All About The Candles
Candles have been part of our culture for almost as long as fire was discovered by our ancestors. Cretans and Egyptians started to make candles out of tallow (a by-product from beef rendering), natural fat and wax. Evidence about candle making date the first candles back to 3000 BC. Nowadays, candles are used for religious purposes, for aromatherapy and meditation, or simply as room accessories and decoration.
Candles need to be stored properly, in order avoid fading of the colour. When lighted, candles have to be places in candle holders, large enough to hold any drippings of wax, warn cleaners Tolworth. The holder should not be plastic or the heat from the wax might melt it. In addition, to choosing the right holder and always lighting the candle in it, you need to always keep the candle away from any items that might catch fire, and in case you have children, on high stands, so that the curious little hands don't get the chance to play with fire.
Hardly anyone wonders what the manufacturers put in the candles to make them scented, or to produce them at all. In order to make scented candles, oils are put into the mixture for the item, and once burned the smell from the oils is released in the air. However, the great, relaxing odour is not the only thing that goes in the air. Paraffin-based candles are have petroleum ingredients that contain the same pollutants that are released in the atmosphere when diesel is burned, so you can imagine what a continuous use of paraffin-based candles might do to your health, especially if the room is not ventilated.
According to employees at Cleaning Tottenham, if you want to clean wax off carpets or any other textured surface, you need to let the wax spillage cool off first. When you want to clean the glass holder of the candle, however, you should never use a knife or any other sharp objects, for that matter. They might damage, scratch, weaken or even brake the glass. Using a candle snuffer might save you a lot of troubles in that case, as it prevents excess wax spatters. Furthermore, it looks very elegant, though a bit retro.
Personally, I am all about the candles, and will always prefer them to the battery-based artificial candles that have gained a lot of popularity. Now, they can even release pleasant smells in he air (which by the way resembles the air-freshener technology). Still, there is something much more relaxing in the calm flickering of actual candle flames.
Candles need to be stored properly, in order avoid fading of the colour. When lighted, candles have to be places in candle holders, large enough to hold any drippings of wax, warn cleaners Tolworth. The holder should not be plastic or the heat from the wax might melt it. In addition, to choosing the right holder and always lighting the candle in it, you need to always keep the candle away from any items that might catch fire, and in case you have children, on high stands, so that the curious little hands don't get the chance to play with fire.
Hardly anyone wonders what the manufacturers put in the candles to make them scented, or to produce them at all. In order to make scented candles, oils are put into the mixture for the item, and once burned the smell from the oils is released in the air. However, the great, relaxing odour is not the only thing that goes in the air. Paraffin-based candles are have petroleum ingredients that contain the same pollutants that are released in the atmosphere when diesel is burned, so you can imagine what a continuous use of paraffin-based candles might do to your health, especially if the room is not ventilated.
According to employees at Cleaning Tottenham, if you want to clean wax off carpets or any other textured surface, you need to let the wax spillage cool off first. When you want to clean the glass holder of the candle, however, you should never use a knife or any other sharp objects, for that matter. They might damage, scratch, weaken or even brake the glass. Using a candle snuffer might save you a lot of troubles in that case, as it prevents excess wax spatters. Furthermore, it looks very elegant, though a bit retro.
Personally, I am all about the candles, and will always prefer them to the battery-based artificial candles that have gained a lot of popularity. Now, they can even release pleasant smells in he air (which by the way resembles the air-freshener technology). Still, there is something much more relaxing in the calm flickering of actual candle flames.
