Why People are OBSESSED with Scented Candles
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Scented candles have been growing in popularity and as they have brought into question what these things are actually made of and what that means for people who use them.
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You are like the Eeyore of the Internet.
Lighten up a bit dude. Oh and a little less snark would be appreciated.
Peace
Finally! Someone had the cojones to take down big candle! 😂 Never understood the appeal of scented candles. Every time I walk by a Lush store, I want to puke.
@@ropro9817 Isn't Lush all about "handmade" soaps? they have very few candles, last i remember. none, in fact.
but indeed, their focus is on the scent for them things.
You should look in to the IFRA regulation, there is definitely a standard for scents, fragrances... depending on it's application.
Hey man! I genuinely appreciate your videos, but i think there was a huge miss with this one... you're framing the entire industry of scented candles through just B&BW, which is like talking about the tech industry as all Apple. The way this one company operates doesn't inform the industry, this should have been about B&BW candles *specifically* as supposed to the entire concept of scented candles. I think there's a really important discussion here and you talked about many of those points, but the framing takes away from it imo.
Anecdote ahead, i have to cover my mouth walking past that store in the mall, it has triggered my asthma attacks before- so i have a bias against B&BW to begin with. That said, i have a passion for candles (ambiance in general, if that makes any sense) and love supporting local business who make products that are so far from having any of the issues described in this video! given my personal experience it feels like this video is a huge misrepresentation of "scented candles", as minor of an issue as that may be lol. If you read through all that, thank you :)
monke smell, smell good, neuron activation
Exactly
Oversensitive smell monkes gonna show u crucifix
Also, monke buy, smell good, neuron activation.
It's not that complicated 😂
Memories and the olfactory sense are highly linked, no yeah neuron do be activated
The solution is clearly scented lightbulbs.
🤯
The dimmers of the future!
airwick with led, gotcha
This guy is on to something!
Flavored e-candles re-used from Juul Labs cigs.
Don't thank me.
"Who would have thought that it would be so hard to find reliable sources on candles" YES, this is a major problem with the fragrance industry in general, finding reliable information is VERY difficult, that knowledge is gatekept more than in almost any other industry.
It doesn't help that most people don't care enough to look into it...
And most people who become fans don't know there is a large fan base for them either...
They really assumed because there's no information it can't be that bad. The way the fragrance industry is allowed to hide their "secrets" is crazy in this day and age.
@@TheDeathmail True, most people don't care enough to look into it.
@@emsie1655 Oh for sure. If you're just some guy who becomes super interested in fragrances with no ties to the fragrance industry, and you decide you'd like to try starting your own fragrance-related business, you'll have one hell of a time trying to find good information
I did get interested due to having fragrance allergies and signed up for a chemistry course where they openly bragged about using AI to generate around 600,000 brand new scent chemicals totally unknown to science - and claimed this was great news for fragrance companies/consumers dispute them having ZERO toxicological data on most of the current fragrance chemicals on the market - let alone the new ones created in labs each year or what happens when they're mixed together/exposed to heat/light for long periods or combined with other common chemicals. It's pretty ironic that people were so afraid of vaccines but totally chill with using aromatherapy or scented products to protect them from COVID - being that the former is required to undergo extensive testing, and the latter doesn't even need to list what's in it on the back of the box.
Scented candles are so terrible for animals. When I worked at a pet store I’d have to warn new bird owners that any candles that weren’t 100% beeswax would actually kill their birds
One pet store in my area used to sell a crazy amount of candles amongst all their other "giftshop" type things. It drove my husband crazy, because he knew how bad it was for the fish and birds and other animals!
So what do you think they do to people?
And fire is bad for cats.
@@edwardallenthreethat does explain why my cats keep dying
@@STEVEARABIA1well we're a little bigger than the average finch or beta so I suppose the dosage would have to be just a touch higher to achieve lethality
There’s something primal about watching a flame, whether it’s a campfire, a bonfire, the fireplace, or a candle. While I cannot stand the huge candle company that I will not name, I love having a lit candle in my home. It does not matter to me if it is scented, but it is a bonus if it has a pleasant fragrance. I was surprised to not hear anything about Yankee Candle in this episode, though. They’re definitely what I think of first when I think of scented candles in the US.
A loved colleague of mine from the former Soviet Union always said there is an expression in russian that there are 3 things that humans can watch endlessly: waves on the beach; a child laughing and a flame. Have to agree though current culture would add cat videos.
@@sarahrosen4985 my dad used to tell me that!
@@sarahrosen4985 it actually goes like this: there are 3 things one can watch forever: water running, fire burning and other people working:)
just name it 😂😂😂😂😂
@@amethyste684 Bath & B0dyw0rks
I love candles. I'm a grown man and a nice aroma can improve my mood.
My mechanic gets candles for Christmas ( better ones than BBW).
I have a small candle company so make my own with coconut and rapeseed wax and good quality locally sourced fragrance oil.
I was never a candle person but got into making them in 2021 for something to do.
I work hard to make good candles for a reasonable price and people seem to love them 😊
Good for you! I've been thinking of pivoting back towards new methods and getting back into candle making myself. I'm sure things have changed with new ingredients but I loved the process of creating dipped and rolled candles and post 20 years of teaching, I need something for me ❤ And hopefully for my community too! Good luck to you and your business, happy holidays
Yoo that's actually super cool, and seems like a very nice resource for your local community. Hope you've had a great holiday season!
Cool. Our company uses coconut and soy(though rapeseed sounds really interesting) and we have a standing policy that if anyone brings back one of our containers, we will refill it and send it back to them at a discount.
As someone who was excited when I'd get a candle making kit as a kid, and has looked into the possibility of making my own scented candles but never really committed at this point, bravo and I wish you all the best! These big candle companies with their esoteric scents and ability to somehow get consumers to buy those things only for them to collect dust in ways that make me feel better about my steam library full of games I don't even remember buying, it makes me happy when I hear about people still making things with heart even in the face of a market absolutely steeped in mass produced soulless products that have turned scented candles into the equivalent of my grandmother buying giant garbage bags full of Beanie Babies that us kids weren't even allowed to play with because the whole point was that they were meant to be collected as some limited time investment dream. Those pictures in the videos of people's candle hordes, how many do you think will actually be burned to appreciate the ambience and scent? I'm pretty sure they were manufactured as a collectible product consumers buy and stick in their closet first and foremost, with functionality as a candle with a pleasant scent being an afterthought.
And, the thing is, it hurts to see some big company mass producing candles with hundreds of different scents, as usually it was the realm of hobbyists and independent artisan creators like yourself to experiment with different scent recipes to come up with these unique and unconventional scents for things like candles and soaps and whatnot and big companies have managed to appropriate the image of that art and use it to sell mass-produced product.
I wish you all the best, and please keep creating. There are those of us that really appreciate such things.
Do you have a link to your shop you'd wana share?
It took me a hot minute to realise that BBW Candles stood for Bath & Body Works. Thought something shifty was going on for a bit there.
That is actually a term that the drag queen Community uses for big body beautiful woman BBW girl 😂
We have all been corrupted lmao
👀👀👀
Lizzo's got a CANDLE line now?? 😯 (for legal reasons this is a joke)
Obese women are not really known for GOOD smells
It's not just white ladies at the mall buying this stuff anymore. All kinds of people shop at the one near me. I can hardly walk past these stores - the smell is overwhelming.
It's almost like we are all just people instead of our races like the racist left would have you believe.
I'm sure the smell outside the store is on purpose too right?
The smells at these stores are so bad they just give me instant headache. These feel like someone is hammering a nail into my head.
Same, I never saw the appeal of heavy perfumes from candles, health and beauty products etc. as the perfume was too much for me to handle.
Give me a bar of Irish Spring soap to drive away the spiders and I’ll stick with my herbal tea or freshly brewed homemade coffee and unscented clothing detergent from my freshly washed bed linens thank you
@@rydia-yg9vv Irish Spring will attract bees, and when they find out you are no flower will sting. Did not see the bee thinking it was a fly and tried to move it along it stung me.
Bath and Body Works is actually one of my biggest obsessions, so this is a wild crossover to see. Butterfly is soo good by the way. They do engage in a lot of manipulative tactics like artificial scarcity though.
I was going to comment, wait till he finds out about the foaming hand soaps 🤯.
I love scent, but I don't need different soaps for every holiday or social media holiday, but BBW definitely makes you feel that way.
I saw "Vampire Blood" and I knew exactly what they were selling lol. I think one of the shadier more genius things BBW does is discontinue scents and repackage and rename them years later.
I'd love to see the decision process behind that. I discovered BBW when I lived in the States and fell in love with their Limited Edition Vanillas line - Vanilla Apricot.
15+ years later and I've seen that scent on eBay for quadruple the price and considered buying it!
That's marketing that hooks😢
As someone who makes candles and has plans to open a business, I have nothing really to disagree with in this video. You were well-researched and listed many concerns, especially about soy farming and marketing, not to mention the fast-fashion comparison. The labels are a big concern I have and believe there needs to be a standard.
In the same situation as you, and definitely agree
Sitting here in my pajamas casually watching a video and seeing a clip of my tallow candle project! Gave me a kick for sure!
That's hilarious! Look at youtube coming full circle on this one 😂
Do they not have to ask to use your work?
I guess they don’t believe in crediting the work they “borrowed” to make their “original” content 🙄
@@sarahboulter9937 He literally called out the channel and showed it on screen-
I love that you're so above it all. I mean, thats the point I took away from this video. "Are they toxic? lol idk. Maybe? I dont even understand candles with smell in them, they're dumb and i'm smart. Whats the name of the store we spent weeks researching? I'll pretend I dont know so I can play it cool 😊."
And then he had the nerve to talk about his reporting being unbiased. 😂
This comment sums it up
These comments are not disappointing. Keep it up 💅🏼
Sounds like you’re butthurt over the points he made.
@@minisn3066 my entire argument is that he never made adequate points relating to the topic of the video, mostly snide remarks. Work on your reading comprehension.
this whole thing sounds like something south park would make an episode about, where the whole town slowly gets consumed by the smell of scented candles and randy takes the wife and kids and tries to escape to canada, only to realise that they actually eat scented candles.
Randy would be the first to go crazy for scented candles, and you know it.
@@Ab3ndcgi true
As someone who has chronic migraines that are triggered by fragrance, there is not one item at BBW that is of interest to me. I literally have to hold my breath when I walk past the store at the local mall.
Ditto. Yankee Candle is even worse.
All this crap is toxic. I have migraines and chemical sensitivity. The cloying synthetic scent ingredients of the products at Victoria’s Secret, too. It’s the same company. Ugh, you can’t get away from this poison because the lotions are three for the price of two. Women at work have a bunch of these lotions, hand sanitizers, and even put the soap in the restroom.
I have fragrance-induced allergies too, and several of my coworkers are obsessed with these damn things so that when I go in for my shift, I have to literally open every door and window in the check in office (I work at a hotel) for an hour and spray our anti-smoke aerosol on top of doubling my antihistamines and pre-emptively taking some tylenol and advil so I don't get a raging sinus headache halfway through my shift.
I absolutely hate scented candles...
I literally can't breathe within 50 ft of one. If I have to go past that store to get somewhere, I'm not going. Then, at Christmas, I'm asked what scent I can tolerate at BBW. None, something is wrong with the base smell. If you want to get me something scented, I have better luck with the cheaper Dollar Store alternatives, or better yet give a gift for a woman that does not require a scent. Oh, and Bath and Body works has triggered all three of the near anaphylactic episodes I've had in the past year because people aren't courteous enough to apply the scents in an open area or at their own homes.
Their candles and body spray are some of the few fragranced things that don’t trigger migraines for me, but they have to be “sweet scents” like vanilla, chocolate, apple, honey, or waffles.
As a grown up man who is totally secure with my manhood, i actually would totally buy them all...
Same!
I used to be of the opinion that scented candles were for girls, but I was strolling through the store one day and on a whim decided to smell a few. A new hobby was born that day, and now I have a collection of 5-10 at any given time. I light one up on Friday night and it's become my weekend ritual.
Good on you! My husband is the one who buys candles between the two of us. I noticed whenever we go to Yankee candle at least half the customers are men. I think people who don't like candles just assume it's a "women's thing".
I am a man who loves scents, but don't understand the candle business, it's wasteful, harmful to ecosystems, the massive glass containers are unnecessary.. I just put few drops of rose, pine or oud wood essential oils to a diffuser and that's enough!
Can't believe he said ear wax candle 😂
I love this.
My wife and I own a candle company. We use a soy/beeswax with wood wicks in our candles.
A big thing about candles is not a lot of people know how to properly take care of them. Blowing them out or putting the lid on releases a lot of smoke, dipping the wicks is a better way to put the flame out. Also TRIM YOUR WICKS PEOPLE!!!
Yes! I recently got into having candles, and I make sure to not burn them for more than 2 hours at a time. I also make sure the wicks are well-trimmed.
heh heh heh heh dip your wicks heh heh heh
dipping the wicks? what does that mean exactly?
like pouring water on them?
@@channelwhatchamacallit2614 no no do not do that! It just involves putting the wicks out by pushing them into the melted wax! Usually involves a tool called a wick dipper but you could use a fork or any non flammable item to do it
Wait a second they don't put self trimming wicks inthose? What is this, the 1600s?
I worked at BBW for several years, and had my first migraine about halfway through that time, and started getting them from time to time after that. I got so sick of the artificial fragrances that I stopped using artificially fragranced products entirely after I quit working there, and as soon as my body started to detox from all the scents, I started to get migraines even more regularly. I really think that store ruined my neurological health. Now I have to be super careful about avoiding artificial fragrances, and anytime my neighbors clean with something strongly fragranced like Fabuloso, I have to leave the apartment right away and stay gone until the scent airs out of the place, or I will get an immediate migraine. Same thing if I’m stuck in an enclosed space with someone wearing a strong cologne or perfume - I have to go, and fast lol. I speed through the fragrance sections of stores like Maceys… the research might not have caught up to the reality of these products yet, but there is zero doubt in my mind that they are toxic and I’m sure I’m not the only person they’ve had this kind of effect on.
I had a migraine few months ago; stopped to get some tea and walked down the shopping center while I drank some because I didn’t want to get back in the car yet. B&BW had the doors open with a big display of fall candles right up front. Just walking past I wanted to throw up from the wall of pumpkin spice scent wafting out. (Not a fan of that scent on a good day…) I could never work there.
I have chemical sensitivity/TILT and when I would pass a BBW in the mall I had to cross the aisle to avoid it. Truly I don't know how anyone can tolerate it. :(
@@jeanneobbard I mostly only go in there when I want something specific. There are a couple shower gel scents that I like and I will occasionally browse the candles but never for very long. (I also hate their habit of spraying a card with whatever scent they're pushing that day and handing it to you. I hate getting it on my hands.)
Isn't it the older you get the better, your sense of smell gets? At least to a point. As a child, strong smells didn't bother me at all. (Ok.unless yucky) nowi can't handle much without getting a migraine or stuffy nose at least, setting my allergies off.
All this and they didn't even talk about fragrances in the video 🤦♀️
I mean there are some big misses on this one, but the biggest one is to fail to acknowledge the Quality of their candles and even how they manage standards. Is hard to find candles as good as theirs
You forget to mention that every time COVID cases spike, there will be a surge of negative reviews of scented candles online, typically Yankee Candles (obviously this is not a cheap brand) because people lose their sense of smell.
A lot of student accommodations and some landlords ban the use of scent candles due to fire hazard concerns. That is why I use reed diffusers if I need something to smell good. Or just don't use anything at all...
I felt so left out of the scented candle crazy because artificial woodsy scents make the back of my throat dry and tight. The sugary foody ones are nice but B&BW has a certain "base scent" to all their products that's hard to ignore
You're not alone, it's very common for people to have a allergic reaction or asthma to chemicals used in fragrance products - so if you notice that feeling you may wish to avoid all their scented products which are likely to share ingredients.
The scent base makes me sick.
I'm a Yankee candle snob 😂 I only have one bbw candle in think which is Ghoul Friend, a pink Halloween witchy fruity soy wax candle.
@@genxx2724I’ve been saying this for years!!!!! Smells like dirty crotch covered in cheap cologne.
I’m a candle guy but I’m good with French vanilla or like a season fall one that’s a classic. Anyways loved the vid, you should do one about car air fresheners👀. That would be interesting
Oh yeah that's kind of interesting, thanks for the suggestion 👍🏻
Candle maker here, and ignoring your patronising tone from start to finish, you are misleading and factually wrong on LOTS of the points made throughout this video.
Candles should not produce soot if they use the correct wick for the candle size, type of wax, and scent load (the ratio of scent to wax). If they are producing soot, it is likely because the wicks are burning the material too fast.
Paraffin is used because it is harder, making it suitable for use in what is known as a "pillar candle," ie, a self supporting candle. Scent throw does NOT mean a candle's ability to hold a scent - it's how well the scent is distributed. Hot scent throw is how well it distributes when lit, cold scent throw is kind of like using the unlit candle as an air freshener or diffuser.
Better to have LESS paraffin in a soy blend, than all paraffin.
You're completely wrong about beeswax being the only other option. Coconut wax is at least as common, and there are other vegetable blends for scented or coloured wax.
In Europe, there are strict labelling regulations that cover the fragrance oils as well as the wax.
Candles exploded in popularity during covid, when sales increased 800%. This was partly because many people were staying indoors to enjoy them, and partly because many people were making them as hobbies.
You've built a narrative about the entire industry based upon your experiences with a single business. That would be like building your picture of the burger industry based upon McDonalds.
Females AND males enjoy scented candles because they create a pleasant ambience. They are absolutely no different to an air freshener in that regard.
Maybe, but before I watched this video I thought the idea of burning a petroleum based (or by-product) just for a scent is a bizarro practice. How could you not think that an open flame burning a scent is not creating pollution.
TIL non binary people don't like candles
Drag him KING!💅
So...
Burning unregulated mystery scents doesn't clue in on anything??? Lol 😆 try again?
I am genuinely curious about the EU regulations. That would be the real tell.
I agree that focusing on BBW and generalizing to the scented candle industry is fallacious.
Soot production has ALWAYS been a function of fuel and heat and, with candles and lanterns, the wicks. Properly balanced and properly hot (not too hot) a flame can indeed "burn clean". By products tend to be the gaseous remains (mostly CO2) and, of course, the gasified oils that produce the scents.
Cheap or unbalanced candles will produce soot particulates, which can be harmful. Soot is almost entirely carbon, which is not itself particularly harmful, but by-products trapped in the soot can cause irritation to tissues in the airway. Inhaling a lot of soot is also a problem, but candles don't hold a candle to poorly-built wood fires or smoking.
The EU regulations, though, would have been good to cover. They're much more likely to be comprehensive and informative, especially if they establish measurable standards.
I got into bougie candles a few years ago, and never looked back. Much to the despair of my wallet. I love Boy Smells especially, which can run from $38-$58, depending on whether or not it’s a limited edition scent. My partner thinks I’m absolutely insane for this, but they make me happy. I need all the serotonin I can get, damnit😭
b-boysmell?
if you "need the serotonin damnit" maybe that's indicative of a larger problem you need to address that consumerism won't fix
@@sarris3712 I'm pretty sure they were making a joke. Get off the internet.
Just let them enjoy things.@@sarris3712
@@DylonsBBGorl Joke or not, spending ~$60 on a candle sounds like a problem to me. Then again, the poster only stated the price and did not confirm spending that much on one. Pardon my judgement.
They just smell really good. For me the local candle ppl sometimes don’t smell as good or as strong in my experience
Probably like food?
Those strawberry flavored yogurts (without real strawberries in them) just taste more intense then a yogurt with natural strawberries.
A lot of people do not like the natural kind of smell/taste. They prefer those that punch them into their faces :)
Candles like this will start me sneezing uncontrollably. I get a similar reaction if I have to breathe near a perfume counter rather than take a big inhale and walk past as quick as possible.
General rule of thumb, if a study is done and supports a product but has been funded by the body promoting that product there's a good chance numbers have been fudged in some way during the study to make the product seem perfectly fine. Especially true in places like the US where profit comes before safety or health.
My allergies go nuts when neighbors start poisoning the air with the stinky perfume - wtf does their house smell THAT bad that they need to live in a cloud of perfume 24/7?
For anyone who doesn't have one yet GET A CANDLE WARMERRRRR. They are so amazing!! Candle warmers are much safer than burning. The open flames can create toxic fumes and soot but the warmer lamps melt the wax without producing toxic fumes
yes but the scents are still toxic
@@truthdoesnotexist It just melts the wax it's not hot enough to evaporate it into the air I have one and Ive remelted the same candle a few times and there is always the same amount of wax
@@mariannao6950 but it's not really the wax that's toxic the main toxin is the scents and your still putting them in the air, the healthy thing is avoid these scents
@@truthdoesnotexist Well if someone if is gonna use candles anyways because they don't care it's still healthier to use a wax warmer
@@mariannao6950 no it's not because the scents are toxic and carcinogenic whereas the parrafin wax is unproven to be dangerous since it is clean burning, the problem isn't the burning process, the candle just melts the wax so scent is released and put into the air and a candle warmer does the same thing so no a candle warmer is not healthier at all
I used to work in the safety testing lab at a factory that produced the bath and body works 3 wick candles. I have to say if nothing else, we tested new fragrances to DEATH to make sure the candles weren't a safety hazard. I don't know the safety in regards to air quality and what not, however, as long as they're burned as instructed on the bottom of the jar, they are some of the safest ones to burn.
"I don't understand the scented candle thing at all."
Every heard of air fresheners? Perfume? Literally anything scented? Deoderant? Smell is a powerful sense in many ways especially with memory.
Scented candles are a thing because candles never lost popularity or interest and people thought it'd be a good idea to mix that with a nice smell since, you know, candles don't have much of a legitimate/useful/important purpose now that we have electricity, so burning them for no reason is, well, burning them for no reason. But if they give a nice scent? Well, that's more of a reason.
People just want nice smelling spaces.
If you mean you don't "get" the obsession, well, it's not about the candles or the scents so much as the collecting.
Oh! You mention the memory thing :D
This dude is dense af.
What is wrong with just smelling clean? I mean if you or your home only smell good when there's fragrance, that's a sure sign of trouble, likely some mold.
@@elainelouve what is wrong with having nice smelling scents?
when did I say or suggest anything was "wrong" with smelling clean?
neither did I say or suggest that you need to or should have fragrances. fragrances just smell nice and people like that. nothing more, nothing less. very simple.
@@DragoNate it's an unnecessary thing that makes spaces inaccessible for people who suffer from fragrances. However many people get to an ableistic fit of rage if this is pointed out.
I've been told for 20+ years that scented candles are dangerous to burn around pets. Particularly for parrots due to their sensitive respiratory system. Also, it's been mentioned that the cheaper candles use lead in their wicks and burning releases it into the air.
Lead boiling point 1750c, googles 'average candle flame burning temperature' 1000c.
I wanted to check this because I hand build drones which invovles soldering and the most popular solder has lead in it and people are afraid of the lead in it. But this has been debunked in our community as we solder at 400c MAX so it's not possible for the lead in the solder to actually boil and get into the air.
@@definingslawek4731 the scary part about soldering is accidentally ingestion that can happen from smaller particles under your finger nails.
I can confirm the parrot part is true. I'm a lovebird owner and you can't even use non-stick cookware because it can be dangerous to them. And that's ignoring the fire hazard when they get out-of-cage time
@@amazin7006 I switched to unleaded solder just because I'm paranoid about lead poisoning even though it's highly unlikely.
Lead in wicks hasn't been a thing for decades.
I've got myself 2 whiskey glassware sets only by buying scented candles.
There's another commenter who points this out, but if you check in with people with chemical sensitivity/TILT, you'll find a lot of opposition to scented candles. It does seem like people have become increasingly obsessed with perfume and perfumed products in the past 20 years and it makes quality of life a lot worse for some of us.
Yes, instant migraine from scented candles 🤢
Candles, hand soaps, body wash, shampoo, body sprays, "air fresheners", and on and on and on. And it all smells cheap, artificial and TERRIBLE. Sets me off coughing and getting watery eyes pretty much every time. This obsession terrible fake scents has got to stop, as it's already way out of hand.
I cannot walk past Lush. Pier 1 was also terrible for triggering headaches
@@Kebersox HAven't been there in years, but Lush was ok for me, probably because their stuff is a blend of artificial and natural... as opposed to the candle section of a basic retail store with nothing but artificial scents.
The trick is that in the 70s-80s chemical companies figured out how to make cheap artificial fragrances and put a lot of money into advertising and adding them to more and more products. You would think now with all the talk of climate change and pollution that people would start putting 2 and 2 together that fragrance products are pollutants - yet how many eco/green/healthwashing companies are out pushing these products on the public in ever increasing amounts? Then we wonder why rates of asthma, allergies, MCS and cancer have all skyrocketed in the last 50 years?
I think they're not too bad if they're used in moderation. My mom loves BBW and Party Lite candles but she doesn't use them everyday. More like once maybe twice a month at most when she wants something to enhance the ambiance of the living room. But its definitely YMMV
I love scented candles. My local candle shop has better scents than bath and body works. I understand that there could be negative consequences, but candles just bring me so much joy when I am having a hard day.
Not sure why you felt the need to mention the skin color of ladies at Bed Bath and Beyond shopping for candles.
Yeh what was that about?
especially when at this point it’s literally everybody that is obsessed with them. goes far beyond white moms. it kinda gave off leftist misogyny vibes.
I think the best deal on scented candles I had was when I bought it from my country's equivalent of Wallmart, a pack of 20 for $2.
no way $2 even begins to cover the labor, raw materials, or the packaging of these items... odd flex but ok
@@FutureProofTVif that's just CANDLES, i.e. the tall ones or even better the stumpy ones, it is entirely possible for them to be made for as little as EUR 1 per set.
This was probably a sale and some of the margin was shed by the retailer just to get rid of stock, but in general making "general" candles is a cheap and automated process, and adding fragrance to the mix is about as complicated as adding a colourant.
This is why the IKEA candles smell nice on the self but not at all when burnt, as they have a bit if fragrance admixed, but not in a way that "projects a throw".
Also, you can just buy essential oils and fragrances as such and not generate all the waste and soot while still heating them up in an electric dispenser to make it smell nice.
@FutureProofTV pompous fuck
Fun fact, many essential oils are very harmful and can kill animals, pets and damage your lungs/immune system over time. The problem is that this damage is often invisible and unless you read the 'Saftey Data Sheet' or asked a toxicologist you'd have no idea that what you're inhaling is a known human carcinogen. Unlike medicines there's zero requirements for consumer or fragrance products to be tested for safety and the public have been sold on the lie that chemical products are strongly regulated - when in most cases there's hardly any rules at all.
I just wanna say i discovered your channel randomly and ive been hooked to your videos. You make educational content thats fun to watch
I need you to BACK OFF my candle obsession 😒😒 don't ruin this for me!
Sorry fam 😬😢
Its easy just dont watch the video, thats what I do when a creator craps on something I like - the title tells you all you need to just block the video!
Homie adding Bed Bath & Beyond to Bath & Bodyworks 🤣🤣🤣 13:51
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm this feels like a "women who have tastes that I condescendingly consider to be 'basic' like this thing therefore thing bad" digging expedition, especially once it got to the point where nothing bad was uncovered so it went into unsubstantiated speculation and 'debate' on which materials were preferred based on Reddit threads. I feel like the "Let people enjoy things" pinchy lips meme applies here. Maybe people just want their homes to smell like Frosty Winterberry instead of their husband's gym bag and old crusty bananas stuffed down into the recesses of the couch by their toddler. Maybe things smelling nice and warm candlelight light patterns in addition to harsh bulbs just makes them happy and more relaxed in their personal spaces.
Yeah, this was a bit of a condescending video that was clearly very bias due to his hatred for candles. Seems like an odd hill to die on. Yeah, maybe they are bad for us, but a lot of things we do are bad for us. Just let people enjoy things.
Agreed, and I have been having this vibe from the last videos actually, the condescendingly judging people (and in this case specially women) for enjoying things; yes consumerism is bad, but just because you like candles, doc martens, fitness trackers or even freaking cereal, that does not make you a brainwashed capitalist. Plus, not all the people watching this are white Americans, or snob Canadians that can source everything from “your local farmers market”.
Future proof really needs to check their privilege.
The whole point of the channel is to be critical of daily things for informational purposes. Sorry your comfort candle got picked but it's just the channel
Such a typical white women comment LMAO
What do you think this channel is about? ANTI-CONSUMERISM.
Yeah, gave me some weird vibes too lol.
Consumerism _is_ bad, but there's nothing unique about candles that makes buying too many of them bad. I'd argue that there is plenty of value in making your home more relaxing. I feel a lot happier in my home now that I've accumulated some high-quality furniture and comforting decor (including candles).
It's usually the things women are more likely to spend money on that get ridiculed too (on the internet as a whole, not in this particular channel).
Men will make fun of women for spending too much money on home decor, or dropping $1k on shoes or a handbag that they'll use frequently for the next decade. Then, they'll turn around and spend thousands to marginally improve their PC gaming setup and receive nothing but praise for it online! While all of their walls are barren and all their furniture is planned-obsolescence particle board from Amazon.
Nothing against PC gamers (I am one too), but I wish people wouldn't act like there isn't value in spending money on things like fashion, cosmetics, or interior design.
When I lived in Canada, I used to buy scented candles at Dollarama for $2-4. They have some horrible ones and some really great ones. My favorite was the cotton flower one. But the cramberry that came in a jar with lid was pretty great too. If you smelled the candle in the store and liked it, almost always you would love it when lit. There was a peach one I found too strong but that was my only complaint. I never had any issues with the candles not burning properly for having weird residues from the wick
I like the battery operated candle , unscented with remote control, timer and candle colour selection . Safe ,inexpensive and it delivers that emotional fix .
I have a dozen cheap candles at one time. The power is guaranteed to go out 3-4 times a year, for several hours, especially into the evening. They make great lightning. Our longest stint was 3.5 weeks in December, right after a major ice storm. Our heat, water, and cooking was nat gas, but candles were very important at that tiime
Flannel is a top tier bath and body works candle. Sweater weather is number 1.
I literally have a lil BBW candle collection; I always snag a couple when I’m in the states
My mom is addicted (truly) to Bath & Body Works. There is a bedroom at her house filled with hundreds of wallflower plug-ins, candles, sprays, and lotions, enough for an entire dresser, bookshelf, and closet. The only reason they're not stuffed under the bed too is because that's where the year's supply of canned food is because she hoards food too. I always assumed it was a tic of her mormonism, but maybe i hadn't realised how many secular candle hoarders there are as well.
She needs therapy
Agreed. For many reasons.@@mayamcqueen1144
My mom was a hoarder and also had a thing for Bath and Bodyworks. Cans were a thing too. Probably the low price.
Recently made the switch to wax melts made from small Etsy sellers online. Excited to see whats going to be said.
Same! I first made the switch cause I didn't like throwing away the empty bulky candles and i didnt like buying wax melts that had plastic holdings. I found a Etsy seller that is plastic free. Also, I'd rather support a hard working mom on Etsy than a huge business.
Just don't leave them burning in another room if its a tea light operated one
they tend to have higher oil content, and have a habit of lighting on fire
we lost half a room to that happening
If it makes you feel any better, my dad calls both Bed, Bath and Beyond as well as Bath and Body Works, "Bed, Bath and Butt". Somehow, we all know what he means.
Would have loved to hear what you thought of Yankee candles! I consider them one of the biggest candle companies, definitely bigger than B&BW candle sales - my opinion though.
Yay! Excited to see yalls take on this subject. I watched an interesting Bailey Sarian Dark History video about this a couple of days ago!
When I was in college I had an awful BBW candle addiction, to the point that my floormates had to have an intervention with me lol. I still love scented candles but I definitely don't hoard them like I used to and I haven't gone into BBW to buy one in at least 2 years.
Some of these candles burn really bad, which I assume depends on the fragrance itself, and the ratio of ingredients. The last B&BW candle I bought last year or early this year seemed to have been more loose/thin than normal. The fragrance was also really strong, the glass was extremely hot to touch, and I could see the soot emitting directly from the flame. I has never experienced that before with candles from them, so I stopped burning it because it scared me, I thought perhaps it would explode. The scent was “Sunset Desert” for anyone curious.
I generally don’t get my candles from here because they tend to smell too artificial for me. I usually get discounted candles from TJ Maxx and their sister stores, which tend to have an assortment of soy, beeswax and coconut wax candles. Their are various brands, but they usually all burn nicely and may have potent scents that aren’t overbearing or distinctly artificial smelling. I have and would purchase more handmade, small business candles that I’ve come across online, but I really need to smell them in person.
Watching that Scream Queens clip with the candle vlogger just now
I work inbound at Tgt and every time I have to do a stationary boat I get so excited because that means I get to smell candles!!
😂😂😂 I'm so glad I'm not the only one who says bed bath and body works out of total confusion😂😂😂 I don't burn candles because I have a cat and however unsafe/safe anyone says they are I know they're definitely not good for my fur baby to breath in and furthermore just a fire hazard in general. Love your videos! Looking forward to the next one! 🤗💖
I broke down and bought some Halloween luminary candles at B&BW during the 22 Halloween season. I paid the ridiculous $30 per candle (sometimes bogo) thinking id have a gorgeous lantern once it burnt out I could fill it up with a tea candle. Nope! The glass brittles as it's used to the point where it's unsafe. Don't order online cuz it's tossed in a larger box and they'll be broken! So I blew hundreds of dollars for no reason 😢
Didn't even think about the glass container tbh, that's too bad that it can't even be reused. 🤦🏻♂
You need to do some research if you're buying full price candles 😭 even bogo sales are a trap. Candle day or SAS has $10 3 wick candles
@@VikkiDixx I think you might have missed the entire point of this video 😅
I buy my candles from Home goods. I never pay more than 8-10$ for a large 3 wick candle
I got a candle for Christmas a couple years ago and exchanged it for one I liked better and matched my kitchen color. Then after it was gone I put the jar on the table near my door to hold my keys. Had some other jars sitting around for years (because I might do something with them!) and finally got rid of them.
I'm not really into the scented candle craze but am definitely into the fragrance (cologne) craze. I like to have some kind of scent on me. I put on fragrances like people burn candles
Thank you for recommending ground news, it’s pretty good
I've liked candles for as long as I can remember, but I spent much of my childhood with my great grandmother who still kept her indoor kerosene lamp on a table in the living room ready to go, although she had her favorite chair set up by an electric lamp. As a kid, she taught me a lot about that lamp, and candles, and wind-up clocks, which fascinated me, as my young self could see the processes, the wicks, the gears, and while I still couldn't assemble a mechanical clock or pocketwatch to save my life (maybe someday) it just seemed more real, more attainable than the relative magic of electronics which I'd spend my life using, but never make anything more complex than a galvonometer or wire a flashlight bulb to a battery until college. I didn't learn until later that she spent her career that she got her pension from assembling electronics, and managed to teach me how to properly solder when she saw me working on a college project when the alzheimer's had already long caused her to forget who I was. Thanks, Granny I V.
But yeah, those formative childhood moments gave me a love for candles and clockwork that persists to this day, and I even got the occasional candle making kit as a birthday gift. I like the vibe of a candlelit room, and I remember reading up on the three wax types when I considered trying my hand at making my own custom scented candles.
But damn, these people buy more candles with esoteric scents in one day than wax I've probably burned in my life. I may wear a mechanical pocket watch, but I rarely buy a scented candle for myself, and the ones I've had have been little one wick affairs that I might light up for a few hours on Christmas Eve. While I like the ambiance of candle light, I keep my candles stashed conveniently throughout different rooms for the occasional power outage, so that they at least have a bit of a silver lining, an "at least I can appreciate the candle light" that wouldn't be there if I just lit candles all the time regardless.
You should have made this video BEFORE I spent money at Bath&Body Works on December 15, 2023 for candle that were on sale for $5.95 for single wick & $16.95 for 3-wick candles(they were x-mas gifts for someone).
I lived with a cat who was ridiculously allergic to scented candles. I used to burn them in my office while I worked and she coughed like mad. Crazy.
So did you stop so she could breathe…?
Dogs/Cats are sensitive to all sorts of perfumes/scents..... not just to candles....
@missbutterfree yes! Once I figured out what the problem was. Of course I did. To this day I won't burn scented candles because I have other pets. My cat with the allergy has been gone for 10 years, but I learned my lesson with her.
@@AhhhSukeSuke truth
@@pegm5937 just curious, what was the alternative? i think i've read that diffusers and incense are bad for cats for as well, but i currenly live in a studio apartment with my cat and i would want for my room to smell good, or at least not smell like a litter box. unfortunately putting the litter box in the bathroom is not viable
Can I just say, I TRULY appreciate you guys not only having a source list, but in A FORMAT?
KUDOS.
But also every time I learn about this I get sad because every decision that brings me joy is another decision that leads to killing of the planet.
This video made me want to buy some scented candles 🤦🏽♂️
Never thought I'd be happy about being a member of a cult. 😂 I love love love my warm vanilla sugar and lemoncello candles. You'll have to pry them out of my cold dead hands. Lol
You mean your Frozen Peach hands? 😂😜
@@FutureProofTV Amen! Lol
I love breathing formaldehyde, benzene, acetaldehyde, and acrolein!
Love that you bring up how beeswax is the most sustainable wax for candles so far! Imo (albeit it probably being a debatably practical solution, depending on if it requires a lot of time/effort), people should start making their own candles and scented products. Growing herbs and making them into essential oils is cost effective and arguably easier. I've also found that beeswax for candle-making in craft stores to be cheaper than buying the beeswax candle itself, but that's just me and I'm not sure it's the same for others. Mason jars also are cost-effective since most hardware stores and grocery stores sell them for cheap.
Tl;Dr, I recommend people go green witch-mode for some of their products (even if it's not for religious/weird TikTok reasons and more so for practical reasons).
I like the b&b candles for their potent scent though, but the thing is I don’t burn them. I just occasionally buy a scent I like, then leave it in my study with the lid open. Just like that, the scent permeates the room.
12:53 how how HOW can we say that beewax can *PROMOTE DIVERSITY* if tons of wild bee species are endangered and "farmed" beehives compete with them for resources?
By and large, if you had to make any assumption about beewax is that it *REDUCES* biodiversity and it only help common "farmed" bees as opposed to wild endangered bees.
it's like saying OH the mammal population of somewhere is endangered, let's do something, and then we build a cattlefarm with thousands of livestocks free to graze every inch of grass...
Almost all the videos seem to have a negative tilt to them, would love to see some topic that have a more positive vibe to them.
We always try to include a positive spin or alternative in the video at some point but sadly there's not always time. Also a video about how great scented candles are would just never get views
I enjoy being informed about the malicious things going on, especially when they portray to be helpful and care about the consumer. Talking about it usually leads people to make better decisions, you want some positivity go to a fairytale land.
9:00 There is a fourth common candle material, at least here in Sweden. It's called stearin, and it's the most common material used for candles here, paraffin being relegated to tea lights and scented candles. It is a mixture of stearic acid (where the substance gets its name from) and palmitic acid.
Both occur naturally in food. Together they make up 82% of saturated fatty acids consumed in the US. (According to everyone's favorite online encyclopedia at least.)
This was a good one!!! The mention of beeswax made me think of an idea for a video about beekeeping... is it really as environmentally friendly as they all say?
you could also do stores like tj maxx etc.
The candles that bring me memories the most, are unscented candles that actually smell like candles.
And I am really happy that my country actually gives a shit about consumer health and safety and regulates what can be in a candle and what not. 😅
omg so i'm not the only one mixing up "bath and body works" with "bed bath and beyond" 😂 I like scented candles but had no idea there was a cult. I still thought Yankee were the leading high end ones. I go into bath and body works probably less than once a year but every time i go in just to look around they're having some crazy candle sale. But I only buy 1 or 2 candles and use them sparingly as a treat! I'm pretty picky with scents but my favorites are Cactus Blossom and Cinnamon Spice Vanilla 😊 I like that the "White Barn" brand they sell tells you all the aromas in the blend. I'm not sure about the abstract flavors lol, sounds a lot like the "fandom" tea blends at adagio, anyway i stay away from ones that sound too gimmicky cause i can't believe they'd be good if they rely on funny name to sell.
I love candles, and I primarily go to BBW for the seasonal ones. Pumpkin for fall and trees for Christmas. The candles specifically are good because they smell great and they burn well. I do only buy when they are on sale, though, because I refuse to pay the regular price. If you come to my house, you will also only find the only hand soap I have is Bath and Body Works (also only get when on sale). I have no plans to stop shopping there, however, I do also wish to start buying from people who make their own candles for more year round use.
I’ve been a candle lover for years. Like many I did start out by buying BBW and honestly they suck as a candle even without the information provided in this video. Candles made strictly with paraffin in my experience have a higher tendency to burn oddly in that it is not even across the container and produces higher levels of soot so the color of the candle is ruined. I much prefer soy/soy blends for those reasons. If I want an inexpensive budget friendly candle, I like the soy blend ones from target that are $10 for a large and $5 for a small. They throw scent well, burn evenly, and have a good burn time. But I much prefer buying from small business, my favorite being The New Savant which is queer, Asian, and woman owned. They have a phenomenal social media presence and are clear about their process in candle making. Every time I light one of their candles it is with intention whether it’s to set a certain mood (mostly study/work vibe) or as a treat for myself. Plus, the scents are much more creative and unique which is much more exciting for me personally because it makes lighting a candle an experience each time.
I needed to convince my friend to choose hand lotion over a new candle yesterday because she had no lotion at home but she did have a few candles still. I couldn't understand but she really wanted that candle.
This video was already pretty unhelpful, but then with the whole section complaining about soy proved to me that theres nothing of value in this video. If you buy something made with soy and you're in the US, its almost guaranteed that the soy was grown in the midwest in states like Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois. I lived right in the middle of Soybean country for a huge portion of my life. There were never any forests chopped down to grow soy here. Before Europeans settled in these areas, there was nothing except barren and very flat grassland. The US grows an enormous amount if corn and wheat on these areas of land, so much that the US is a net EXPORTER of food, so we help feed the rest of the world. The only problem was that crops like Wheat and Corn deplete the nitrogen in the soil over time, so it needs to be replenished. That's when soy comes in. Instead if having to use so much fertilizer or even worse leaving the land barren, soy actually replenishes the nitrogen in the soil. That's why there are so many products that randomly have soy in them. We might as well use this soy for productive things people can use. If you're worried about the environmental implications of buying a soy cnadle, you don't have your priorities straight at all. Look up factory farming for a start.
That’s just the US, South America clear a lot of land to plant soy. And unfortunately you’ll find that will be exported to other countries that have American/westernised trends like Australia and the Uk in diet and consumer goods. And soy is used in so many more needed things than candles it’s the top ingredient used in stock feed globally and is an additives in a lot of processed foods
@@TheMakamika
I agree with everything you said. I did qualify my comment with the fact it only applies for those in the US or others who use US soy products. We should focus on the #1 biggest ethical disaster our generation of human beings is carrying out that our descendants will shame us for: factory farming and animal agriculture.
It's unfathomable what we as a society have allowed to fester just behind closed doors of factory farms. We're bringing billions of beings into this world, putting them in metal cages their entire lives without the opportunity to even feel grass beneath their feet let alone a fulfilling life, with the sole purpose of killing them, dismembering their bodies, and consuming their flesh. We can try to justify it by saying we've always done it that way just like the slavers did 200 years ago, or the many bad arguments that attempt to excuse our inexcusable treatment of animals, but our descendants will see us for who we really are.
Great watch as always 👊🏿
Thanks bro 🙏🏻
every time an editor uses the 'highlighting text' animation my heart smiles.
As someone who has always been attracted to scented candles and as a pagan who time to time uses candles in my ritual work , i definitely appreciate this video about the hazards of scented candles. You gotta be mindful of the energies you are gving your money to and candles can be easily remade with new wicks and molds. My favorite cheapy mold for a pillar or votive is the toilet paper tube cardboard. You get two of those and nest them jnside each other, and slowly fill it up with recycled wax, with a wick in there and you have a brand new candle!
Awesome video! I’ve been resistant to the candle industry for a longtime much younger the dismay of my now adult daughter.
I now buy candles for ceremonial purposes from beeswax with cotten wicks and unscented. I do enjoy the ambiance the light provides but just realize it’s special not everyday.
While I am concerned about the quality of the product and sustainability I’m even more concerned about the impact of the fragrance. Fragrances have been found to be linked to behavioral issues of children not to mention allergies for anyone.
I use a simple rule "Does this candle give me a headache?" and sadly, most do.
I know an engineer who did an internship at a candle manufacturer in the USA, the fragrance they put in it had a laundry list of warnings of "do not inhale, do not touch" etc because it can cause issues. And he thought it was odd that they were putting it in there to smell "Strawberry". Now, that was a while ago, but there are other things we know...
Air quality in your house can be dependent off how many candles you use. And the study of fragrances and chemicals are super hard to study and other industries such as fashion also struggle in proving "does X, Y, and Z combined together cause issues?" And what are you testing when "proprietary" scent protects the ingredients, it's super hard to figure out what that mix of chemicals is...
So yea, I just avoid scented candles or I buy ones that don't give me headaches :)
You are absolutely HILARIOUS Sir!!!
Now I need a video comparing the other options 😂
I enjoy scented candles. But I don't have an insane collection of them like some of the people you showed. Good grief. I think, for a lot of those people, it's not necessarily a candle obsession, but a hoarding disorder that gets fed by the lie that they're getting a "good deal" when they're encouraged to buy three and get one free. They're addicted to the sale. And then there's just some people out there who love to amass collections. Just like there are grown people out there collecting vintage Hot Wheels, there's also people collecting scented candles.
As someone actively building a candle brand, I cannot begin to tell you how insightful this video was. Now, I have a leg up on the competition. 😉
Was never really into candles, until I moved into my own place and my realtor gave me a $20 candle as a gift. I noticed that it gave off a nice fragrance even when I didn't burn it. This led to me buying 3 large candles from Kringle Candle and they all smell great even when not burning. If I could buy more, I would, but there are only so many areas in my home where putting a candle makes sense.
4:46 the keyword is potential there no scientific evidence to prove that so calm down people
No, all added scents eventually become proven to be harmful. It just makes sense, adding pollutants to air and breathing that can’t be good
As someone who is terrified of fire I can't understand people's obsession with candles lol
Me! Which is why I use a candle warmer lol
same like I can’t even light matches without being irrationally nervous I’ll burn myself. dont get me started on those small Bic lighters, why is the lever literally half a centimetre away from the flame 😢
@@GanyuMain_I've gotten around this problem by somehow never needing to use a lighter/match lol
Most college dorms ban them. And I've also heard of them being prohibited in rental leases.
If I wasn’t always hot, I’d always have a fire raging. Fire soothes me and keeps me focused.
As a guy who smells after a day work in construction, I would occasionally buy either scented candles or an Air Wick to keep my room from smelling.
It’s wouldn’t be much of a problem if my room had good ventilation, and wasn’t the only access to the boiler & heater.
that's a great thumbnail
I generally burn paraffin lamp oil candles. I think they look better, you can refill them, they come in different colors, and they burn much cleaner than wax candles
Lol cancer
Paraffin lamp oil burns at over 99.9% clean which is way better than any candles made. Plus, I really only use them when the power goes out, so there is that lol @@M_SC
If you want long lasting then a heat plate would be superior
I think you can get Yankee Candles and other brands in multiple scents at the grocery store.
I've never been able to get a Yankee Candle that smells as good as BBW. Believe me, I've tried. Lol
13:41 A loophole in that loophole is to buy wax sold as food. Like the coating on Minibabybells(TM) or Edam. Or you can buy edible honeycomb and wash the honey off it.
Then, mix with scent, wrap around a wick, and light it.
You can kneed the wax that is sold with cheese into any shape. Once lit, it turns into a bat shape.
This is because it is a soft wax, so it takes less heat to make it liquid, so the drips running down the sides contain less heat-energy. So they cool down faster, so they harden (to their previous amount of hardness) before they have run very far down the sides of the candle. So the next drip isn't running down the side of the candle. It's running down the side of the previous drip. And the next drip is running down that. So the drips on either side of the candle, form into a thin, sideways stalagmite, and then a batwing.
Another interesting video Levi. I can always count on you guys for some good information, and a couple of laughs as well.
Also, tell Melody hello for me as I think I may be in love 😍
It's a little disingenuous to condemn soy candles for all those bad things when over 80% of soy it is made into animal feed and 10% into bio fuel.
i love woodwick candles. the petrichor scent is so nice. i honestly dont care. i need scents. I am motivated by good scents.
Scented candles can be really useful in trauma recovery! Scent is a great way to ground yourself, and since you can pick the scent you can customize your environment to feel safe to you
Edit: as a big candle person BBW candles burn way to fast, they might be cheap but the burn time still isn’t worth the money. Shop local
I've loved wonderfully fragranced candles since visiting the Yankee Candle Co. headquarters in MA 25 years ago, and I stock up on BBW candles when they go on sale. That's something I do with anything I use, stock up during sales. However, a medical professional recently warned us about the harm things can do when applied to the skin (shower gel, lotion), so I'm using up what I have and will replace them with safer, healthier products.