How Do Scents Help us Sleep

Sleep is so important, and is key to feeling our best and functioning properly on a daily basis. Getting a good night's sleep is vital for our body and mind to operate properly; affecting everything including our mood, our focus, our energy and even our libido. Unfortunately many of us find it difficult to fall asleep or to stay sleeping soundly throughout the night. This can then result in us feeling tired, with low-energy and and feeling drained throughout the day impacting how our work, relationships, fitness routines and more.

When searching for ways that we can improve our sleep quality and duration, one of the natural methods that you can use is scents. There are many scents that can make it easier for us to fall asleep and feel rested, and to become relaxed in the evening and ready for sleep. Scents have been used for thousands of years all over the world to promote calmness, sleep and relaxation. In this article, we discuss how scents help us sleep and aid in us having a deeper and more restful night's slumber. Keep reading to learn more, and to browse our full range of scents here at anatomē visit our website today.

Improving Relaxation

Often we can feel quite stressed and anxious before bed, and find it difficult to switch off and relax. This can make it difficult for us to fall asleep, or to even get into that sleepy head space in the first place meaning that we end up tossing and turning throughout the night and getting to bed late. One of the best ways to get in that sleepy mood and unwind is to improve your relaxation before bed, and de-stress and slow down your nervous system.

Scents can really help with this, stimulating our olfactory sense and sending messages to our brain to help us relax. Scents can help to relax both our minds and bodies, sooth our nerves and help to improve our sleep. A great way to help ourselves unwind and get sleepy is by having a hot bath before bed, using a lavender spray on our pillow, and doing some meditation and breath-work before setting off to sleep.

Helping you Fall Asleep Faster

As well as helping us to relax, scents can also help us to fall asleep faster. Many of us find it difficult to get to sleep, and end up staying up for hours in bed not being able to sleep even when we are tired. This can lead to over-thinking and worries, and can be incredibly frustrating when all we want to do is shut off and get to sleep. So if you hate spending time counting sheep before bed, maybe consider incorporating some scents into your night-time routine.

Scents can help us to fall asleep faster, and naturally induce sleep promoting qualities in our brains to help us get into a deep and restful sleep. Essential oils can be amazing for this, you can apply them topically, sprinkle them onto your pillow, or use a diffuser. Some essential oils that are commonly used to enhance sleep and help you to fall asleep faster include Lavender, German Chamomile, Neroli, Ylang Ylang, and Rose. Just incorporating some scents into your night time routine can help to bring about sleep, and have a calming and relaxing effect on your mind and help any anxiety that you might have.

Better Sleep Quality

We don’t just want to be able to fall asleep, we want to be able to have a good quality of sleep. There is no substitute for a good night's sleep, and sometimes we can end up falling asleep and then experiencing a disturbed sleep where we are constantly waking up and aren’t able to stay asleep. We need deep REM sleep to rest and recover properly, and feel great the next day which is why sleep quality is so important.

To help you land comfortably in a sleepy dreamland, scents can help and get you into a calm state so you can sleep deeply and restfully. Using scents can help you to decompress, relax and unwind and get into a sleepy state so that you can sleep all night long without interruptions. A great way to become relaxed before bed and enjoy a deep night's sleep is by lighting a candle, to enjoy its beautiful scent as well as the relaxing atmosphere they set.

Enjoy a Deep and Restful Sleep with anatomē 

If you’d like to enjoy nights of deep and restful sleep, then anatomē offers a number of solutions. Our team or aromacologists and nutritionists have created carefully designed scents to help bring balance to modern lifestyles - and help you enjoy a sound sleep all night long.

All of the expertly blended botanical ingredients that we stock have been chosen for their positive effects on sleep, and can be integrated into your daily wellness practise whether that be in your bathing ritual or your night-time routine to help you unwind and destress. We strive to support each wellness journey, delivering our rigorously researched scents that can help you to sleep soundly and create that sleep haven that you need.

You can help yourself to develop a relaxing night-time routine with our Lavender Pillow Spray, Recovery Sleep Reed Diffuser, or Support and Protection Candle. We recommend you also utilise our essential oil blends including our Lavender Oil or German Chamomile Oil, and apply them topically, sprinkle them on your pillow or use our Essential Oil Diffuser and Night Lamp or Essential Oil Burner.

We offer the most calming and relaxing scents possible - so you can sleep all night long without interruptions. You can truly elevate your daily routines with the power of scents with anatomē, and enjoy deep and relaxing sleeps so you can feel your best each morning. If you’d like to place your order for sleepy scents with anatomē, visit our website today.