The simple act of smelling an essential oil can change

Donna Wood, owner and principal designer of Stonewood Interiors in Emmaus, has a closet full of candles. She lights different ones in her canada goose outlet home depending on the season and the mood she is trying to create.

For example, she says, in winter, she burns pine scented candles, especially around Christmas, to evoke happiness and holidays. Come summer, she burns “cotton scented” candles canada goose outlet uk sale to get that summer fresh smell.

Candles are a good way to https://www.bamschaatsteam.nl scent your home, but there are many others, Wood says. You can place bags of potpourri in closets and dresser drawers and on shelves to give rooms nice scents. Or you can fill sachets with dried herbs, flowers, potpourri and other scented items to add pleasant aromas to bathrooms, kitchens and laundries.

You also can use essential oils canada goose black friday sale and incense, says Joseph Kressley, owner of Green Earth Natural Foods in Emmaus.

Essential oils are concentrated liquids from plants that don’t dissolve easily in water and give off aromatic compounds. The simple act of smelling an essential oil can change feelings canada goose factory sale and outlooks, write PJ Pierson and Mary Shipley in their book, “Aromatherapy for Everyone.”

“Aromatherapy is very personal,” Kressley says. The scents you choose can remind you Canada Goose Coats On Sale of pleasant childhood canada goose uk shop experiences or promote feelings of comfort and peace.

Like essential oils, diffusers come in many styles. Some use steam. “Electric diffusers plug into the wall,” Kressley says. Some diffusers canada goose factory outlet are made to hang in the window. “When the sun heats it, it diffuses aromas,” Kressley says. Diffusers start around $6 and can go up to around $50.

Figure one diffuser per room, Kressley says. “I would say one diffuser can handle an average living area,” he says. The aromas from higher end diffusers should last a couple of hours at a time.

You also can put a few drops of essential oil on your furnace filter each time you change it to make your whole house smell good. Or put a few drops of your favorite essential oil on some on cotton balls that you can hide in your kitchen drawers or on shelves in living rooms or even between the seat cushions on the couch.

Essential oils are 100 percent pure, “so a little bit goes a long way,” Kressley says. “You’re buying an ounce at a time but that should last you a really long time.”

Incense may remind you of your canada goose outlet store uk college dorm rooms in the Canada Goose Jackets ’70s. But a stick of incense can make your home smell nice, too, Kressley says. You canada goose outlet jackets only need burn one stick at a time, even if your home is large.

Air fresheners also can help you achieve the aromas you want. Air fresheners come in plug ins and sprays (gels or liquids). If you like canada goose outlet reviews to use them, you’re not alone some 75 percent of American households use air fresheners, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Fresh flowers, too, not only look pretty but also can make a room smell sweet. So can baking cookies canada goose clearance or grinding coffee beans.

What each evokes

Which fragrances you choose depends on what you’re trying to achieve. “You can do so many different things with essential oils,” Kressley says.

Here, according to Wood, Kressley and aromatherapists are some of the more popular scents and what they might do for you and your home:

Cedarwood: Cedarwood has a woody aroma that evokes feelings of strength and centeredness, according to Aura Cacia, makers of pure essential oils.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon has a warm and spicy aroma. When diffused cheap canada goose in the air, cinnamon leaf is thought to bring mental clarity to those who inhale it. It’s also thought to be refreshing. Wood finds the smell of cinnamon to be “homey.”

Citronella: This is a popular outdoors scent. It can be canada goose outlet nyc purifying and revitalizing.

Citrus family: Those in the citrus family including grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange and tangerine can be uplifting and cheery, Kressley canada goose outlet canada says. Citrus buy canada goose jacket makes your home smell fresh and clean, Wood adds. That’s why a lot of canada goose outlet store cleaners and polishes are lemon scented.

Clove: Clove is also said to create a warm and comforting atmosphere.

Ginger: Ginger evokes feelings of warmth and strength, according to Aura Cacia.

Lavender: Lavender is said to have soothing and calming effects. Diffusing a few drops of lavender oil in the bedroom may promote relaxation and help you sleep, according to the University of Maryland.

Lemongrass: has a fresh, earthy scent that also can have a calming effect. canada goose black friday sale The smell of lemongrass also can be invigorating and inspiring.

Spearmint, wintergreen and peppermint: Spearmint and wintergreen are said to make the canada goose outlet online uk home smell refreshing. People often associate peppermint with Christmas and happy times, Kressley says. Peppermint is one of the more popular scents, he says.

Sweet basil: Sweet basil’s floral, spicy aroma is said to be energizing and uplifting.

Vanilla: “Vanilla is a year round fragrance,” Wood says. Vanilla is believed to promote joy and happiness. A study published canada goose outlet in usa in the journal, “Chemical Senses,” in 2005 found that when people took a whiff of the vanilla bean, it elevated their mood. (Note: vanilla is not an essential oil.) Canada Goose Online.

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