LETS TALK SAFETY!!
DONT LET THIS BE YOU!!
I cant stress enough about the safety aspect of using the Scentsy Fragrance system. As a young mother, I used to stress over having lit candles in my home. As much as I loved the smell of them, the enjoyment aspect of having a lit candle was always overthrown by the risks of having that candle lit.
Candles are one of the top causes of house fires in Canada and the USA.
Statistics reveal that the most common causes of fire are:
- Leaving candles unattended.
- Falling asleep while a candle is lit.
- Using candles for light.
- Candles located too close to burnable objects.
- Candles knocked over by children, pets or sudden drafts.
When you use traditional flame candles, as much as you try to prevent accidents from happening, often times things can be out of your control.
Did you know that by law:
There are no legal standards or regulations for candles, including their make, design, safety features, location or use
Candles are not tested by a testing agency for safety before they are put on the market for you to buy
This means that the even the big name candle manufactures do not have to take precautions for the safety aspect of their product. Candles are a USE AT YOUR OWN RISK product.
Although Candles provide great warmth and ambiance to any home, it is easy to forget that such a calming artifact is an open flame that can reach 1,400 °C.
SO, SERIOUSLY... DITCH THE WICK!!
Scentsy fragrance prides themselves on the safety aspect of their system. Not only do you NOT have to remember to turn your warmers off, you can feel safe leaving them on 24/7! I, personally, have a warmer right in my daughters room! You can feel safe, and sleep tight at night with these products. They do go through a process to ensure their safety, and back up their products.
The warmers use a low-watt light bulb to gently and slowly melt the Scentsy wax. They also do not get hot enough to melt the wax to the point that it could hurt anyone. The wax is also much safer than your typical hard wax found in regular candles. It is a food-grade paraffin wax that does not emit any smoke, soot, or toxins into the air.
Traditional candle wax will melt away, and the wax actually evaporates into the air, which is harmful for your lungs over time. The soot also, if placed close to walls (for example, when they are on sconces on walls or on a shelf/table) will leave black soot all over the place. You may not notice at first, but over time if the candle is not repositioned, you will see the soot damage on your personal belongings (as shown in photo below). Scentsy wax does not evaporate into the air. The scent will be warmed and will fill the room from the oils in the wax, but will not dissipate. Your scent will eventually run out, and you will be left with a soft wax that is no longer scented. You simply dispose of this wax, and place a new cube into your warmer.
PRICE COMPARISON
Okay, so now that you know the fire safety side of Scentsy Fragrance, lets talk about the amount of money you "burn" by purchasing candles. (PRICES STATED BELOW ARE IN CANADIAN)
SCENTSY: You will have a one time cost for a warmer, whichever you may choose.
One Scentsy Bar costs $6
Scentsy Combine & Safe - Buy 5 Bars, Get One FREE is $30
You with me so far? ... 6 Bars = $30
Each bar has an estimated warming time of about 80 hours or more (some fragrances are stronger and can last up to 100+ hours)
So... 6 Bars X 80 Hours (I will use the minimum warm time) = 480 hours of warm time
So lets just give a life example... I currently use about 3 Bars Per week (maybe even less depending on what Scent it is) for 3 large warmers in my house.
3 Bars X 52 Weeks = 156 Bars
156 Bars divided by 6 (the buy 5, get one free deal) = 26 Sets Of 6 Bars @ $30 =
$780 PER YEAR
BRAND NAME JAR CANDLE:
One Medium Name Brand Jar Candle Costs $25
6 Medium Jar Candles Cost $150
Each Medium Jar Candle has an estimated burn time of about 45-60 hours
So... 6 Candles X 60 (I will even be nice and use
their max time) =
360 hours of warm time
So lets put this into the same Scenario as I stated above.....
Lets just say I went through 3 candles per week (if I were able to have more than one lit in my home and could be in 3 places at once to monitor them)
3 Candles X $25 = $75/week X 52 Weeks =
$3900 PER YEAR
TOTAL DIFFERENCE: $3900 - $780 = $3120 SAVINGS PER YEAR!
Not to mention the fact that once you purchase a jar candle, you are stuck with that one fragrance until it burns out and evaporates.
With Scentsy, I can change my mind as often as I'd like. If a scent isn't worn out yet, I can pour it back into its original container, and reuse it again! Then I just pop in a different cube from another Scentsy and VOILLA... I can change my mind as often as I change my clothes!! lol
The worst case scenario with using Scentsy, is that wax spills
SO WHAT ARE YOU ALL WAITING FOR??
A SAFE AND COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO CANDLES!
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