2006-09-17 14:49:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Watch the candles you buy; some are made with a wick the has a lead pin in them. Some of the cheap ones at walmart have this.I you look at the wick and you see a medal in the in the middle stay away from them. They say it isn't harmful enough bother people but it is better to be say than sorry.
2006-09-17 14:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by upnorth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think they are toxic or we would have heard about that already. I would, however, hesitate using one around a newborn since strong perfumes can cause pulmonary discomfort (or even distress) on ANYONE... and a newborn's lungs have just recently become functional.
When in doubt, don't.
Ask your pediatrician.
2006-09-17 14:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh that's ridiculous. Why would anyone sell something you could burn and breathe in that's harmful to your lungs. That's the most insane thing I've ever heard. I'm so glad nobody does that! Why would anyone willingly buy something like that! OMG can I lay it on any thicker that I'm trying to push some sort of Truth Ad. I'm an overly pretentious anti-smoker look at me!
2006-09-17 14:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at contemporary I extremely have a canary and a parakeet. I burn candles on a daily basis; and my 2 feathered pals do advantageous. in simple terms evade scented candles, or candles with twine wicks. the biggest threat to puppy birds is overheated teflon cookware. If reminiscence serves; teflon will outgas fumes while the pan is around six hundred ranges fahrenheit, and those fumes are deadly to puppy birds.
2016-10-15 02:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by binnu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! Candle smoke is smoke and any smoke is toxic to any one especially newborns and children!
2006-09-17 15:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burning candles are not really that good for anyone indoors. It releases various toxins in addition to carbon monoxide and soot. Your best bet is to light an electric lamp and extinguish the candle.
2006-09-17 14:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by fla_dan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be sure to shelter them from the plethora of things in the air we breathe that make up the toxic soup of Earth's atmosphere http://www.epa.gov/air/toxicair/newtoxics.html
Be sure to run behind the child before it eats it's ceremonial first gob full of dirt http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html
And lo, and behold, make the boy live in a bubble to protect him from these threats we all face every day...one and all, young and old, human and lesser beast http://www.pollution.com/
I think a candle is the least of your worries. Throw the Dr.Sears manual in the garbage, and wake up.
2006-09-17 15:16:43 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend told me that soy based candles burn cleaner without toxins from the chemicals.
http://www.soyscentsofmacomb.com/
this website had a few facts and good suggestions on it.
What a great thought to be concerned for your little one!!
2006-09-17 14:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by dazee052 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No wax itself shouldn't be a problem but watch out for the overpowering, flowery scents....could get them into sneezing fits, and stuffy noses.
2006-09-17 14:52:24 · answer #9 · answered by Ruth Less RN 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes the smoke off the wick is very bad some wicks are even lead based !!!
2006-09-17 14:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by Phil P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋