What is Aromatherapy?
Aroma means to smell, therapy means medical healing or treatment - the study and use of scents used in a therapeutic manner. It is the skilled and controlled use of Aromatherapy Blends and Essential Oils, for emotional and physical health and well-being.
Aromatherapy is used to influence and alter our emotional moods. A certain oil such as lavender may assists in balancing, stimulating, relaxing, invigorating and rejuvenating the body. The practice of aromatherapy goes beyond smell, it involves Essential Oils and treatments many believe have a chemical effect on the body. Aromatherapy is believed by many to be an effective way of treating many different health problems as it is used as a branch of herbal medicine. It is achieved by ingesting the essence of certain plants through breathing or through direct contact.
Aromatherapy is the science and art of using the volatile, non-oily essences of plants, these essences are also used in Natural Skin Care products, perfumery and in food flavoring. It is in fact the use of herbs and flowers in their most concentrated form. Medicinal use of Essential Oils or Blends of Aromatherapy oils, can bring healing on 3 planes; the physical, mental, and the spiritual.
Research has shown essential oils to be some of the strongest ant microbial agents; ridding the body of toxins and fighting infection. Other Essential Oils are known to affect mood and have a historical reputation for increasing libido, others are still used in ritual and ceremony to open and heighten spiritual awareness.
