Re: Candle Wicks have lead

[Guest guest]

It seems incredible to me that there is health warning put out about this,

and not

once have I heard in the media about mercury in vaccines!!!

Margaret

[Guest guest]

If you take the candle wick and write with it on a piece of paper and it

writes then there is lead in it, if nothing happens then it's o.k. Yankee

candles are safe. I think the cheaper candles would be more likely to have

this.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am pretty sure some folks mentioned some Walmart candles and I am

sure that other places sell them too. They are made in other countries, but

just burning them for a short while could fill up your breathing air with

enough lead to hurt poison our little kiddies. Scary huh, kelly

> If you take the candle wick and write with it on a piece of paper and it

> writes then there is lead in it, if nothing happens then it's o.k. Yankee

> candles are safe. I think the cheaper candles would be more likely to have

> this.

>

[Guest guest]

There was a segment about this on 60 minutes once. I always buy the kind I

have now because I know they are safe. Make sure you check those tea light

candles too.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/20/01 8:48:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

barbeetofloyd@... writes:

<< There was a segment about this on 60 minutes once. I always buy the kind

I

have now because I know they are safe. Make sure you check those tea light

candles too.

>>

What kind do you use now? What about the Glade candles? Are they safe? I LOVE

burning candles and now I have to give those up.

Bridgett in KY

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/20/01 8:48:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,

barbeetofloyd@... writes:

<< There was a segment about this on 60 minutes once. I always buy the kind

I

have now because I know they are safe. Make sure you check those tea light

candles too.

>>

What kind do you use now? What about the Glade candles? Are they safe? I LOVE

burning candles and now I have to give those up.

Bridgett in KY

Mommy to two wonderful boys

(9) Autism

(7) ADHD

*Click here to view photos of my beautiful boys*

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[Guest guest]

I don't know if you have them in your area but I use Yankee Candles. If you

are worried just try writing on paper with the wick of the candle and if it

writes on the paper then you know there is lead in it otherwise it's o.k.

[Guest guest]

Before you even light the candle try and write with it and if there is lead

in it it will write faintly on a piece of paper.

[Guest guest]

Re: Candle Wicks have lead

> I don't know if you have them in your area but I use Yankee Candles. If

you

> are worried just try writing on paper with the wick of the candle and if

it

> writes on the paper then you know there is lead in it otherwise it's o.k.

What do you mean by this, taking the wick off after it's burned?

Love, Becky from OR>