[Elfsea] Gel Candle Warning

[Terri Head]

The gel candles have been known to explode on people and on drapes etc.  If you are wanting a good, clean-burning, naturally made candle with a VERY LOW temperature of burning (I can put my finger in the melted wax and it is not hot enough to burn)  try Zum Glow candles that come in a tin.  They are not made with parafin but of Soy.

Violet of Glamorganshire


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Padraig O'Maolagain" <padraig_ruad at irishbard.com>
Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:39:19 -0500

>Sluggy wrote:
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>>Christine Huse wrote:
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>>> I don't usually forward things like this, but I thought I would share this.
>>> My mother sent this to me (it came from her genieology lists). I have seen
>>> folks burning these at feasts!
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>>> "I had a gel candle from Bath and Body Works and it got so hot it broke the
>>> jar into little pieces.
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>>There are some risks with some gel candles, the explanation in the
>>forwarded letter is off on some significant points.
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>>Here is some more information on the subject:
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>>http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/gel.htm
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>Please also note that the gel candles I have seen come with warnings saying that they should not be left lit for long periods of time due to the possibility of the glass containers shattering from the heat.  As with nearly anything, it is the consumer's responsibility to use products safely in the manner in which they were intended to be used.  To disregard common sense safety procedures is to make yourself a candidate for the Darwin Awards.
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