Washington, August 21: Can a romantic candlelit dinner give you cancer? According to a study conducted by researchers at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, burning candles made from paraffin wax, the most popular and cheapest form of candle wax, can be poisonous to your health and even cause cancer.
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, the study shows that level of chemicals released by burning paraffin-wax candles can accumulate in an unventilated closed room.
These chemicals include toluene and benzene, which are known to be carcinogenic. The study also claims that some indoor allergies may be a response to inhaling the toxic candle chemicals.
–Agencies–