Hi Donna, I agree totally with your comments. I have so many friends with environmental sensitivities that several years ago I stopped wearing perfume altogether, even though I personally love it. I have a few of the candles in jars with the metal lids, so I can open them when I want to, but if a person with environmental illness visits me, I definitely will close them up so I don't make anyone sick. It's sad to me because I love nice smells so much, but it's worth it for the sake of my friends and other people. Kellie