The Many Advantages of Candle Making Fragrance Oils

Making candles today is not only easier than in past eras, but adding scent to them has become easier and naturally more popular. Today's scents used in candle making are limitless. You can make a candle scent with a huge variety of scents with fragrance oils.

There are many uses for various candle making fragrance oils like aroma therapy for healing, setting a particular mood, repelling mosquitoes or simply for odor control in the home. If you are just beginning the craft of candle making, keep in mind that choosing the right fragrance oils is vital as some may cause eye irritations or allergy outbreaks in those with allergies. Here is a simple guide to fragrance oils you can use for making candles.

Candles used to be just a way to provide light for reading and seeing at night. Today candles have many uses. The addition of a vast variety of scents for candles provides a way to create whatever mood or atmosphere you want or need.

It is also believed that different candle scents can stimulate, balance and heal the body and mind. Different fragrance oils used in candle making can help with relaxation, stress, sleep disorders, energy and peace of mind. Here is a quick list of how candle making fragrance oils are beneficial.

* Refresh your senses - eucalyptus and peppermint
* Relax your body and mind - lavender, vanilla, grapefruit and lemon grass
* Sooth your spirit - French vanilla and green tea
* Serenity for your soul - ginger and citrus
* Tranquility for balance - vanilla and lavender
* Release your sensuality - rosemary, cedar and sprice
* Find your positive attitude - Moroccan rose and chamomile
* Get happy - patchouli, frankincense and labdanum
* Energy to succeed - clove, nutmeg and cassia
* Heal emotional pain - orange, tangerine and lavandin


These are just a few of the many various scents and scent blends used for various reasons. There is so much more to fragrance oils and candle making that it just can't be fully covered in one article. There is plenty of valuable information available online on the subject as well as where and how to buy candle making fragrance oils, candle making equipment and other candle making supplies like dyes and waxes.