safety match

The invention of the safety match helped, too.

It's the stuff that ensures safety matches strike when we want them to - but does not ignite the whole box in our pocket.

Q. Is it environmentally better to use safety matches or a fuel-filled lighter to start a fire while camping?

Keep a set of these attractively packaged Skeem Design safety matches handy to light citronella candles; longer versions are available for fireplaces and grills.

It was opium den light, which was appropriate, because already Rex had plucked a joint from his pocket and was lighting it with a safety match.