You’ve probably heard that scent can boost your mood. But it can also transform your sleep. Aromatherapy can calm the mind, relax the body, and create an environment that invites deep and healing sleep. Burning incense, candles, and relaxing oils can quiet the mental noise that keeps you tossing and turning. Just be sure to extinguish them before you enter dreamland. Below, discover the importance of sleep hygiene and the best scents for better sleep.
Scent can help prepare you for sleep, but your habits before bed make a big difference. Following healthy practices before bed to encourage deeper rest is called sleep hygiene.
Pair your aromatherapy with these good sleep hygiene habits for maximum effect and restorative nights:
Lower the lights earlier: A darker room signals to your brain that it’s getting close to bedtime. Your natural circadian rhythm reacts, making you feel more sleepy within an hour or so.
Write down tomorrow’s to-do list: Replaying upcoming tasks in your mind doesn’t allow your mind to relax. Get everything you need to remember down on paper before bed to free your mind until morning.
Reduce screen time: Extra stimulation, blue light, and bright screens all disrupt your brain’s natural sleep cycle. Intentionally put devices away early for high-quality sleep and lower dependence on screens.
Declutter your space: We sleep better in clean, tidy spaces. Unwanted items and unfinished projects can weigh on our minds subconsciously. Declutter your space to reduce physical mess and feel calm and clarity before you go to sleep.
Keep your bedroom cool: Feeling too hot is a common reason for sleep trouble. Keep your room cooler at night by reducing the heat, adding a fan, or investing in a mattress with cooling technology.
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Scent affects our state of mind. With aromatherapy, you can guide your mind to better sleep by reducing stress and calming anxieties. These eight incense and candle scents are perfect for promoting deeper sleep.
Individual scents can encourage calm and better sleep, but Nirvana Wild Berry Incense is a blend of aromas created with true relaxation in mind. Comforting vanilla, grounding amber, relaxing patchouli, and calming lavender come together in this mix to soothe your body, mind, and spirit. Nirvana lingers in the air long after the stick is extinguished, for a dreamy atmosphere all night long.
Lavender, the undisputed champion of calming, sleepy scents. Soothing the nervous system and filling the room with light, calming, and sleepy vibes, Wild Berry Lavender Incense blends classic herbal lavender with notes of floral geranium and crispy camphor.
Soft, comforting vanilla relaxes the body and mind together. The scent of nostalgia and warm, sweet baking, Ol’ Fashioned French Vanilla wraps you up in aromatherapy hugs. Creating calm for healing sleep, this candle turns into kitchenware after burning for up to 90 hours. Use your new reusable mason jar for warm milky drinks when the candle burns out. A Beamer Candle keeps on giving.
When your nervous system needs nurturing and stress is building up, french vanilla is the answer, so don’t rely on luck.
Rose carries the energy of peace and self-love, taking away tension and reminding you that feeling good is not a luxury. Capturing the scent of a rose garden in full bloom, let your mind wander and indulge your daydreams before you fall asleep.
Filling the room with uplifting floral notes, forget the world with Satya Rose Incense and find harmony as your body resets.
For a perfect winding-down ambiance night after night, the Blue Dream candle by Taylor Nicole lasts for up to 50 immersive hours. Beyond the crackling of the special wooden wick and the rainbow-refracting label that creates a relaxing light show, Blue Dream is a blend that soothes the soul.
A base of sweet, herbal lavender fills the room with calming aromatherapy while fresh bergamot adds a hint of fresh, clean scent for room freshening and extra clarity.
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Jasmine is both relaxing and uplifting. It helps reduce stress and encourages happier thoughts and feelings. The perfect choice for sweet dreams.
Using a base aroma of exotic jasmine flowers in bloom, Jasmine Wild Berry Incense adds creamy notes of warm vanilla and super-relaxing ylang-ylang to create a deep and comforting scent to encourage deep sleep.
Rich and grounding, sandalwood helps clear mental clutter, bringing you back into your body, ready for real healing sleep. As it encourages deep rest, the Sandalwood Smoke Odor Exterminator Candle neutralizes odors in the home, as it clears smoke, cooking smells, and musty odors away, ready for a fresh new day.
A classic scent for meditation and relaxation, sandalwood is earthy and neutral, perfectly balancing masculine and feminine energy.
A sacred scent, frankincense promotes mindfulness and spiritual calm. Used for thousands of years during prayer and meditation, it prepares the mind for stillness, helping your body get ready for sleep.
Blending traditional frankincense with crisp notes of fresh balsam, Frankincense Wild Berry Incense adds extra clarity to your mindset and dreams.
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Good sleep isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s non-negotiable to stay healthy and reach your potential. When good sleep hygiene isn’t enough to calm your mind, soothing scents can take the reins as you drift off into slumber.
Candles, incense, and scent oils encourage your mind to get what it needs. Deep, healing sleep that resets your body for the day ahead.
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Scents activate the brain’s pathways. Relaxing aromas can help lower your heart rate and ease anxiety, both vital for a good night’s sleep.
Burn scented candles or incense about 30 to 60 minutes before bed. This gives the relaxing scents time to fill your space as your body winds down for sleep. Always extinguish any flames or burning incense before falling asleep.
Absolutely. Layering floral scents like jasmine or rose, with grounding notes of sandalwood or musk can create a personalized signature aroma for you to calm your mind before deep, restorative sleep.
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