She discloses health and environmental effects of common products, reveals harmful ingredients that aren't on product labels, tells how to choose safer products, and offers tips for making products yourself. Then this column is for you. The problem is only with paraffin candles and some scented candles. Some paraffin candles still have lead core wicks which, according to preliminary tests, does volatilize during normal candle burning, resulting in particulate matter lead in emissions.
Children are particularly vulnerable.
Early signs of lead poisoning in adults include gastro-intestinal problems, muscle pains and weakness, irritability, excessive thirst, headache, insomnia, depression, and lethargy. Preliminary wipe test results show 40mg of lead per sq. There is no safe level for lead exposure. Simply breathing in small particulate matter, such as that released by lead core wicks, can irritate and damage the lungs, causing breathing problems. People with asthma or some type of lung or heart disease are directly impacted by this.