Aromatherapy Candles

Written by M J Plaster


Nothing turns a commonplace, ho-hum room into a radiant, inviting setting faster thanrepparttar flicker of a few ordinary candles scattered strategically throughoutrepparttar 100071 room. Add scented candles and you can quickly evoke childhood memories, transport your imagination to a tropical island, or infuserepparttar 100072 room withrepparttar 100073 crisp scent of a pine forest. Aromatherapy candles add yet another dimension torepparttar 100074 equation.

Aromatherapy candles release a small, but continuous stream of herbal and floral essential oils intorepparttar 100075 air as they burn. The chemicals inrepparttar 100076 essential oils enter your body as you breathe, and travel throughoutrepparttar 100077 body, includingrepparttar 100078 brain, throughrepparttar 100079 bloodstream. You receive subtle benefits asrepparttar 100080 chemicals interact with your body. Don't expect to receive full healing benefits by lighting a candle, but aromatherapy candles providerepparttar 100081 same dual benefits inherent in conventional aromatherapy in less concentrated doses: smell therapy and chemical reactions torepparttar 100082 essential oils.

Burn aromatherapy candles to alter, enhance, and improve your state of mind while adding a touch of nature's pure perfume to your surroundings. What a pleasant, powerful quick fix to an otherwise rotten day, not to mention a less destructive alternative to downing a pint of ice cream or a pound of chocolate to chase awayrepparttar 100083 blahs.

Let aromatherapy candles help setrepparttar 100084 right mood for others with whom you spend time. Your guests will only know that you have that "special something," that magical touch when it comes to hospitality.

Tips for Using Aromatherapy Candles:

Make sure that you purchase aromatherapy candles, not just scented candles. Look for labels that include "pure essential oils."

Selectrepparttar 100085 right candle forrepparttar 100086 situation. The best way to ensure that you have selectedrepparttar 100087 best candle to achieve your goal is to purchase a candle with labeling that reflects your desired effect.

Invigorate - Perhaps you arrive home lethargic and drained after a grueling day at work, and like so many other busy parents, your workday at home is just beginning—with no time for an intervening catnap. Treat yourself to a short break, and light an energizing aromatherapy candle. Invigorating candles typically contain some mixture of oils fromrepparttar 100088 mint and citrus families. The mint essential oils—peppermint, spearmint, basil, and eucalyptus—provide quick stimulation, revitalization, and an extra dose of energy. Other invigorating essential oils include cedar, rosemary, cinnamon, geranium, cassia, and vanilla.

INSTALLING VINYL REPLACEMENT WINDOWS ON THE SECOND FLOOR

Written by John Rocco


I hope all of you had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday. Sometimes we get so busy in our lives that we forget how fortunate we all are to live inrepparttar greatest country on this earth. Those brave men and women in our armed forces make it possible, so keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

If you have a two story house, and you are going to replacerepparttar 100070 windows on bothrepparttar 100071 first and second floor, there are little tricks that you can use to makerepparttar 100072 upper floor job a bit safer and easier. Ifrepparttar 100073 windows are replacement style frames, you install them from insiderepparttar 100074 house, sorepparttar 100075 only thing that you will do different thanrepparttar 100076 first floor windows is to use an extension ladder to caulkrepparttar 100077 exterior. So, let's talk about doing retrofit style windows onrepparttar 100078 second floor. You can usually removerepparttar 100079 old window from insiderepparttar 100080 house, but if you have a picture window, you have to userepparttar 100081 extension ladder to removerepparttar 100082 stops holdingrepparttar 100083 glass in place. Then, you can go insiderepparttar 100084 house and cutrepparttar 100085 glass free fromrepparttar 100086 frame using a utility knife. Put a tarp onrepparttar 100087 ground belowrepparttar 100088 window, to catch any glass pieces that may fall duringrepparttar 100089 removal. Also, don't forget to keep people and animals away fromrepparttar 100090 area belowrepparttar 100091 window.

Once you are ready to installrepparttar 100092 new window, you can do it from insiderepparttar 100093 house. Remember, when installing retrofit style frames, you install them from outside and raise them into place. Instead, carryrepparttar 100094 window upstairs. If it's a slider, removerepparttar 100095 screen and sliding panel. Then, using a helper, you can anglerepparttar 100096 window frame throughrepparttar 100097 opening, extendingrepparttar 100098 retrofit lip completely outside ofrepparttar 100099 opening before pullingrepparttar 100100 window back toward you, and installingrepparttar 100101 window as if you were outside. Have your helper holdrepparttar 100102 center bar while you put a screw intorepparttar 100103 top center to holdrepparttar 100104 frame in place. You can dorepparttar 100105 entire installation from inside. The only time you will need to go onrepparttar 100106 extension ladder is when you're ready to caulkrepparttar 100107 exterior. Make sure you put a generous amount of caulk whererepparttar 100108 top ofrepparttar 100109 frame meetsrepparttar 100110 stucco or exterior material. You don't want any water getting pastrepparttar 100111 new frame, otherwise it can work it's way throughrepparttar 100112 wall and down throughrepparttar 100113 ceiling orrepparttar 100114 walls. You would be surprised how easily two people can install an 8' wide by 5' tall sliding window onrepparttar 100115 second floor if you removerepparttar 100116 sliding panels and screens. In fact, my helper and I did one 10' wide and 5' high. That wasrepparttar 100117 biggest one I ever did onrepparttar 100118 second floor. You can run a bead of caulk onrepparttar 100119 outside face ofrepparttar 100120 old frame before installingrepparttar 100121 new frame right from insiderepparttar 100122 room.

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