What is INVISIBLE can be HORRIBLE!

Many Singaporeans begin to embrace aromatherapy as an alternative treatment for common illnesses, but some would use it just for the scent or aroma. There are many aromatic products in the market, the most common one being the aromatic candles. I am not sure why many people do not give it a deeper thought when they use aromatic candles?

When one burns an aromatic candle in the room, common science knowledge tells us that the candle needs oxygen to burn. So, it is taking away oxygen from the air and hence competing with us for oxygen. As it burns, it produces carbon dioxide. We, too exhale carbon dioxide. Imagine you use the candle in an enclosed room. By the next morning, the room would be filled with more and more carbon dioxide and less and less oxygen. As science also taught us that when combustion takes place with insufficient oxygen, it produces carbon monoxide that kills. Recently, there was a CEO of a country club who committed suicide allegedly by placing a burning stove in his room. He might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning!

Burning a candle also produces soot or pollutants that pollute the air. The people in the room might just inhale all the pollutants into their lungs. You see, we totally have no control over the air we breathe in, unlike water or food which we can choose not to drink or eat if they are not clean. We can't say we don't want to breathe when the air is dirty or polluted.

To make things worse, some of the candle wicks are inserted with lead to prolong the burning. The fact that most motorists use unleaded petrol shows that lead is bad for health, it damages the brain. A certain university in USA has conducted tests and confirmed that some candles do release lead into the air. It causes behavioural and learning problems in children.

There are better aromatic or aromatherapeutic products in the market, which many people are not aware. I am using them myself. If you do need some tips, I don't mind sharing with you if you were to write to me.