Love your home with all your senses. Discover: Scentscaping

So what is Scentscaping?

Put simply, scentscaping is decorating your home with scent. Just like you might differentiate rooms in your home with a complimentary paint color or wallpaper scentscaping allows you to enhance the mood of each space through aroma.

So how do I do this Scentscaping thing?

First, choose your preferred mode of scent dispersion and get ready to enjoy your home on a whole new level.

Candle
Room Spray
Reed Diffuser
Essential Oil Aroma Diffuser
Incense
Cleaning Products

Scentscaping with Candles

If you love to create a mood then candles are for you. From the ritual of lighting the flame to watching the light and shadows dance through the room – candles are the king of ambiance. Candle aroma will build slowly and become full-bodied filling the space as it continues to burn down. To sum up the benefit of candles: they can be layered with all of the other Scentscaping options which will create a real depth of fragrance in your space.

When choosing candles:

Opt for coconut, soy or beeswax because they will burn clean all the way down (make sure it is 100% natural wax so you are not getting a paraffin blend)
stay away from ingredient lists containing “fragrance” and choose only candles that list REAL ingredient names
Look for 100% cotton, hemp or wood wicks

Scentscaping with Room Spray

This is a great option for a quick pick-me-up. Additionally, room sprays are a great choice if you have kids or pets and don’t want to worry about an open flame or a breakable reed diffuser. Quick and easy just spray and enjoy – sounds amazing right?

Scentscaping with Reed Diffusers

Reed diffusers are a great choice to create a subtle signature fragrance in your home. The positives of using a reed diffuser are they are long-lasting when compared to candles and room sprays. A 250ML diffuser can permeate the space with fragrance for up to 12 weeks.

SIMPLE – no maintenance required

After selecting the perfect space in your room for your diffuser then all you need to do is pop the reeds in the fragrance base.

Scentscaping with Essential Oil Diffuser

This is the hottest new trend in scenting your home and with good reason. Misting diffusers will disperse natural essential oils into the air which not only freshens the space but can also lift your mood or lessen stress and anxiety. Diffusers are another safe and relatively maintenance-free option because they require only water and a few drops of your favorite essential oil.

When Choosing Essential Oils

Here are the most important things to consider:

Look for high quality oils that are considered safe for internal consumption. Although you will not be consuming the oils looking for this as a guidepost ensures you are getting the highest possible quality.
Ensure you are buying 100% pure oils and that they are not cut with a carrier oil.
Avoid buying anything with the term fragrance oil as these are often synthetically produced and not true botanical essential oils.
Look for oils sold in dark colored bottles. This will help avoid deterioration and protect the therapeutic properties of your oils.

How to choose my diffuser

Make sure the diffuser is easy to clean
a built in timer is a nice feature to allow you to release the perfect amount of scent into your space
Avoid diffusers that involve steam, candle and hot plates – these heat the oils and mess with the overall delicate chemistry.

Scentscaping with Incense

Burning incense has been a ritual since ancient times and was used to ward off evil spirits and purify surroundings. Incense can come in many forms: sticks, cones, loose powder, and raw plant materials. Why would you want to incorporate this ancient practice in scentscaping your home? Well, Incense is definitely more of an experience. If you are looking to complement your yoga or meditation practice or simply elevate your evening soak in the tub then incense may be a great compliment to your scentscaping.

Tips to choosing incense

I know what you are thinking: Incense has gotten a bad rap in recent years this is primarily due to the inclusion of these darn synthetics I keep mentioning.

Look for incense made from 100% essential oil
DO NOT buy incense where “fragrance’ is listed as an ingredient
Look for incense containing natural burning materials like charcoal

Scentscaping with Cleaning Products

If you have to clean why allow it to assist in scentscaping your home? There are a variety of home cleaning products on the market today that use essential oils and have great staying power. Citrus tends to be the most popular choice in scent when choosing a cleaning product – probably because it’s the scent we generally associate with a clean and orderly space.

To Sum Up

Scentscaping can help you enjoy your home on every level. By finding a signature scent, a seasonal scent, or a scent by room you will elevate the way in which you and your guests experience and enjoy your space.

Love your home with all your senses. Discover: Scentscaping

So what is Scentscaping?

So how do I do this Scentscaping thing?