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Wax melts and coughing

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Hi all hope you are doing ok. I was given a wax melt burner, used it first time 2 days ago and started coughing, same yesterday. Just curious to know if anyone else has experienced anything similar. It is meant to be 'pure' ingredients.

Thanks in advance and hope you all have a peaceful Easter, P

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risabel59

Hi there,

These can make me cough too. I was given one by my sister, it was lovely, but did not have a good effect on my lungs. "Pure ingredients" is a complete misnomer for someone with Asthma!! In fact for me particularly certain "organic natural" plant oils can make me cough for Britain. Also it could just be the fumes from the wax burning that is triggering you. I would say that this is a pretty common reaction, particularly if your lungs are at all twitchy at present. Sometimes even walking into a room where a scented candle was burning can make me cough.

R x

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Thompson_2009

Not sure, my wife burns them all the time and they have never affected me at all. Asthma is weird.

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lakelover

Anything that burns can set me off coughing. In summer if the neighbours are barbequing we have to suffocate with the windows shut.

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NannyP-UK

Many thanks all for your replies, it never ceases to amaze me the kindness of folk, P

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Jian77

My asthma nurse informed me that all these scented plug-ins are not good for us asthma sufferers. I still use occasionally, just for short bursts. At the moment anything scented is setting me off, even reed diffusers.

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NannyP-UK

Thanks Jian77, it's good to know it's not in my head.

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Emily-G

Hi - scented things can really set me off (and I do love them)

Easiest for me to tolerate is a couple of drops of essential oil floated in hot water. Even then to I have to be very careful what I try. Xxx

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NannyP-UK

Thanks Emily, it does appear to be very highly scented. Shame as it was a gift. X

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Hay1234

In my experience things that say pure are normally worse for setting of coughing xx

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NannyP-UK

Thanks Hay, how you doing after your op? Hope it was successful P x

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