Nice little hardware store and handy to be local but too bad I will not be walking in that business…read moreagain. It's sad that the women in there are so ignorant of the hazards of scented candles. Their poor dog so obviously suffers from it with reverse sneezing and hair loss around his eyes, telltale signs of the toxic effects of those stinky candles. It's fine if you want to inflict them on yourselves at home but they should not be used in any business. When scented candles are lit indoors, several harmful gasses are released. They range greatly, from those known to have no effect on health except for those that may be cancerous3. The discharge of combustion gasses like carbon monoxide or nitrogen oxide would contaminate the interior environment, according to studies done in environmental test chambers3. A number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that have been identified as carcinogens, such as naphthalene, anthracene, and pyrene, were also found in candle fumes that are products of wax, aroma substances, or combustion dyes4. The most common complaints from those who had been exposed to scented candles were vertigo, headaches, mucosa irritation, respiratory issues, watery eyes, sneezing, stuffy nose, chest tightness, and a dry or irritated throat. Formaldehyde and aromatic hydrocarbons like toluene and benzopyrene may be released in large quantities from commonly available scented candles,