More on Healthy Air for the Holidays

If you are lucky enough to have a wood burning fireplace...

Remember to
1. Only burn dry seasoned hardwoods like oak, hickory, and ash.
2. Avoid soft woods like pine and cedar.
3. Avoid wet wood and any treated or painted wood.
4. Never burn plastics, cardboard, garbage, magazines, etc.
This will minimize the effects of toxic chemicals from your wood burning fireplaces this holiday season.

For those of you without a fireplace you can still enjoy the beauty of candles! Get several large pillar candles of varying heights and place them on a flat surface. Make sure to burn soy or beeswax candles- they are cleaner and gentler on the environment, but are every bit as beautiful and fragrant. Plus, they last longer!