I have seen many candle sites that state they do not use lead in their candle wicks, do you use lead?

No, we do not use lead core wicks in our candles and as far as we can tell no one that makes candles in the United States does either. "We don't use lead in our wicks" is a great tag-line but it really doesn't mean much. The hazards of lead core wick in candles were recognized by the govenment in the mid-1970s eventually resulting in a ban on using lead in candle wicks in the late 70s. Candles imported from overseas may contain lead as these restrictions are hard to enforce on imports. Some candle makers do use zinc-core wicks (which are permissible) as the zinc wire in the wick helps to keep it from falling over into the candles melt pool. We do not use these either in our candles as we use only 100% cotton wick.