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In this age of essential oil and diffuser-centric personal care, old candles have fallen a bit out of date.

Sure, there are still plenty of great-smelling options on the market, but many consumers (we're also guilty) have started looking for alternatives to candles for various reasons: toxic emissions and the danger of fire among them.

Don't get us wrong, we love the comfort of a real candle, but what we don't love is the fact that we could set the house on fire if we happen to forget to blow it out before going to bed.

This is exactly why Candle by the Hour caught our attention.

It currently has 1,000 positive reviews on Amazon and this beeswax candle looks like something straight out of "Little House on the Prairie."

The summary

Here's the backstory: The product is inspired by 16th-century "courtship candles", when parents relied on self-extinguishing coil candles to regulate the amount of time potential suitors could spend with their daughters.

Cool right?

With a copper metal holder, Candle by the Hour's spiral beeswax is wrapped around the base, and the user can feed 1 to 3 inches through the clamp, with each inch representing 20 minutes of time. combustion.

Pull the candle 3 inches up through the wick holder and you'll get about an hour of burning time.

The summary

That brings us to the main selling point of this product: by self-extinguishing, the candle mitigates the risk of forgetting to extinguish it and causing, in the worst case, a fire.

While that risk may seem like a distant concern, it is a reality.

The National Fire Protection Association reported that between 2014 and 2018, approximately 21 fires caused by homemade candles were reported daily.

Safe and totally unique in its design, the candle will not only look great on a countertop or shelf, but it is also much safer for the air in your home.

Going back to those toxic emissions mentioned, many of the candles on the market today are made from petroleum-based paraffin which, when burned, can release carcinogens into the air.

Beeswax candles, however, are 100% natural and do not emit harmful toxins, they actually help improve the air in your home!

In fact, beeswax candles work to neutralize pollutants that creep around your home, from dust and mold to unpleasant odors.

More good news: The candle wick is cotton, lead and metal free.

The result

After testing it for a week or so, we found that it worked as described.

Spiraling the wax up 3 inches at a time is easy and ensures that there is no waxy drip.

Available in a few formats, including vertical and horizontal, colors (green or red), and scents (citronella for outdoor use!), Candle by the Hour also offers refills for when you've burned 80 hours of candle time.

Buy all the options through the following link.

• Hourly candle 80-hour horizontal candle ($ 27.58; regularly $ 35; amazon.com)

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Note: The above prices reflect the price at the time of publication of the article.