Scentsy - Toxic candles
I am a physician with an environmental law background. there is absolutely every reason to believe the wax and emissions from that and the aerosolization of the scents in to the air will cause problems. the reps and usual MLM distributors are not trained in anything related to health or indoor environmental toxicology.
I encourage people who have to work around an individual who uses them to seek counsel and keep at it. It is a question of office ethics and erring on the side of public health versus allowing each individual in the shared space to be subject to the whims of anothers personal preferences.
These candles like plug ins should not be allowed in shared air spaces.
Location: Rochester, New York
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Me, my wife and my 7mos. daughter have cough right now after using scentsy for 2months.
I became permanently sensitized after a coworker sprayed 5 pumps of Scentsy 2 feet from my face. As a result of my severe sensitivity I was tortured with excessive fragrances by all her friends and eventually forced out of my job because the right to wear, warm, and spray toxic fragrances exceeded my right to breathe clean and and bw healthy.
Go watch a documentary on Netflix called โSTINKโ. Itโs very eye opening on how fragrances are in everything and they ARE toxic!!!
Companies do not have to disclose what the chemical make up of a fragrance is in a product. Itโs a โsecret recipeโ and they can put hundreds of toxic chemicals into their fragrance. The consumer is none the wiser and inhales these products which cause a multitude of health issues from head aches to much worse.
We assume because itโs on a store shelf or on the market, itโs safe. Not so much.
Making vegetable wax is ideal for people who prefer organic substances because the wax is biodegradable, nontoxic and extracted from vegtables. Soy wax, which is a soft vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans, is well-known. Other examples of vegetable waxes include carnauba, candelilla and palm.
There is a such thing as food grade paraffin wax JS. http://paraffinwaxco.com/food-grade-paraffin-wax/
The wax itself may be non toxic, but when burned or heated it releases formaldehyde no matter what it is made of. I would also never use anything palm related as they are destroying valuable rain forest habitats to cultivate it.
My sister was a rep for a few years and passed away this past year from a very aggressive form of cancer. Three weeks from diagnosis to death.
Makes one question everything...this product being one of them.
I hated using it in my house as I always thought something wasnโt right. If you want your house to smell good, just open your windows for some fresh air.
Or diffuse essential oils. So sorry about your sister
Thank you...they are so bad for people. Toxic
My daughter uses scentsy in her kitchen. When she brings food she has baked to our house, we can taste the scentsy in the food and nobody wants to eat it.
I donโt want to hurt her feelings but I gently suggested that I can taste it and she thinks Iโm nuts. Anyone else notice this?
I can taste it in the air let alone the food
I have been having problems with my tastes, my eyes burning and nose running. Thought I was having problems with air conditioner so I paid to have it cleaned.
A neighbor came in and asked what she smelled? I told her it was a new Scentsy.
She replied there is your problem. Which it is!!!
I have a scentsy warmer in my house and I have never noticed my food tasting like it nor has anyone ever suggested it. You might be very sensititve to it.
Just wanted you to know. I do understand though.Type your message here
Every employer I have gone to work for in the past year has let their employees use these scented wax melts in the office. I have had to quit after one day due to allergic reactions even when I was assured it was fragrance free during the interviews.
Once even ended up in the hospital. Employers really don't seem to care and employees act like I am invading their rights to smell up the workplace when I am just trying to do my job without destroying my health.
Man Made Scents = toxins end of!
Why are the ingredients 'secret'? Aren't we supposed to know what is in our products, foods, cleaners?
The ingredient โfragranceโ is often trademarked and therefore protected from having to disclose what chemicals are being used to create that fragrance.
Having studied about the toxins in our environment, it is clear to me that indoor pollutants are dangerous and overlooked. Most people fall victim to marketing schemes, and MLM's are sometimes cult-like and take the place of real human connection, making them all the more powerful to the people who can afford them the least.
There are large company's who create nothing but chemical laden fragrance. If you are going to use anything try to use good quality essential oils (expensive) and diffuse them.
I was an employee for 6 years and now suffering from a neurological condition. I'm not saying it is from Scentsy but it could be a possibility.
No One cares!!!!