Some of the best autumn scents for your home using pure essential oils and organic essential oils. Why you should choose more natural occurring fragrances to achieve the best natural autumn scents instead of the more common and widely used synthetic scents.
The Main Difference Between Most Scents And Pure Essential Oils
What are most home fragrances and scents made of?
Most modern fragrances today are made of synthetic fragrances or a mixture of natural scents and synthetic scents alongside fixers, stabilisers, toxic ingredients such as allergens and irritants as well as Phthalates, Isopropyl Alcohol and Synthetic Musks.
A big reason why so many people are now making their own home scents using organic and pure essential oils.
What Are Pure Essential 0ils Made Of?
Pure essential oils are 100% natural extractions of plants, flowers, fruit, trees and resins. Organic essential oils are 100% organic extractions. Which are not diluted down by any other ingredient or toxic. That is why when buying essential oils you want to look for pure essential oils and even better pure organic essential oils.
Advantages Of Using Essential Oils To Scent Your Home
- Benefits Of Inhaling Essential Oils On Brain And Mood
- Calming And Soothing Benefits Of Many Essential Oils
- Uplifting And Motivating Benefits Of Some Essential Oils
- Immune Boosting Properties Of Many Essential Oils
- 100% Natural And Toxic Free
Create And Make Your Own Home Autumn Scents
There is so many ways to make and create your own home scents this autumn. Diffusing essential oils in your home with for example one of these aromatherapy diffusers is one of the easiest ways.
Buy our make your own essential oil room sprays or reed diffuser. For example NYR Organics supply natural reeds and some lovely summer, spring, winter and autumn essential oils. Here are some examples of pure and organic essential oils used to create that warm cosy autumn and winter atmosphere at home.
Best Autumn Scents For The Fall And Winter
Spicy Autumn Scents
Cinnamon is one of many people’s favourite autumn and winter scents
Ginger is a lovely warming autumn scent.
Nutmeg is another favourite winter and autumn scent.
Musky And Woody Autumn Scents
Patchouli has a very musky woody scent with usually a slight smoky edge to it. Patchouli is very relaxing, calming and grounding for the nervous system. A scent and oil that is often used to alleviate shock and stress.
Sandalwood is a very musky wood autumn scent that is extremely grounding.
Grounding Autumn Scents And Winter Scents
Frankincense is also a very grounding autumn scent it is regarded as the No 1 Sacred Oil widely used at Christmas.
Myrrh is also an extremely grounding scent, like frankincense it is a high frequency oil associated with spiritual rituals such as Christmas.
Citrus Autumn Scents
Bergamot oil added to frankincense oil or patchouli oil helps balance and uplift these very grounding autumn scents.
Mandarin oil or Wild Orange Oil is often combined with Cinnamon Oil during December to help create a lovely more joyous and warm Christmas Scent and Christmas feel to any home or venue.
What are most scented candles made of?
Most scented candles today contain some sort of synthetic fragrances. The problem with candles is it is not just the scents you have to consider the wax it is made of. That is why you should look for organic candles or natural candles.
- Parrafin Wax a by product of petroleum is widely used in many candles because it is very cheap to produce but is known to contain what are regarded as potential carcinogens.
- Palm Wax is regarded as clean and non-toxic but it is not eco-friendly and its mass production by many companies often involves mass deforestation and human rights issues.
- Beeswax is one of the oldest ingredients used to make candles although it is clean and non-toxic, it is said that the over production of beeswax candles actually “puts stress on bee populations“
- Coconut Wax is a more modern ingredient being used to make candles. It is completely natural, has a clean burn, and is an extremely sustainable source.
- Soy wax is another more modern candle making ingredient that is natural, non-toxic, clean burn, eco-friendly.
Toxin Free – Natural Autumn Scented Candles
Many people have their own favourite autumn scented candles that contain some of the scents made above and some make their own.
NYR Calming Candle contains rose and geranium and certified organic wax, a scent that can be used all year.
Neal’s Yard Remedies Balancing Candle which contains bergamot and patchouli makes it both uplifting and very grounding, perfect for those more darker autumn evenings.
Eileen Burns is a qualified aromatherapist with over 25 years of experience teaching and use essential oils to support her clients and students.
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