Scented tea candles make a kind, clutter-free Christmas gift for a teacher. Here is when to give it, how to make it personal and why timing matters this year.
Why does a mint candle make a room feel crisp? Peppermint in candle aroma oil switches on your body's cold sensor. Here is the Nobel-winning science of it.
Candles and fragrances can work in a home with cats and dogs. Here is where to put the flame, why cats are more sensitive and the habits that help most.
Can't be with Mum this December? A candle with fragrance sends a little bit of home. Ideas for scents she'll know, plus tips for posting her gift in time.
Why does one lavender candle smell soft and another sharp? Meet true lavender and lavandin, the camphor gap between them, and how to tell them apart by nose.
Best scented candles need safe habits. We sort five viral candle hacks into try or skip, from the foil fix for tunnelling to tealights on the side of a bath.
Dark before teatime? A caramel vanilla candle suits November. Here is how to build a slow, cosy evening at home and which sweet scents to look for in winter.
What does a jasmine candle smell like? Learn why jasmine is sweet with a musky edge, what indole does, and why so much jasmine in perfume is made in a lab.
Scented votive candles melt into liquid wax, so they need the right holder. Here is how to burn them safely, where to put them and how to get the most scent.
The best smelling Christmas candles suit the night you are having. Match twelve festive scents to cosy nights in, get-togethers and busy December mornings.
Coffee scented candles smell great, but do coffee beans really reset your nose? A 2011 study tested the perfume counter trick. Here is what it really found.
Scented tealight candles get hotter than they look. Here is where to put them safely, which holders work best and the spots a UK fire service warns against.
