The London Dispensary
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Evidence-aware guides to botanicals, cannabinoids and considered everyday wellbeing.
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Best Candle Scents for Autumn & Winter
Autumn is when candle fragrance usually shifts. The bright, airy scents that work in summer make room for citrus peel, woods, resins, warm spice, late-season fruit and softer florals. By winter, those same families…
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Research, rituals and practical guides.
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Candle & Wax Melt Gifts UK: How to Choose a Home-Fragrance Gift
A home-fragrance gift works best when it feels chosen rather than generic. The difficult part is that scent is personal: the candle you love…
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Candle Care Guide: First Burn, Wick Trimming, Tunnelling & Longevity
Good candle care is mostly about small habits: place the candle somewhere stable, keep the wick in good condition, give the wax enough time…
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Best Wax Melts UK: 7 Things to Look For Before You Buy
If you are looking for the best wax melts in the UK, it is easy to get distracted by words such as “luxury”, “strong”,…
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How to Read a Vitamin D Supplement Label: µg, IU & Serving Size
How do you read a vitamin D supplement label? Start with the recommended serving, then find the vitamin D amount for that serving. Check…
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7 Types of Bath Bombs: Which Is Best for Your Bath?
There is more than one type of bath bomb. The familiar round fizzer is only the starting point. Bath bombs can be designed around…
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What Do Bath Bombs Do? Ingredients, Fizz & How They Work
What do bath bombs do? At their simplest, bath bombs use a fizzy acid-and-base reaction to break apart in water and disperse the rest…
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Bath Before Bed: Can a Warm Bath Help You Sleep?
Can a warm bath before bed help you sleep? There is some good evidence that it can. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that…
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How to Use a Bath Bomb Properly
How do you use a bath bomb? Fill the bath with comfortably warm water, remove all packaging, place the bath bomb into the filled…
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Bath Bombs vs Bath Salts: What’s the Difference?
Bath bombs and bath salts are not the same thing. Bath salts are usually mineral crystals that dissolve into the water. Bath bombs are…
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