Aromatherapy Candle Oil
Aromatherapy candle oils go way back
to the time of Ancient Dynastic China when distillation was yet
unheard of but incense sticks were about as popular as they are
today, perhaps even more. Aromatherapy candle oils are essential
oils derived from plants through several methods of extraction.
These aromatherapy candle oils may come from several different parts
of plants, such as flowers, twigs, leaves, barks, roots, and rinds
of fruit.
The aromatherapy candle oils are said
to have various therapeutic benefits although there is no actual
scientific proof of that. Many can attest though that the oils used
in aromatherapy certainly can help in improving well-being and
enhancing the effects of other healing methods.
How do Aromatherapy Candle Oils work?
Aromatherapy candle oils work through
a process called diffusion. It is when the aromatherapy candle oils
are dispersed into the air to fill the room with its fragrant aroma.
Diffusing aromatherapy candle oils is fairly easy and very
inexpensive. You only need a candle and a match and perhaps a pretty
candle holder to go with your coffee table at home.
First, light up the candle and let it
burn for at least five minutes. Next, blow it out and then add a few
drops of aromatherapy candle oil into the melting wax. Make sure
that you do not add the drops into the wick. Once the aromatherapy
candle oils steep into the wax, light up the wick again and wait for
the aroma to start filling your room.
Aromatherapy candle oils, like other
essential oils, are highly volatile and concentrated, which also
means that they are highly flammable. Exercise caution when you use
them and make sure that you do not leave anything near your candle
that might caught on fire. Only use a few drops of pure aromatherapy
candle oil or dilute them by mixing them with carrier oil into a
glass bottle.
How do you store Aromatherapy Candle
Oils?
Although aromatherapy candle oils do
not become rancid, they can deteriorate over time. When they do,
they may lose some of their important therapeutic benefits. Not all
aromatherapy candle oils deteriorate though, and some may even
improve over time. One perfect example for this is patchouli and
sandalwood which only improve after the passage of time.
To avoid deterioration in your
aromatherapy candle oils, store them in amber or cobalt blue
bottles. Dark glass such as amber and cobalt helps keep out sunlight
which may damage your aromatherapy candle oils. Protect the aromatic
and therapeutic benefits of your aromatherapy candle oils by
purchasing small (about 5ml or 10ml) bottles or vials.
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