Aromatherapy candles and the key essential oils

Essential oils have been used for many, many years, largely for medicinal purposes.
While the medical emphasis started to decline about 100 years ago, aromatherapists steadfastly preached the benefits of their products, and have been studying the effect of essential oils on the body and brain for hundreds of years.

These days the cosmetic and perfume industries have become the major users of essential oils, but there was something of a revival of medical interest when in 1928 René-Maurice Cattefossé first used the term aromatherapy.

Other pioneers helped foster renewed focus on essential oils, and there is now greater interest than ever in their use for cosmetic, therapeutic and spiritual purposes.

Today's aromatherapists can call on a long list of essential oils, which can be used either singly or combined....

The fragrance in aromatherapy scented candles

This renewed interest has attracted the candle makers, who now provide a wide range of products for those who want to combine a love of candles with an interest in aromatherapy. Obviously, the candles do not give as intense an effect as the direct application of an essential oil, but instead provide a more subtle influence.

As they burn the candles release a continuous stream of vaporized essential oils into the air, which you absorb as you breathe. First they stimulate the olfactory nerves that lead from the nose to the brain, and then they enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body.

So depending on what you want to achieve, there is probably an oil that will be just right.

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