QUESTION: A recent Living section story talked about the potential health dangers from candle soot. Since then I’ve noticed some markings around my apartment, particularly near air-conditioning vents ...

Have you ever considered the chemicals you might be releasing into the air when you burn a candle? Most candles are made with paraffin-based wax. This is derived from petroleum and may be made from ...

Those scented candles that are selling like wildfire deliver a soothing fragrance, but also could be doing thousands of dollars worth of soot damage to your home. And insurance may not cover it. That ...

'Self-cleaning' surfaces - that repel both oil and water, so are 'immune' to dirt - are very rare. But a chemist, Doris Vollmer, appears to have stumbled on a new, budged approach by accident - ...