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How often do you burn candles?

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 26 Oct 08

Candles are a wonderful way to add ambiance, calm and serenity to our home. However, burning too much candles at home may not be good for health. Beeswax is safer, but can produce some soot as well. [b]What kind of candles do...

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Does burning candles effect your health?

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 30 Jun 08

I was invited to a bbq recently. Since it began to rain we all went inside. The host went around lighting these beautiful candles but as they burned I could tell they were paraffin and I began to get nauseous. I love...

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Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 22 Feb 08

Have you ever tried the Ukrainian art of egg decorating? using the special tool for applying melted and dyed beeswax onto eggs.. the results are so beautiful and intricate pieces of art. I am wondering if it is something a 13 year...

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Candle Scents

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 9 Jun 07

what are your favorite candle scents? how about your least favorites? I like citrus smells and spices (cinnamon, bayberry etc) do not care much for the sweet smells, they make me feel sicky. But my absolute favorite candle...

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Itchy mosquito bites!

scarywhitegirl @scarywhitegirl (2766) • United States 7 May 07

I went camping over the weekend, and got a bunch of mosquito bites! What do you do to keep them from being itchy? I've started putting some lavender beeswax lotion on them, and that seems to help for a little while.

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When the Lights go out

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 31 Mar 07

When you lose the power in your home, and it is evening time - what do you do? do you use flashlights, candles, lanterns? do you play games?We usually light a candle in each room that we will be walking through such as the...

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Bee Keeping Beekeepers

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 27 Mar 07

Do any of you raise bees for honey and wax? how big is your operation? do you sale your products or just use for personal needs? is it terribly difficult to get started up? have the africanized bees affected your hives at all?

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I finally poured my first candle using ths polycarbonate mold....

SageMother @SageMother (2277) • United States 7 Jan 07

Took most of the day because I was multitasking, but it came out pretty good, even though I haven't done the test burn yet. I did a 50/50 beeswax/ paraffin so the candle is nice creamy pale yellow, I will get pix up tomorrow....

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