The flickering flame of candlelight creates a cosy ambience. 

Have you though ever thought about what you are inhaling when you have a lit candle in the room?

Candles create the perfect cosy ambience for the eyes, but you may be surprised to know, a good majority of candles are not good for your lungs!

The truth about paraffin wax:

Did you know the majority of candles on the market are made from paraffin wax?

Paraffin is a by-product of kerosene, a petrochemical.

The fumes from paraffin candles have been examined by the Australian Government’s National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC).

Their safety standards recommend the exposure limits of 2mgs of paraffin fume per cubic metre, over an 8 hour period for safety.

Doesn’t make much sense until you relate it to an example right?

Okay- here’s one that will shock you…

An 8-hour paraffin tealight candle (you know, the little candles in the tin that you often buy in bulk?) holds up to 20,000 mgs!!!

That means to be safe, if you are in a 3 x 4 metre square room and you are burning two little paraffin tealight candles, you would need to evacuate the room in under 3 minutes!