Artificial Christmas Trees Have No Scent

Do you miss the smell of a Christmas Tree?

So many of us have been using artificial trees for our Christmas decorating for all sorts of reasons. For one thing there is no mess with cleaning up those dropping needles and they are much less of a fire hazard in our homes. The trouble is they don't give us that aroma of a pine tree during the holidays. 

There are actually benefits from having this fragrance in our homes whether it is Christmas or not. The scent of pine can help alleviate sinus congestion when breathed in. It also helps with stimulating our minds and bodies with a little more energy. 

How Do we get that pine scent when our tree isn't real?

Actually, that can be accomplished with a fair amount of ease. You can purchase a room spray that has a pine or cedar scent base. I recommend spraying it on the tree when the lights are off. The spray will linger for several days because the spray is on the branches. 

You can also get a little scent circle and hang it on the tree. Often times those little circles are decorative in and of themselves and could pass for an ornament on the tree. If not, place it near the center of the tree where the base pole is. That way it will be hidden but still emit the fragrance of pine in your room. 

Another option would be what we call a scent pak. Basically, that is like what my Grandma used to call a sachet. Little pieces of scented wax or some other media are sewn into a little pillow of fabric. You can make your own pretty easily with some cute fabric, essential oil that smells like pine and some thread. Place the pack under the tree or even on a limb of the tree. These little sachet packets need to be handled every so often so that the scent gets spread in the room. 

Of these three suggestions, the spray is going to last the longest. The circle will last about as long but may not fill the entire room. The little scented pack is not going to have the same coverage as the other two but will give a subtle hint of the scent of pine near your tree. 

Peppermint And Coffee Can Boost Your Energy

Peppermint Often A Christmas Scent

At least, I think of the scent of peppermint for a Christmas aroma. That is probably due to those peppermint candy canes that I still enjoy. The fragrance itself, that of peppermint, is actually a fragrance that has benefits for us all year long, not specifically at Christmastime. 

As a scent, peppermint has a soothing quality. It can boost your energy levels just by inhaling its aroma. Science has found that the scent of the peppermint plant has a mood elevating nature to it that can assist in alleviating the symptoms of depression and anxiety. It helps to boost our mood from feeling sad or anxious to a feeling of happiness. This, in turn, can help us have a more productive day. 

The Aroma of Coffee Is Also A Energy Enhancer

We know that as a beverage, coffee will help to boost our energy from the caffeine. Did you know that just the aroma of coffee brewing or the grinding of coffee beans has a benefit of giving us a little "pick-me-up"? It does! It might not have the same effect as drinking a cup of coffee but it will give you more of a boost than you might think. 

Our olfactory nerves run straight to our brains, no detours, just straight to the old noggin. So, any stimulation from smells get to our brain really fast. Those aromas are on a super highway and effect us almost immediately. A case in point: Just how fast do you start to gag when you encounter a really bad smell? Hmmm? You may not realize it but the smells that are positive are working on your mood and energy levels too. They may not be as apparent as a reaction to a nasty smell but they are working just the same. 

A Scent Recipe Using Peppermint and Coffee

Many people think of this as a scent to use during the holidays but I like it all year round. I particularly like combing these two scents when I'm feeling exhausted or even a little down in the old dumper. We all have those days. So, here is my recipe for perking up and feeling happier.

If the image is a little hard for you to read the recipe is:

• 1/2 cube of Peppermint Dreams
• 1/2 cube of Perk Me Up

If you are not going to warm these two in a Scentsy warmer, you can still use essential oils to create the same effect. 

The Peppermint Dreams wax from our line smells like a chocolate cupcake with mint. It is so yummy all by itself! The Perk Me Up wax from our line smells like Guatemalan coffee beans with just a hint of hazelnut. Put the two together and you have a energy boosting, happy feeling coming on.