{"id":6215,"date":"2022-04-13T18:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T01:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/?p=6215"},"modified":"2022-06-01T20:15:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T03:15:21","slug":"are-candles-natural-or-artificial-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/are-candles-natural-or-artificial-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Candles Natural or Artificial Light? (Quick Facts)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Without light you wouldn\u2019t be able to see what was going on around you. Even the simplest things, like brushing your teeth, require light in order to make sure they actually get clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of natural light, like sunshine, can help you conserve energy usage. But artificial light, as in lamps and candles, gives you more control over the amount of light that\u2019s produced and for how long.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s explore the major differences between natural and artificial light sources and the usefulness of candlelight even though it’s artificial.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Do Candles Produce Natural Light?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of confusion surrounding this question<\/a> because although candles are man-made, we believe that fire is natural. And in some cases, it is<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When lightning strikes a tree, that tree can begin to combust. This is a natural fire because it was generated by itself. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When fire is generated by human effort, it can’t ignite or maintain a flame on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order for combustion to occur and flames to form, three things must be present: fuel, oxygen, and energy (usually in the form of heat). Once energy starts the reaction, it continues so long as fuel and oxygen are present.<\/p>Source<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Heat and light produced by man made fire is the result of a chemical reaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there isn\u2019t fuel and oxygen to maintain the fire, then it eventually subsides. In this way, it\u2019s not producing its own light. This isn\u2019t true of the Sun, for instance. We can\u2019t simply extinguish its process of nuclear fusion. Even when the Sun sets, it still shines and we know this because it gives the Moon its light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when we use matches or lighters to start a fire, many different factors and conditions have to be true in order to produce that fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll notice that matches aren\u2019t simply made of wood. They have a match head that\u2019s usually red, green, black, or another color. These match heads have active ingredients. Usually, they\u2019re made of<\/a> a mixture of potassium chlorate, sulfur, fillers, and glass powder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scratchy surface on the side of a box of matches is usually made of red phosphorus, a bunder, and more glass powder. Once struck, a chain of chemical reactions causes the match to produce fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighters also produce fires from chemical reactions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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