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Candle Flame  How children and lovers love them -  After long hours of intense and searching sunlight,  After the glare of electric bulbs placed in lamp and ceiling,  After the many well lighted stores and gaming fields and schools... The small wavering, delicate flame of a candle -  More wonderful than any display of glittering or searching beams... The essence of light itself in tiny inches of space, Something to hold and admire and restore again and again,  To be carried in triumph into an otherwise darkened world. Candles, the flame of candles, a light for the smallest need.   ...

Many popular brands of store bought candles are made with paraffin wax and emit hazardous fumes while burning. We recognized the urgent need to avoid these toxic chemicals to protect our own health and yours.  We learned so much that we did not know about candles when we were researching how to make the best candles on the market: Did you know? Paraffin wax is distilled from petroleum, a by-product of gasoline production. Burning paraffin wax candles releases dangerous chemicals, such as carcinogenic benzene and toluene, into the air we breathe, which have been linked to lung diseases such as...