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What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy means "treatment using scents" and is considered a holistic (natural) treatment of caring for the body with pleasant smelling botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lavender and peppermint.

Essential oils can be added to a bath or massaged into the skin, inhaled directly or diffused to scent an entire room. Aromatherapy can be used for the relief of pain, care for the skin, alleviate tension and fatigue and invigorate the entire body. Essential oils can affect the mood, alleviate fatigue, reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. When inhaled, they work on the brain and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerves.

Essential oils are aromatic essences extracted from plants, flowers, trees, fruits, bark, grasses and seeds with very distinctive therapeutic, psychological, and physiological properties.

There are approximately 150 known essential oils. Most of these oils have antiseptic properties; some have antiviral, anti-inflammatory, pain relief, antidepressant and/or expectorant uses. Other benefits of essential oils are used in aromatherapy for their stimulation, relaxation, digestion improvement, and diuretic properties. Aromatherapy science has primarily studied the uses of scent in high stress situations, but there may be benefits to including it in your daily life as well.

For decades, doctors and scientists have agreed that relaxation is an important part of combating high blood pressure and heart problems, and aromatherapy is one of the simplest stress management techniques around today. You may be able to better manage stress by introducing a relaxing smell into your environment. As aromatherapy science gains momentum, expect to see aromatherapy principles in practice in the workplace, or perhaps even in academic classrooms on test day.

To get the maximum benefit from essential oils, they should be made from natural, pure raw materials. Synthetic or Chemically produced oils are typically used in commercial candles or fragrances and do not work for therapeutic purposes.

For more information about these oils, check out the essential oils page.