What Room is Best Suited for a Cinnamon Candle ?
For centuries, cinnamon has been considered to be an aphrodisiac. So, if you are in the mood for love then the bedroom could be the perfect place for your cinnamon candle. If you just want to create a romantic atmosphere, you could cosy up with a the spicy scent in any room of the house – be it enjoying a candle-lit bubble bath, a candle-lit dinner, or just want to bring some romance to movie night in the living room. Cinnamon goes great with popcorn.
Essentially, cinnamon candles will work in all rooms of your house, as it can complement a number of moods. For example, you can burn one in the kitchen when your baking to fill the whole house with a smell that is good enough to eat. Or you could burn one in your dining room whilst hosting a dinner party to stimulate your guests appetite. Cinnamon candles will go particularly well with a Moroccan menu. If you enjoy a particular fragrance, then any room is perfectly suited for you candle.
The Season for Cinnamon Candles ?
Whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, the rich fragrance of cinnamon is always welcome. But, there is definitely one season which, is most associated with the popular spicy fragrance, and that is Christmas. As soon as the leaves start changing colour on the trees, the sweet and spicy notes of cinnamon are the ones we crave.
There is no better way to get into the Christmas spirit, than to burn a few natural cinnamon candles, whilst wrapping gifts or putting up decorations. In fact, a scientific study showed that cinnamon is the smell we most associate with Christmas. Furthermore, the test subjects demonstrated more pleasure and familiarity, when they smelled cinnamon during the holiday season. So, if you do want to get a little bit of extra joy from Christmas, then fill your home with some lovely cinnamon candles.
So, science has established that cinnamon is the official scent of the jolliest time of the year, but why do we associate cinnamon with Christmas? The exotic spice has long been a feature of the special holiday season, it was back in the middle ages when cinnamon started to appear in Europe. At the beginning of the era it was considered a luxury that was used liberally at Christmas time as a show of wealth and prosperity. At the end of the middle ages, cinnamon was more available and it was used as a meat preservative at the time of Christmas feasts. It featured prominently in meat and fruit pies, which evolved over time to the sweet mincemeat pies, we love at Christmas. So, that is why when a cinnamon candle burns, we think of Christmas.
Other Uses For Your Cinnamon Candle?
It has been well established that the aroma of cinnamon is good for both focus and relaxation, but there are some situations where burning a candle is not really appropriate. But you can enjoy that cinnamon candle without burning it. For example, place an unlit cinnamon candle in your car, and as the car warms up, the wax will soften, releasing some of the beautiful scent. This will help keep you soothed and calm in traffic jams,, and focused and alert through a long drive. Better still, once you get home from your long car ride, you can light you candle, for a more intense cinnamon hit.
A downstairs toilet is usually too small a room to burn a candle safely, plus the flame is likely to eat up a lot of the oxygen and burn out, a short time after lighting. However, you can still fill the smallest room of your house with cinnamon loveliness. Simple pop an unlit candle on the window sill, and when the sun or light shines through the window, it will gently warm the candle giving of a burst of cinnamon, which will last so well in the small room. Not a bad way to impress some guests.
A Cinnamon Candle Makes A Great Gift
If cinnamon was once considered to be a good enough gift for royalty and the Gods themselves, then a cinnamon candle is surely a good enough gift for someone special in your life. Don't limit yourself to the holiday season to give the gift of an aromatic candle, it would make a great gift all year round. Cinnamon creates such a wonderful ambiance, relaxing, romantic and cosy, it has a place in every home. Just remember, to always burn your candles safely, and don't forget to blow them out.
If cinnamon was once considered to be a good enough gift for royalty and the Gods themselves, then a cinnamon candle is surely a good enough gift for someone special in your life. Don't limit yourself to the holiday season to give the gift of an aromatic candle, it would make a great gift all year round. Cinnamon creates such a wonderful ambiance, relaxing, romantic and cosy, it has a place in every home. Just remember, to always burn your candles safely, and don't forget to blow them out.
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