The ambient glow of a candle is enough to make me relax. Throw in aromas known to help boost your mood, and your weeknight sitting on the couch after a long day at work just got better. If you're looking for a pick-me-up scented candle, you might want to check out these scents:
- Ylang-ylang: From the flower of a tropical tree that grows in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and considered to be a natural antidepressant.
- Lavender: From the flower of the lavender plant, which is technically part of the mint family, and thought to reduce anxiety.
- Mint: From the leaves of the mint plant historically used to treat stomachaches and chest pains.
- Geranium: From the flower that typically grows in the eastern Mediterranean and thought to alleviate anxiety.
- Frankincense: From the bark of the boswellia tree and an ancient incense thought to deepen breathing.
- Chamomile: From the asteraceae plant, similar to a daisy, and used to treat chronic stress.
- Bergamot: From a bitter citrus fruit commonly found in Southern Italy known for calming effects.
- Neroli: From the blossom of the bergamot fruit known for its uplifting impact.
- Petitgrain: From the leaves and twigs of the bergamot fruit and used to calm nerves.
Keep reading for our picks for each scent.
Lavender
Jonathan Adler Pop Candle [1] ($38)
Lavender
Diptyque Feuille de Lavande/Lavender Leaf Scented Candle, Size 6.5 oz [2] ($32)
Lavender
Method Products French Lavender Scented Soy Candle 5 oz [3] ($7)
Lavender
Jo Malone London Just Like Sunday — Lavender & Lovage Candle, Size 7 oz [4] ($65)
Lavender
Niven Morgan Lavender Mint Candle [5] ($32)
Lavender
Lavender Fields 5-oz. Soy Candle Tin [6] ($20)
Lavender
Sonoma Goods For Life French Lavender 14-oz. Jar Candle [7] ($20)
Mint
Sweet Agave and Mint Galvanized Antique Candle Tin [8] ($13)
Mint
Illume Bistro Glass Candle [9] ($16)
Mint
Italian Melon Mint Jar Candle [10] ($8)
Mint
Lafco Inc. Mint Tisane Meditation Candle [11] ($60)
Mint
Kobo Candles Bamboo Mint Candle [12] ($42)
Mint
Nest Fragrances Moss & Mint Votive Candle [13] ($16)
Mint
Chesapeake Bay Candle Sea Salt & Driftwood, Honeysuckle & Mint and Green Teas and Lotus Layered 4-in. Pillar Candle [14] ($10)
Bergamot
Kaufmann Mercantile Bergamot & Teak Soy Candle [15] ($34)
Geranium
Michael Aram Gold Orchid Candle [16] ($60)
Geranium
The Well Appointed House Laduree Rose Geranium Candle [17] ($81)
Geranium
Peacock Parfumerie Prince Orange Geranium Botanist Candle [18] ($40)
Geranium
Diptyque Geranium Rosa Scented Candle [19] ($61)
Geranium
Purple & Gold Candle With Quartz Cluster [20] ($124)
Frankincense
Norden Ojai Candle [21] ($55)
Frankincense
Guerlain Hiver en Russie Candle, 180g [22] ($86)
Chamomile
Byredo Cotton Poplin Bougie Parfumee Scented Candle, 240g [23] ($80)
Chamomile
Bond No.9 Park Avenue Candle [24] ($105)
Chamomile
Mybody Rose Chamomile Candle [25] ($45)
Ylang-Ylang
Molton Brown Ylang Ylang Candle/6.3 oz. [26] ($49)
Ylang-Ylang
Christopher Courtney Sensual Luxury Spa Massage Candle [27] ($95)
Ylang-Ylang
Hi Wildflower Botanica Botanical Candle [28] ($14)
Ylang-Ylang
Aspen Bay Candles Boho Embossed Tin Candle [29] ($15)
Bergamot
Lemon Bergamot Amelia Filled Jar Candle [30] ($13)
Bergamot
Antica Farmacista Bergamot & Ocean Aria Scented Candle, 9 oz. [31] ($44)
Bergamot
Molton Brown Orange & Bergamot Candle/6.3 oz. [32] ($49)
Bergamot
Cire Trudon Josephine Candle/9.5 oz. [33] ($105)
Neroli
Malin+Goetz Neroli Candle [34] ($52)
Neroli
Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli Candle [35] ($55)
Neroli
BKR Roja Parfums Neroli Candle [36] ($115)
Neroli
Neroli Petals Amelia Filled Jar Candle [37] ($13)
Petitgrain
Ellis Brooklyn Fable Terrific Scented Candle [38] ($60)
Neroli
CB2 Neroli and Eucalyptus Soy Candle [39] ($18)
Neroli
Mad Et Len Lili Neroli Candle [40] ($83)
Petitgrain
Molton Brown Black Peppercorn 3-Wick Candle/16.9 oz. [41] ($74)
Petitgrain
Frank & Oak Great Bear Wax Co Wooden No. 1 Soy Candle [42] ($28)
Petitgrain
Seda France Sel De Mer Candle [43] ($33)