The practice of aromatherapy has been around for centuries
. It obviously works because it has continuously been used time and again. This healing tool is even used by several diverse cultures.
Egyptians in 1555 B.C. started to use aromatherapy in medicine and in religious worship. The Chinese practiced it and made a diagnostic book of essential oils. Even the Greeks and Romans used aromatherapy.
Using aromatherapy the body uses essential oils to heal naturally. These essential oils come from plants. Extracting essential oils in the purest way is through steam distillation.
Most natural stores carry essential oils. There are organic and non-organic essential oils. Organic essential oils do not use pesticides and non-organic does. Pesticides can be bad because they have the potential to contaminate the essential oils. You can have the power to know exactly how the plants are grown by making essential oils yourself.
Buying essential oils can become expensive, but making essential oils can be more cost effective. When making essential oils it is important to store the oils in dark glass bottles. Once extracted the essential oils are light sensitive and can be ruined with too much light, so the dark bottles help to keep the light out.
There are several applications with essential oils. One is to mix the oils with carrier oil and massage them into the skin. Other ways are through diffusion, breathing it in with steam, and mixing them with water for sprays.
One of the largest benefits of essential oils is that they have no side effects. They are fast acting because they are absorbed into the blood stream through the skin or inhaled. The essential oils are naturally expelled from the body through perspiring or breathing.
Every essential oil has different healing properties. Lavender, geranium, and bergamot have properties that reduce stress, depression, and fatigue. You can mix essential oils together for multiple effects or use them separately.