimer
I was a candle junkie for years and was always burning candles. I then had a fire in my home, resulting from a candle, and I backed off of using them as much…but I still used them.
Now that I have learned how toxic most candles are, and am super sensitive to both the carcinogenic soot they give off and their toxic fragrance, I of course stopped using what I had been. Instead, I now use battery operated candles along with beeswax or coconut wax candles.
I will also dip the wick in the pool of wax to distinguish the flame or blow it out outside, in another room, or just open up our balcony doors when I blow it out.
Do Your Best
We will always be exposed to fragrance even if we completely cut it out ourselves. It’s everywhere. It’s in toxic cleaning solutions, in family/friends homes, on other bodies (if they wear conventional perfumes, lotions, hairsprays, etc.). Just do the best you can. Ex) I lift up and breathe into my shirt when I get into my elevator after it was just “cleaned”, I sit away from harmful candles when I can, I leave an area of a store if heavy perfume is lingering, I move over from any friend or family member wearing perfume. ..Discreetly.
If you need to, remove a candle from a room or blow it out when no one is watching. HA. You can also help a friend/family member out by buying them a non-toxic candle. This helps them transition too! Keep in mind that they probably have zero clue how harmful fragrance is, so always be kind about it. Also, some people just don’t care to change.
We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
And, last but not least, do not feel bad if you have harmful fragrances in your home right now. We don’t know if we don’t know! Just walk over to those air fresheners, toxic candles, and toss them in the garbage along with the Febreze and anything else that’s similar. Your health is worth it.
Shop Better Clean Non-Toxic Candles + Essential Oils
Made with 100% pure coconut wax and pure essential oils. Small woman owned company. While I have pumpkin spice shown here in two different jars, they have so many more scents and different jars to suit your style.
Made with both coconut oil and beeswax, pure essential oils, and a lovely wooden wick that gives off a warm glow. They come in many familiar scents and different jars to suit your style.
Plant Therapy Quality And Affordable Essential Oils
If burning candles isn’t your thing or maybe you like to do both like me, you can add pure essential oils to a diffuser. Plant Therapy is my favorite brand for quality essential oils at a super affordable price. If you need a diffuser, they sell them too! Right now I’m eyeing their passive diffusers for my desk. How cute is the Gnome!
Beeswax Tapers in different colors
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