Although the industry claims this substance is inert, once burned, paraffin releases
carcinogenic toxins such as benzene and toluene into the
air, where they loiter like a bad house guest.
Even if we try hard to eat clean, our world is full of
toxins: all municipal water is loaded with chemicals, our
air is polluted, there's
carcinogenic chemicals in dry cleaning solvents, make up, body care products, baby wipes, plastics, artificial sweeteners, pesticides and fungicides on fruits and vegetables, and I could go on and on.