What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is the practice of using volatile oils known as essential oils – to promote psychological and physical well-being. Essential oils are the pure ‘essences’ found in flowers, berries, grasses, roots, seeds, bark, fruits and herbs, and are extracted mainly by steam or water distillation. All oils have their own unique character, aroma and therapeutic properties; as they are highly concentrated, a little goes a long way. Essential oils consist of tiny aromatic chemicals that aid in a variety of health, beauty and hygiene conditions.
In the healing art of aromatherapy , aromatic oils are inhaled to promote physical healing, mental balance and emotional well-being. Distilled from the leaves, fruits, wood, roots, seeds and flowers of plants and trees, each concentrated essential oil has specific properties. Through the olfactory system, essential oil molecules have direct access to the limbic area (center of emotions and memory) or the brain, bypassing the blood-brain barrier. International research suggests that aromatherapy can immediately affect the central nervous system (for example: revitalizes, uplifts and increases productivity levels, improves information retention, soothes and relaxes, stimulates sexual appetite and helps healing.
