Aromatherapy Candles

 The days of plain white utility candles are gone forever. Today's candles are not only useful, but very decorative and fragrant too. Aromatherapy candles can be burnt in the home to help reduce stress, or to help you concentrate, or to help you relax after a hard day at work, depending on the essential oil used in the making of the candle. Aromatherapy candles are not just  to provide a pleasant odour or mask an unpleasant one! The scents available these days are quite wonderful, and I can recommend theseAromatherapy Candles for the aroma, and for the length of burning time. 

 
Using Aromatherapy Candles To Set The Mood

It is easy to create a different atmosphere for a room, just by placing there an aromatherapy candle, or two or three. Or you can use scented candles to transport you back in time to some childhood memory of that scent.It is an inexpensive way to change your surroundings, and how you feel about them, as candles are very reasonably priced.

When you light an aromatherapy candle, it slowly releases some of the essential oils in the candle into the air, and as a result these oils enter the body when you breathe, and are carried through the body and the brain in the bloodstream. Aromatherapy candles have healing benefits, and the body reacts to these in a positive way. The reaction will probably not be very strong, but you can notice a change, perhaps becoming more relaxed as the candles burn.

You can use aromatherapy candles to set the right mood for an evening, or a day, but you obviously need to select the right candle for each particular situation. You also need to make sure that the candles are not just scented candles. You need them to be aromatherapy candles containing pure essential oils, as these will give you the most benefit.

If you are feeling lethargic, but have a lot to do still, then you may want to consider lighting an energizing aromatherapy candle. These kinds of invigorating candles generally contain some essential oils like mint and citrus oils. These will help to give you more energy, as will oils such as cedar, rosemary, cinnamon, vanilla, and geranium.
For relaxation using aromatherapy oils, consider using the essential oils of lavender, chamomile, geranium and rose, and neroli (from the flowers of bitter orange trees). Using any of these aromatherapy essential oils will help you to just kick back and relax. They will help you de-stress at the end of the day.

Now there are times when we absolutely need to concentrate, and the aromatherapy essential oils to use then are lemon, orange and grapefruit, along with lemon grass and bergamot oils.

For that quiet evening at home, when you are making a special effort for all to go well, you may prepare the perfect meal, decorate the room with flowers and candles, then you will want to use aromatherapy candles that are known for their sensual essential oils, namely vanilla,  rose and sandalwood or clary sage.

The number of candles you light is entirely up to you, of course, but don't over do a good thing, and don't mix the different aromas from different candles, as you may very well be sending mixed messages! So, don't light a candle that helps you relax along with a candle that will invigorate you and make you active again. This is easy enough when the candles are wrapped and you can see what they contain, but once you have lit the candle a few times, will you still remember?

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