It’s not just romance or décor, although they are too. It’s not for nothing that they say that you can look at the fire forever.
The two easiest ways to diversify your interior are flowers and candles. We have already written about flowers that do not need almost any care, that can feel great even in the bathroom. And candles – they don’t need care at all, but you need to remember to light them at least sometimes. And that’s why.
1. Scent for the workaholic
If you still thought there was no place for candles on your desktop, forget about this terrible misconception. In fact, everything is exactly the opposite: candles help to concentrate and increase efficiency. According to aromatherapists, there are scents that can stimulate our brain. Mint, lemon, orange, rosemary, eucalyptus and cinnamon will help to cheer up and give an additional impetus to work.
2. A spark against stress
The flickering of a candle creates a special atmosphere – it seems that the room even becomes quieter, and the outside world recedes far beyond the walls of the house. You can place candles all over the room, you can create a whole island of blinking lights somewhere in one place. The peaceful, calm atmosphere helps to calm down the nerves that have been wrung out during the day. Just try to look at the flame of a candle, breathing in measured: deep breath, slow exhalation. In just a minute, you will notice how stress recedes. And if the candle is scented with lavender, chamomile or bergamot, you can relax even faster.
3. Positive memories
Surprisingly, candles help to transfer your thoughts to the moment when you felt good and calm. A mesmerizing light plus a familiar scent create a reliable anchor – a clue in our memory, reviving the pleasant experiences of the past. Psychologists say that smells are capable of evoking the most vivid and emotional memories. Therefore, lighting a candle with a certain scent can become a good tradition.
4. Clean energy
Candles are often credited with mystical properties, because it is not for nothing that they are part of almost every magical ritual. With the help of a candle, you can clear the energy in the house from negativity: just carry the candle through all the rooms, bypassing them around the perimeter. It is better if the candle is a church candle, but an ordinary one is also allowed. But such candles definitely shouldn’t be black.
Bonus: a burning candle destroys unpleasant odors by filling the air with your favorite scent.
5. Quality sleep
The worst thing to do before bed is to watch TV, read the news from your phone or tablet, or play on your computer. Electronic blue light lowers magnesium levels in the body, thereby interfering with our brains’ mindset to sleep. Try an evening ritual: turn off all electrical appliances and light candles. This will help you to relax, calm down thoughts “disheveled” by our rhythm of life and listen to your own body. You will see, it will reciprocate you: in the morning you will feel truly refreshed.
6. Splash in mood
Smells can affect our emotional background, this has been proven more than once. Lavender is soothing, the scent of citrus is uplifting. By the way, lemon is really strong in this sense. In Japan, an experiment was conducted, as a result of which it turned out that people refuse antidepressants, simply inhaling the lemon scent every night. Rosemary helps to calm down and gain clarity of thoughts, sandalwood awakens feelings.
7. Perfect interior
If you are a real perfectionist, love perfection in everything, then you definitely cannot do without candles in the interior. After all, it is an irreplaceable element of decor, a bright touch in the atmosphere of the house: from color to smell.
But there are nuances: try to choose candles with natural flavors and from natural materials, preferably wax. Paraffin candles saturated with artificial scents can be toxic. And the smell from them is not so pleasant.