Scented candles, especially those that use essential oils, could be used as part of aromatherapy treatments in which the different scents help to alleviate several different ailments.

Many soy candles are made with essential oils and different oils help to improve various medical problems including headaches, depression, insomnia, stress, pain and infections.

One does not have to digest these various herbs in order to benefit from their healing property, which is where aromatherapy comes into play.

Chamomile, a kind of tea, is also an herb which can be made into oils and placed into a soy candle. When the soy candle burns, the oil helps the scent fill the room and a person who smells the chamomile will feel better because it is an anti-inflammatory, a sedative, antiseptic and pain reliever.  The scent also helps with hay fever, arthritis, digestive problems, and menstrual and menopausal symptoms.  If someone has just returned from the hospital, drinking chamomile tea in addition to burning a chamomile soy candle will make this person feel much better faster than if they received no aromatherapy.

Other soy candles with essential oils that can contribute to the health and well-being of a person through aromatherapy include lavender which has a soothing and calming effect on many people and has been known to help cure headaches, insomnia (put the candle out before falling asleep for safety reasons) depression, stress and nausea.

A peppermint candle could help aid in someone’s digestion, simply by its strong aroma; in addition, peppermint also helps with motion sickness and muscle pains. 

Several herbs are not good to use for pregnant women; however with aromatherapy, lighting a scented candle would be allowed because breathing a small amount of the herb will still benefit the mother without harming the child.  Herbs like tarragon, which aids in indigestion and gas; thyme, which helps will coughs, Laryngitis, diarrhea, gas and intestinal worms, should also not be ingested by pregnant women however aromatherapy candles could help aid some of these symptoms. Rosemary is another herb that cannot be digested by pregnant women but an aromatherapy candle with rosemary essential oils could help with flu-like symptoms, gas, bronchitis and fluid retention.