Lift the mood in your home with scented candles
Lift the mood in your home with scented candles
Debola stepped into the house with a cloud of anxiety hovering carelessly above her head. Upon letting herself into the living room, a warm and unfamiliar aroma rushed into her nostrils along with the air she breathed. Like it was the medicine she needed, the smell began to slowly evacuate the anxiety that reeked from her pulsating heart. It softened her-like butter before you add sugar, in the first step of making something sweet. It was her first experience of how scent could naturally slip into rhythm. It was hypnotic, voraciously satisfying and she soon realised that she couldn’t stop gulping the air even if she wanted to….” Today on the blog, we are all about scents and how to Lift the mood in your home with scented candles! Read along and learn something guys!
A lot of times, when we decide to embark on new home design /decoration projects for our homes or offices, we tend to leave out an essential part of what we want our space to appeal to. For instance, a new bride will most likely be concerned about the choice of wall colours for the house or how well put together the kitchen is. The group on the other hand wants the best furniture and high end tech devices. Now, if we look at what the couples want from a five-sense perspective, we would realise that they are majorly appealing to the sense of sight and touch-which both fall under the category of the conscious build-up of what our home looks like. However, an unconscious yet vitally important sense that is often neglected is Smell. To create a most desired and relaxing mood in your home, it’s important to bring together all the layers of design with the unconscious yet present layer of scent.
You could have the best sofas, the right colours for your walls, the best fabrics for your curtain, and still not feel the right kind of way if your home doesn’t give off a comforting scent that puts you in the right mood. There’s no doubt therefore, that a simple in halation of an aroma can cause a positive change in your mood.
Now, while a lot of people tend to lean to air fresheners and scent sticks, getting your home to smell the right kind of way requires more. If you don’t already know about essential oils and scented candles, here’s a good opportunity to learn more about them.
Lift the mood in your home with scented candles
Essential oils and scented candles both have an aromatherapy property that not only lifts your mood but also brings positivity into your home. Aromatherapy is a body relaxing approach that calms your nerves, mind, body, and spirit by using essential oils and fragrances that soften the environment. We should often be reminded that fragrance can be a powerful way to express our personality and the way we feel- not only when we wear it on ourselves, but also when used throughout our homes. Consider how Debola in the first paragraph experiences a refreshing feel after encountering an aromatic scent in the house she stepped into. Her feelings of anxiety and distress were replaced with an all-encompassing calm. We have compiled a list of scents that can help you set the right mood in your home- Lavender, Cinnamon, Rosemary and many others.
- Lemon.This scent promotes concentration and has calming and clarifying properties that are helpful when you’re feeling angry, anxious or run down. Lemon also has antiviral and antibacterial properties and can help fight sore throats and colds by boosting the body’s immune system and improving circulation.
- Lavender.This essential oil has calming properties that help control emotional stress. Lavender has a soothing effect on nerves and can relieve nervous tension and depression as well as treat headaches and migraines.
- Jasmine.Like lavender, jasmine it is also used to calm nerves, but this oil is also commonly used as an anti-depressant because of its uplifting capabilities that produce a feeling of confidence, optimism and revitalised energy.
- Rosemary.This is the perfect Monday morning pick-me-up. In addition to improving memory retention, rosemary has stimulating properties that fight physical exhaustion, headaches and mental fatigue. It’s excellent to use in the mornings when one needs a bit of help getting going. Rosemary can also be used topically to relieve muscular aches and pains.
- Cinnamon.The stimulating properties in cinnamon can help fight mental fatigue and improve concentration and focus.
- Peppermint. Try peppermint when brainstorming. An energy booster, this scent invigorates the mind, promotes concentration and stimulates clear thinking.
Finally on today’s post titled: Lift the mood in your home with scented candles Rudyard Kiplings says, “The first condition for understanding a foreign country is to smell it”. That said, it is important to note that ensuring the right scent in our homes/offices will help our visiting friends and families feel relaxed and welcomed in our spaces. It will also help to ensure the right mood to help us carry on with our activities.
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