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Looking for that perfect stocking stuffer for friends, family or your beloved? Picking out clothes for somebody else can sometimes be tricky but choosing stocking stuffers is fun. What are some fun things almost anybody would love or could use? Here are four things we thought of:
1. Essential Oils Essential oils have become the multi-use gift. One can use the oils directly, as in applying it to their skin, or they can use it for aromatherapy. What is aromatherapy? It is a form of alternative medicine that uses plant oils for the use of altering ones mood or health. Some essential oils can be applied topically and have anti-microbial effects, such as tea tree oil. But the most common types of oils used in aromatherapy include lavender, lemon or sandalwood. Lavender is believed to help one relax, lemon is uplifting and is an anti-depressant, and sandalwood is considered an aphrodisiac. It is believed the oil affects the limbic system through the sense of smell. There are different types of essential oils. Undiluted essential oils are the most suitable for aromatherapy and are called therapeutic grade. Essential oils are extracted from plants chiefly through steam distillation. Some are extracted from flowers or plant tissues, such as rose, these are called Absolutes.
2. Candles Here you can combine the above aromatherapy and the beauty of a candle. Many candles these days come with essential oils infused into the candle and are released when it is burned. Candles are made of a variety of products such as paraffin, beeswax, soy, tallow and other plant waxes. Other plant waxes can include palm, carnauba, bayberry or soy. Tallow is rarely used today as there are other cheap wax alternatives. Candles come in various colors, sizes, and shapes. There are pillar candles, taper candles, gel candles, floating candles, container candles, votive candles, luminaria candles, and tealight candles. Candles have been used for many years, for light and practical purposes to ceremonial and religious purposes.
3. Fun Socks Everybody has to wear socks, so why not buy your loved one a fun pair of socks. Socks these days come in numerous styles, colors and are made of a wide variety of materials. Sock materials include cotton, wool, nylon, acrylic, polyester, polypropylene and spandex. There are smart socks, silk socks, socks made of fine materials such as silk, bamboo, linen, cashmere and mohair. There are socks for every holiday or for nearly every hobby. There are socks sold in mismatched pairs, socks with individual toes, socks for walking around the house and socks for wearing with suits. Whatever your sock need is, there is a sock for you. In that, buying socks as a stocking stuffer can be fun.
4. Fine Lotions Who doesn't use lotion? Today the quality and types of lotions available are numerous. Lotions with essential oils are quite popular as one gets a two-in-one deal. Lotions come in what is called low- to medium-viscosity. Most lotions are made from oil-in-water and use cetearyl alcohol to keep the two together. Some lotions are medicated others are specially created for skin rejuvenation or as anti-wrinkle creams. Lotions are often categorized, there is bath lotion, hand lotion, body lotion, and bath lotion. There are lotions that use pure fragrances and lotions that use artificial fragrances.
Any or all of these gift ideas make the perfect stocking stuffer this Christmas.
