Geranium: one careful trial, read honestly.

Geranium is the soft floral turn in the Evening candle, and it's the least-studied of our oils — so this is the shortest summary, by design. The cleanest piece of evidence is a 2015 randomised clinical trial in which women inhaling geranium essence during the first stage of labour reported significantly lower anxiety, with a measurable drop in diastolic blood pressure, compared with a control group.

Why one trial, read carefully

A single trial in a very specific, high-anxiety clinical setting (labour) tells you geranium can be associated with reduced anxiety and a calmer cardiovascular reading in that context. It does not generalise to “geranium relaxes you,” and we won't stretch it that far. It's a promising, modest signal.

Why it's in the Evening candle

Geranium's job is tonal — it softens the lavender-and-cedarwood base of the Evening blend into something gentler for the wind-down. The anxiety research is a reason to like the choice, not the claim we're selling.