Relaxing in a nice bath, with candles lit, add a few drops of lavender essential oil in the water and you’ll notice the difference immediately. As you smell the relaxing fragrance of the oil as it surrounds you, it’s peacefulness and tranquility will lift your spirits, promoting relaxation and soothes your stresses away!
Aromatherapy is the art of healing with ‘essential’ oils – distilled essences derived from plants.
These can be used in massage and inhalation techniques, added to bathroom products such as soap, skin creams, bath gel and shampoo. Also I forgot to mention, used to create room fragrances.
Aromatherapy also includes the use of incense – this can be as loose powder, or as Joss sticks), pot pourri, steam inhalations, scented candles and fresh flowers.
All of the above mentioned can be used to raise your mood, treat ailments and improve your sense of well-being.
How it works…
Through the nose
- When we smell a fragrance, we take its healing molecules into our bodies (scented candles are an ideal way of filling your surroundings with gentle, relaxing aromas.)
- Heating essential oils and burning Joss sticks vaporises the oil so that we can breathe in its molecules more easily. (Decorative glass beads, a pot plant or window box, or a small glass of sand all make ideal Joss stick holders.)
Through the skin
- Essential oils applied to the skin are absorbed into the bloodstream to take immediate effect. (Undiluted essential oils are available from many shops. Dilute a few drops in 20mj of blending oil or body lotion.)
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