You love scented candles but you care for your health? Want to switch to natural to premium products? We'll explain everything to you to take pleasure without losing health! Find out how to perfume your home without polluting the. Cleaning products, candles, incense often maligned in magazines but then how to read labels how what we buy? Can we calmly consume a non-toxic natural candle?
What is a natural candle?
A natural candle does not exist strictly speaking. Indeed the word “natural” is used incorrectly, the wax is obtained by hydrogenation of the oil so by a chemical reaction. So there is no candle or “natural”. As for the fragrance it is not. Most candles are scented with molecules syntheses. syntheses molecules are used in perfumery since the late 19th century with the synthesis of the molecule of Tonka bean by Perkin in 1868 : la coumarine.
The synthesis was a revolution in the perfumery and allowed democratization. Without synthesis, perfumes would have remained a luxury for the rich. The synthesis also allowed to substitute natural perfumes that were causing deforestation or that caused the loss of animal species. For example, the animal musk (anal gland of the musk chevrotin) which caused a lot of poaching has been replaced by synthetic musk. Since, with advances in chemistry, molecules that do not exist in nature were created. These molecules have extended the palette of perfumers. We find for example in the synthesized Calone 1966 allowing all marine aquatic notes or perfume.
The synthesis is not the coast but why? Because of unscrupulous magazines, synthetic fragrances die hard. Yet each synthetic molecule is tested before being placed on the market and regulation is drastically ! Perfumes have more regulatory extra precautions to comply with IFRA ( International Fragrance Association ). The perfumes which may represent allergic risks are then dosed 100 times less than the minimum dose to achieve an allergic reaction. The precautions are maximal ! In addition, each synthetic molecule has a fact sheet that specifies its risks. The risk must then be indicated on the label of the final product. Essential oils are natural even if they also have risks, You can look at the label if you have at home. Some synthetic molecules are less risky than most natural essences. So these prejudices on synthesis of molecules are completely absurd !
Going back to the candle, that a spark plug is a vegetable wax or paraffin product the same molecules in the air “THE” (Volatile organic compounds) who are from the burn itself. Indeed some-is that we burn these gases are produced (for example a chimney fire, a barbecue are more toxic than a candle). The best solution to avoid fumes that contain these VOCs, is to use a snuffer. For candles scientific studies (1) have shown that even candles used H24 posed no health problem, Emissions of hazardous materials being sufficiently small and negligible. finger pointing Studies incense that they produce a lot of smoke and VOCs. Magazines have unfortunately made articles insinuating that candles could be toxic so that it is wrong in terms of conducted studies that show the opposite. There is no risk to continue to use.
nontoxic natural candle?
The natural fashion has become a marketing argument q'une ecological approach. In fact you should know that most of the natural molecules used in fragrances are demanding more energy, more water and many plants to be produced. Often a synthetic molecule is less damaging to the surrounding because the synthesis requires less energy and yield (starting material / product obtained) is better. On the other hand, no brand uses natural scents in candles, because the cost is 10 at 30 times more than a traditional perfume. A natural perfume is not used in fine fragrance (perfume, Cologne), except in fragrances bio so why put it in a candle 15 or even 30 € ? You believe seriously?
Tired of being taken for a fool? The Daring Art told you !!!
The Daring Art is a traditional brand of scented candles. Perfumes contain natural essential oils (for the quality it brings to the perfume) and quality synthetic molecules. We use as many natural and even MORE than fine perfume. Perfumes that contain essential oils are thinner and nicer than perfumes 100% Synthetic most candles that can give heart ache or headache. On the other hand, the formulas of fragrances are more sophisticated and you feel the difference ! Our wax is without coconut or palm wax. The candles are made in France entirely by hand.
(1) Human health risk evaluation of selected VOC, SVOC and particulate
emissions from scented candles Thomas Petry – Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2014
Update 05/12/2019
