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Get Healthy in Pleasurable Ways with Aromatherapy
Filed Under (What is Aromatherapy ?) by Elizabeth on 12-09-2008
Aromatherapy is a curative treatment by the use of fragrance. Fragrant essential oils can improve your good mood, promoting your health, to perfume the home or just to pamper yourself in leisure moment.
Benefits of Aromatherapy – A truly Gift from Nature
Beside the healing properties, the pleasurably scent of aromatherapy plant essences are perceived by the brain and give a positive effect on your enjoyment of life. Aromatherapy gives a holistic treatment, both mind and body. It is an ideal approach to alleviate stress that can upset both mental and physical well-being.
Aromatherapy is a great way to relieve tension, ease aches and pain, sooth digestive problems, treating skin and hair problems, improve sleep, enhance mood and alleviate many other chronic conditions.
How the benefits of aromatherapy can be achieved ?
Aromatic essential oils may be used in many ways you can enjoy. You might use them to enhance the effects of a massage, to make luxurious bath, to diffuse a fine mist of microparticles which purifies and revitalize the room, for air fresheners to bring nature to our homes and work places to enhance mood and feel better, and many other pleasurable methods.
Healing effects of five aromatherapy oils you should know :
Chamomile :
One of the gentlest of oils, chamomile has a very soothing effect and is well suited to treating children
Lavender :
Lavender is the most versatile and widely used essential oil. It helps to combat insomnia, relieve tension and is naturally antiseptic and soothing.
Tea Tree
It is used to fight against bacteria, fungi, yeast and viruses. For respiratory problems, place a couple of drops of tea tree oil on handkerchief, and inhale.
For acne or skin infection, dab one drop of undiluted oil on isolated spots 1-2 times a day with a cotton bud.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood helps to calm and cool the body, reduce inflammation, infection and fever and to ease sunstroke. Almost everyone loves the exotic, warm smell and the quality of its properties can help to calm the mind.
Rose
This exquisite aroma is used in many beauty products. Researchers have found that rose oil helps to increase alertness and gives sweet dreams. A rose water compress can ease signs of stress in the face.
Aromatic essential oils may be used in many ways to maintain and restore health, and to improve the quality of life with their scents. Essential oils are concentrated substances and need to be diluted for safety and optimum effect. Treat them with care and respect – and allow them to treat you !


