How safe is a lava lamp?

Neo lava lamp is suitable for both children and adults. Mathmos Neo lava lamps are suitable for kids. The first lavalamp safe for children. Neo low voltage lava lamp. Neo red, blue and pink lava lamps are prefect for boys and girls bedrooms. read more

My 7yo son would like a Lava Lamp for Christmas; he loves the way they move. I was all for it, but my husband says they aren't safe. I googled lava lamp safety and I heard about a story of a person dying because he tried to heat his lava lamp on the stove and it exploded. Mythbusters even confirmed that it was possible. read more

Although the electric light bulb of the lava lamp isn’t any more prone to overheating (and thus bursting and potentially starting a fire) than any other light bulb operating in a closed container is, the fluid in lava lamps CAN overheat and cause the lamp to burst if you leave them running for too long. read more

Use common household ingredients to make a safe lava lamp that glows in the dark. This is a variation on the popular oil and water lava lamp, except instead of coloring water with food coloring, you use a water-based liquid that glows. read more