{"id":610,"date":"2025-08-14T18:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nca2dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:16:22","slug":"research-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/candles.org\/research-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"610\" class=\"elementor elementor-610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b3ed80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55b3ed80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144f7b05 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144f7b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffbc369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ffbc369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/research-studies-rcwxc4sdxub2ordgaogpguatb3d94qyv2chzj40ri8.png\" title=\"research-studies\" alt=\"research-studies\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74469cc4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74469cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f506c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f506c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Candle Research Studies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e305229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e305229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Candle Association supports and shares research that advances candle safety, performance, and environmental impact. Below is a curated list of studies organized by category and year, with direct access to downloadable PDFs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c14640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c14640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dad5caf e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dad5caf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db793af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db793af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/botanical-report.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4625df e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a4625df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e13cfc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e13cfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84ac55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e84ac55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/research-studies\/ncas-report-on-botanical-candles\/\">NCA\u2019s Report on Botanical Candles<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d01b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d01b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021 Comprehensive Candle Safety Study<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d94d55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d94d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2021\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Measurement-and-evaluation-of-gaseous-and-particulate-emissions-from-burning-scented-and-unscented-candles-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measurement and evaluation of gaseous and particulate emissions from burning scented and unscented candles<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81f247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e81f247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2021<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CANDLE-STUDY-SUMMARY-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candle Study<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea7a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ea7a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Others Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76778e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76778e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2019<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mst.dk\/Udgiv\/publications\/2018\/11\/978-87-7038-009-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmentally Friendly Candles with Reduced Particle Emissions<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc2703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc2703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2016 <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Comment on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0304389415005403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Characterization of hazardous and odorous volatiles emitted from scented candles before lighting and when lit\u201d\u00a0<\/a>(Heinze &amp; Silverman,\u00a0<em>Journal of Hazardous Materials<\/em>, vol. 303, page 171, 2016)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d788273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d788273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2014 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0273230014000348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human health risk evaluation of selected VOC, SVOC and particulateemissions from scented candles<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7c208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2007<\/strong> &#8211; Analysis of Emissions from Paraffin, Soy, Palm, Beeswax and Stearin Candles.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Summary-of-07-Okometric-study-on-candle-wax-emissions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2007 Okometric Study Summary<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed90ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed90ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1999<\/strong> \u2014 Analysis of Emissions from Heavily Fragranced Candles: English translation (courtesy National Candle Association): <a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Oekometric-1999_Additional-English-translation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1999 Okometric Study\u00a0(pdf)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ceaa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ceaa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1997<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Analysis of Emissions from Fragranced Candles: English translation (combined Parts 1 &amp; 2). Courtesy National Candle Association:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Okometric-1997_Investigation-of-emissions-of-paraffin-candles-and-toxicological-relevance-to-pollutants-English-translation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Okometric 97 Study<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5843c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5843c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1994<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Analysis and Risk Assessment of Raw Materials and Emissions from Paraffin, Beeswax and Stearin Candles: English translation (courtesy National Candle Association):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/candles.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Schwind-1994-_Determining-and-Evaluatingthe-Emissions-of-PCDD-PCDFPAH-and-Short-Chain-Aldehydes-in-Cumbustion-Gases-of-Candles-English-Translation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Translation Schwind et al 1994<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04352b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d04352b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Candle Studies\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f97321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f97321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characterization of air emissions from burning candles <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ad5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ad5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Derudi et al., 2012,\u00a0<em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, vol. 55, pages 257-62, 2012; Orecchio,\u00a0<em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, vol. 45, pages 1888-95, 2011)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b55ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b55ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231012002683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231012002683<\/a>\u00a0(free access to abstract)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56aa2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d56aa2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231010010502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231010010502<\/a>\u00a0(free access to abstract)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac656e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ac656e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characterization of Fine Particle Emissions from Burning Church Candles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea0b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea0b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Derudi et al., 2012,\u00a0<em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, vol. 55, pages 257-62, 2012)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/es981039v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/es981039v<\/a>\u00a0(Free Abstract Access)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f85460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f85460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characterization of Candle Flames<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a7de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a7de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/publications\/characterization-candle-flames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/publications\/characterization-candle-flames<\/a>\u00a0(Free Abstract Access)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51bc8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51bc8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Quality Candle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6e307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a6e307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>English version:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/93043711\/MatthaeiPetereit2004TheQualityCandle?irclickid=SIKzv%3AybAxyKUOuQKhzSj1byUkCRX%3AUJIziRxM0&amp;irpid=2003851&amp;utm_source=impact&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=Scribd_affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Bing%20Rebates%20by%20Microsoft&amp;sharedid=EdgeBingFlow&amp;irgwc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthaei Petereit 2004 The Quality Candle\u00a0<\/a>(pdf)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dd197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56dd197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Purchase at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231012002683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231012002683<\/a>\u00a0(free access to abstract)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4130d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e4130d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Purchase at:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1352231010010502\" target=\"_blank\" 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