Mmm…The Delicious World of Richly Scented Candles
January 17th, 2010 Subscribe To Our Feed
There is no better way to create ambience and a feeling of coziness quite like using a richly scented candle. Long gone are the days when you were limited to scentless stacks of wax. These days, a candle in just about any size, shape or even rich scent you crave is easily found—sometimes even just a click away!
The sense of smell is one of our most powerful and can trigger memories and feelings with the mere waft of a familiar scent. The comforting scent of cinnamon can take you back to your grandmother’s kitchen when you were a small child watching her as she baked a pie, or even remind you of Christmases past and the love you felt; surrounded by family and friends. A rose candle can remind you of a romantic night spent with your lover. The power of smell is undeniable which is why richly scented candles have become as popular as they are. The scents range from fruits and baked goods to those that manage to capture the essence of crisp, clean linen drying in the wind or ocean waves as they sweep across a shore. These days you can even find a candle that smells like your favorite perfume—something for everyone indeed!
Richly scented candles often smell good enough too eat. Have you ever wondered how they get them to smell so great? As much as they may smell as if they have the actual fruit or cake somehow baked right into them; they are actually made using scented oils. You may notice that some have an aroma more powerful than others; this is likely do to the type of wax used as they tend to fuse with the oil and create scents to varying degrees. The type of scent used also plays a role in the intensity as some fragrances are just naturally stronger than others.
The uses for candles go far beyond just enjoying the smell. The sheer look of a flickering flame alone can set a mood and make the largest of spaces seem a little more intimate. They can create a romantic feel during a special evening for two or add sparkle to a dinner table of a dozen-plus people. Combine a luscious scent with that and you have likely the best mood-maker possible!
Other common uses for richly scented candles is to defuse unwanted odors that may turn up in the household, such as strong food related smells from cooking or unpleasant odors found in washrooms or even just rooms that have been closed up for too long. Lighting a candle in a room is often all you need to rid the space of these odors and instead replace them with the wonderful scent of your choice as opposed to simply masking the smell as you would with a spray air freshener—and you know what a ghastly combination that an produce! Candles are actually also a better choice because they do not upset allergies the way some sprays can. They also offer a gradual and pleasant scent, rather than a heavy and intrusive one that dissipates almost as quickly as it is sprayed. With all of these uses, it is no wonder that scented candles sales are higher than ever!
Picking a scented candle can be hard when you consider all of the different scents and styles to choose from. Try to pick those richly scented candles that stir something within you when you smell them. Anyway—who says you have to pick just one! We have all kinds of different moods and it seems that there is a scented candle for just about every one of them, so why not pick several so that you can be transported back in time or far away through scent anytime you want!
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