Eco friendly scents for your home
How much do you think about the scents in your home?
Candles, plug ins, incense, perfume sticks and liquids are all increasingly popular and can cost from a couple of pounds to hundreds. Having a beautifully fragranced home is a lovely thing, but have you considered what goes into these scents?
Whatever these items are made of, you will be breathing them in continuously and so will your family and pets. When Redfin in the US asked us to comment on such things, we jumped at the chance as we feel very strongly about what we choose to add fragrance to our living spaces. (you can read the article here) and want everyone to be aware of the potential dangers.
Sound dramatic?
On reading an article in the Independent, we read that in the UK, apparently we spend around £400million on indoor fragrances. The National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of York found that indoor fragrances (this includes some non natural candles) can mutate when they come into contact with the air. Some of the synthetic chemicals can oxidise and become formaldehyde which is carcinogenic. If that doesn’t put you off, have a think about the environmental impact of these chemicals and all the plastic packaging. Read the full article “Scenting our homes could ruin our lungs claims new research”
If your attention has been piqued, you can just search online - there’s a lot of research and evidence backing up the need to avoid synthetic fragrances and choose the natural options. (Here’s another article from the BBC) . Avoid plug ins and anything mass produced. Go for the hand made soy wax candles or ones made from natural substances that are clearly traceable.
Our advice is always to make sure you read the ingredients always and if you see the work ‘perfume’ know that this can contain any number of synthetic chemicals.
Thank you to Redfin for asking us to comment on one of our favourite subjects!
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