About MELU Candles

What is NOT in MELU Candles

Phthalates, including but not limited to:

● Butyl Benzyl Phthalate BBP)

● Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
● Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
● Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
● Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
● Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
● Dimethyl phthalate (DMP)

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*phthalates are esters of Phthalic acid and are used to dissolve raw materials when making fragrance oils. They have been used for decades in a myriad of pharmaceuticals, household, and industrial products.

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Animal Derivatives, including but not limited to:

● Ambergris
● Castoreum oil
● Civet oil

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Antimicrobials:
*these ingredients are flagged for potential acute and reproductive hazards and are banned by the FDA

● Cloflucarban
● Fluorosalan
● Hexachlorophene
● Hexylresorcinol
● Iodine complex (ammonium ether sulfate and
● polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate)
● Iodine complex (phosphate ester of alkylaryloxy
● polyethylene glycol)
● Methylbenzethonium chloride
● Methylisothiazolinone
● Methylchloroisothiazolinone
● Nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanoliodine
● Oxychlorosene sodium
● Poloxamer-iodine complex
● Secondary amyltricresols
● Tribromsalan
● Triclocarban
● Triclosan
● Undecoylium chloride iodine complex

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Additional Molecules:

● 1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-methyl-5-nitrobenzene (Musk KS)
● 1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-methyl-benzene
● 1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-methyl-benzene (Musk alpha)
● 2-Pentylidene cyclohexanone
● 2,2-Dichloro-1-methylcyclopropylbenzene
● 2,4-Dienals
● 2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde
● 2,4-Dodecadien-1-ol
● 2,4-Hexadien-1-ol
● 3- and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)
● cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (Lyral)
● 3-Bromo-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-one
● 3-Methyl-2(3)-nonenenitrile (Citgrenile)
● 3,7-Dimethyl-2-octen-1-ol
● 4-Methyl-7-ethoxycoumarin (Maraniol)
● 4,6-Dimethyl-8-tert-butylcoumarin (Butolia)
● 6-Isopropyl-2-decalol (Decatol)
● 6-Methylcoumarin (Toncarine)
● 7-Methoxycoumarin
● 7-Methylcoumarin
● Acetyl ethyl tetramethyl tetralin (AETT, Versalide)
● Acetyl isovaleryl (5-Methyl-2,3-hexanedione)
● Alantroot oil (Elecampane oil)
● Allyl heptine carbonate
● Allyl isothiocyanate
● alpha-Methyl anisylidene acetone (1-(4-
● Methoxyphenyl)-1-penten-3-one)
● Amber dioxane (Karanal)
● Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate
● Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate
● Ammonium perfluorononanoate
● Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate;
● Ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
● Amylcyclopentenone
● Anisylidene acetone (4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-3-
● butene-2-one)
● Benzene
● Benzyl cyanide
● Benzylidene acetone (4-Phenyl-3-buten-2-one)
● Birch wood pyrolysate (Crude)
● Boldo oil
● Bromostyrene
● butane-2,3-dione (diacetyl)
● Cade oil - Juniperus oxycedrus L. (Crude)
● Carvone oxide
● Chenopodium oil
● Cinnamylidene acetone
● cis-and trans-Asarone ((E)-and(Z)-2,4,5-Trimethoxypropen-1-yl benzene)
● Colophony
● Costus root oil, absolute and concrete
● Cresol (mixed isomers)
● Cyclamen alcohol (3-(4-Isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanol)
● D&C Yellow #11
● Diethyl maleate
● Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether
● Dimethyl citraconate
● Diphenylamine
● Esters of 2-nonynoic acid, (Except Methyl octine carbonate)
● Esters of 2-octynoic acid (Except Methyl heptine carbonate which is IFRA Restricted)
● Ethyl acrylate
● Ethyl methacrylate
● Ethyl non-2-enoate
● Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether and its Acetate
● Ethylene glycol monomethyl Ether and its
● Acetate
● Fig leaf absolute
● Formaldehyde
● Furfural
● Furfuryl alcohol
● Furfurylidene acetone
● Geranyl nitrile
● Hexahydrocoumarin
● Hydroabietyl alcohol, dihydroabietyl alcohol
● Hydroquinone monoethyl ether (4-ethoxy-Phenol)
● Hydroquinone monomethyl ether (4-methoxy-Phenol)
● Iodoform (Triidomethane)
● Isobutylparaben
● Isophorone
● Isopropylparaben
● Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; lithium
● heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate
● m-Cresol
● m-Phenylenediamine and its salts
● Massoia bark oil
● Massoia lactone
● Mercury
● Methoxydiglycol

● Methyl crotonate
● Methyl methacrylate
● Methyl Salicylate
● Methylene glycol
● Moskene (1,1,3,3,5-Pentamethyl-4,6-dinitroindane)
● Musk ambrette
● Musk ketone
● Musk tibetene (1-tert-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-3,4,5-trimethylbenzene)
● Musk Xylene
● Nitrobenzene
● Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid
● o-Cresol
● o-Phenylenediamine and its salts
● p-Cresol
● p-Methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde
● p-tert-Butylphenol
● Paraformaldehyde
● Perfluorononanoic acid Perfluorooctane
● sulfonate (PFOS); heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid
● Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
● Peru balsam crude
● Phenyl acetone (Methyl benzyl ketone)
● Phenyl benzoate
● Pseudo Methylionones
● Pseudoionone (2,6-Dimethylundeca-2,6,8-trien-10-one)
● Quaternium-15
● Quinoline
● Safrole, Isosafrole, Dihydrosafrole
● Santolina oil
● Savin oil (Juniperus Sabina L.)
● Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate
● Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate
● Styrax (Crude)
● Tobacco leaf absolute (Nicotiana affinia)
● Tobacco oil/extracts
● Toluene
● trans-2-Heptenal
● trans-2-Hexenal diethyl acetal
● trans-2-Hexenal dimethyl acetal
● Verbena oil
● Xylene