Aromatherapy is an holistic treatment aiming to produce a physical, spiritual, emotional and mental state of well being through the use of essential oil, by means of inhalation and massage.
Essential oils are highly aromatic substances manufactured by plants and extracted by either one of the methods of distillation. Essential oils are obtained from various parts of the plant and offer different therapeutic qualities, these may be used in various forms eg inhalation, hair care, vapourisers or massages. When applying essential oils they are first combined with a vegetable or carrier oil which is used to dilute the essential oils.
Each carrier oil and essential oils has its own qualities and benefits and blending these oils can help the user.
Quite often a blend can be more beneficial to one user more than another and so aromatherapy is often about finding what works for the user and not a case of "use this oil for this problem."
There are common essential oils which are very useful to start with: Lavender, Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Geranium,
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