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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust

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371 points clumsysmurf | 3 comments | 19 Feb 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.681s | source
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autoexec ◴[20 Feb 25 00:32 UTC] No.43109681[source]▶
> But have you thought about how you’re contributing to air pollution inside of where you live by using seemingly innocuous products like scented, non-combustible candles?

What is a non-combustible candle? Searching for "flame-free candle" just gives results for fake LED ones. The rest of the article talks about "scented wax melts" are they the same?

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1. MrMcCall ◴[20 Feb 25 02:43 UTC] No.43110492[source]▶
Yeah, I stopped going to houses that ran those plug-in diffusers.

The rule is: don't put it into your lungs or onto your skin if you wouldn't put it into your mouth.

Those people are just paying people to poison them, however slowly.

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2. sethammons ◴[20 Feb 25 07:20 UTC] No.43111991[source]▶
Most (all?) "essential oil" products, used in diffusers, are edible. I like the peppermint oil as a breath freshener.
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3. MrMcCall ◴[20 Feb 25 08:55 UTC] No.43112551[source]▶
My dumbass Republican family members don't use the "essential oil" ones -- they use whatever cheap corporate bullshit from Glade or whoever.

It's good to know, however, that non-chemical ones are available. Thanks.