Do you know that conventional candles you find in stores or online are responsible for indoor air pollution? 

Their toxic components release pollutants that circulate into our environment, creating toxins that are inhaled into our lungs.

Do you experience headaches near a candle or just simply when you get close to smell a candle even when it is not burning? 

That is one of the effects of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) typical of fragrances, including those classified as toxic or hazardous by federal law. 

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When these scents are burned in a confined indoor space such as your home, without outdoor air diluting these toxic particles emitted, they react with ozone in the air and form harmful secondary pollutants such as formaldehyde.

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Here is the list of toxic chemicals in Candles:

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• ❌ FRAGRANCE: Linked to development and reproductive harm

• ❌ FORMALDEHYDE & BENZENE: Known Carcinogens

• ❌ INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: Candles contain substances that can build up indoor

• ❌ PARAFFIN WAX: Petroleum-derived, Non-biodegradable, and suspected to release toxic substances.

• ❌ LEAD WICKS: since 2003 lead wicks are being banned in the USA

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Why deal with all these when we can simply opt for safer, organic, truly natural candles made by responsible brands that are willing to protect the environment? 

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I will keep updating this list, so come back to check new products! 🌾 🌸🍯 

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Here are some tips to avoid toxic candles:

1. Avoid Fragrance: choose unscented or candles made 100%  with organic pure essential oils.

2. Avoid Paraffin: Conventional paraffin wax is derived as a byproduct of petroleum, coal, or oil shale and contains controversial and harmful chemicals such as benzene and toluene. Choose 100% beeswax, coconut 

3. Avoid Soy Wax: soy candle companies won’t tell you that they are not 100% soy, as the processing still requires small amounts of paraffin.

3. Avoid Toxic wicks: choose instead wooden wicks or unbleached 100%  cotton wicks 

4. Avoid colored candles: their pigmentation can be toxic, Pigments used in candles can be toxic to humans and the environment. choose a natural color.

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In my search, I was looking for safe non-toxic certified Candles that contained no soy, lead, or other synthetic ingredients. While I was looking for a natural beeswax candle, I found these elegant organic candles by Natural Sloth that have something more: 

 

✅ MADE SAFE Certified natural candles with all-natural wooden wicks. These non-toxic candles are fragrant and burn evenly. You can have the confidence that is the safest, purest, and eco-friendly candle around!  

100% non-toxic candle without paraffin (petroleum), artificial oil, synthetic oil, lead, or soy. So what is in it?

INGREDIENTS: Only 100% pure beeswax, organic coconut oil, wooden wicks, and therapeutic organic essential oil. That's all! 🐝

 

Natural Sloth Candles don't have any stabilizers or preservatives, they are hand-poured in Texas.

Since these Natural Candles are made with pure essential oils, they have a lighter scent when burned than conventional candles made with artificial fragrances. These organic candle scents are more delicate than conventional, highly toxic fragranced candles, which fill a big room with their toxic scents. 

Because these candles are hand-poured slight variations are to be expected. They are organic, non-toxic, and clean burning.

They work with a small beekeeper, and the beeswax was never bleached, and no chemicals were used.

Natural Sloth Candles: Naturally hypoallergenic and fragrant, aromatherapeutic, with a calm, steady flame, and they are clean burning. In fact, they clean indoor air by emitting negative ions and reducing positive ions in the air 🌾to transform your home into an organic spa. 🌸🍯