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See Bittersweet Candle Co in Redfin's Halloween Scents blog!
Fall isn't complete without cozy candles! While the leaves are changing and the weather is getting chilly, Fall and Halloween scents fill the air: pumpkin spice, bonfires, woodsy and mysterious fragrances help to celebrate the season. Read this fun Redfin blog post about scrumptious Fall and Halloween candle scents. Bittersweet Candle Co is featured in #5! https://www.redfin.com/blog/halloween-scents/ Whether you’re hosting a ghoulish gathering in your apartment in Annapolis, MD, or curling up with a good horror novel in your house in Harrisburg, PA, these captivating aromas will create an atmosphere that’s both haunting and inviting, making your Halloween experience unforgettable. Be sure...
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Feeding the Flame
Paraffin wax dangers
As a nurse, I am particularly concerned with the potential adverse health effects of burning candles, what chemicals we might be breathing as we burn them, and how to make our air as clean and healthy as possible. Soy wax, which are what our candles are 100% made from, is a natural, renewable, vegan, plant resource. It burns cleanly without releasing dangerous chemicals and soot into the air. Paraffin wax, however, is derived from the production and refining of oil and gasoline, a NON renewable resource, that releases hazardous chemicals and black soot when burned. The EPA has concluded that...
Take care of yourself: Be aware of love bombing
Be aware, pay attention to how people treat you. One of the most confusing and damaging ways abusive people cause harm to you is by "love bombing." Confusing because it's the direct opposite of the hateful way they have treated you, and damaging because they "love bomb" you to purposefully confuse and manipulate you into staying put so they can continue to take from you what they want. People who want to cause you pain and harm will never really have love in their heart for you. Love bombing is not love. It is insurance for the abuser to keep...