An interdisciplinary research team including mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon from the Grainger ...

Scented wax melts, often marketed as a safer alternative to candles, can produce as many ultrafine air particles as diesel engines or gas stoves when used in homes; ...

The wax melt burner is easily one of the most used items in our homes.Quickly filling our space with any scent of our choosing, all we need to do is light a tea-light under the burner and ours ...

When wax melts heat up, they release terpenes—organic compounds found in many plant oils that give flowers, herbs, and fruits their characteristic scents. While natural in origin, ...

A new study shows that scented wax melts can create indoor particle pollution on par with “diesel engines” Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers describe how ...

The researchers gathered unscented wax melts and 14 scented ones, including papaya, lemon, peppermint, and bamboo. Then they ran tests inside Purdue’s zEDGE (zero-Energy Design Guidance for ...

Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ...

Ashley and her husband, John, have owned and operated The Starlit Corner since 2016. They specialize in creating wax melts that look like desserts and other food. These molded wax melts are shaped ...

The particles eminating from burning scented wax melts indoors can create a “tremendous amount” of indoor air pollution — similar to pollution caused by diesel engines.

Do you use scented wax melts? Study says it can release toxic particles in indoor air A recent study published in the ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters found that aroma compounds ...