At Starflower, we love the smell of the holiday season and how it can transport us! There are so many scents out there for sale that try and replicate the warmth of the season, but they don't last and most of them contain dangerous hormone-altering chemicals. At Starflower, we are always aware of what goes into the products we buy and how they can impact our health. To avoid nasty chemicals we like to create our own holiday scents using a simmer pot.
You don't need to go out and buy a simmer pot, although there are some simply gorgeous ones out there, like this lovely one from Claire Burke. If you don't want to spend anything, you can use an older pot on the stove that you don't mind getting messy, an old crockpot, or a ceramic bowl on your radiator (not recommended if you have children in the home).
There is a lot that you can put into your simmer pot to get that lovely holiday smell to permeate through your house. Most of the ingredients, you will find, you already have in your home. We like to use pine needles from the tree, evergreen sprigs, essential oils, cinnamon sticks, apple rinds, orange rinds and cloves to achieve that warming holiday scent.
To get your pot together, fill your container of choice about halfway with water. Next add your ingredients and set the temperature on a low setting. Don't let your pot get too hot or it will burn and make not only for nasty clean up, but a bad, lingering smell as well. When your water and ingredients warm up, the scent should start filling your home with warming scent that is sure to make you sigh with content. Be sure to check your simmer pot throughout the day to make sure that your water hasn't evaporated away.
Simmer pots also make for a wonderful humidifier. The steam that rises from your pot will help rid your home of horrible dryness that comes from the heating of your home through radiators and heaters.
For more recipes on simmer pots, you can find them here and here. For quality 100% organic essential oils, visit our website.
Do any of you use simmer pots? Do you have any recipes you would like to share?
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