| Aromatherapy is the science of using essential | | | | must be harvested with great care. Due to the cost |
| botanical oils in a way that promotes an improved | | | | of these pure oils some have opted for synthetic oils. |
| sense of well being. It is often used to alter mood, | | | | The truth is these synthetic oils are good for |
| personalize a room or create an atmosphere. It | | | | fragrant purposes only. They have not therapeutic |
| works with your olfactory senses like this; as scents | | | | benefits at all. They smell nice, but that is all they |
| are inhaled, the smell travels across the olfactory | | | | should be used for. To make sure you are getting |
| nerve inside the nose, then travels up to the part of | | | | the pure essential oils, there are a few things you |
| the brain that controls mood, memories and our | | | | should look for. Read the label, it should either say |
| ability to learn. | | | | pure essential oil or 100% essential oil. Also, smelling it |
| The use of essential oils and aromatherapy go back | | | | can help you determine its purity. A pure oil will smell |
| at least 5000 years. There are Ayurveda text books | | | | like the plant it came from. Last but not least, look at |
| full of herbal remedies, recipes and describe | | | | the price. The pure oil will the the more expensive oil. |
| sophisticated methods for concentrating the aromas | | | | There is no "good deal" when it comes to these |
| through a process called steam distillation. Steam | | | | kinds of oils. You want the real deal for maximum |
| distillation is still used today to get the most potent | | | | benefit. |
| and concentrated oils. Skeptics acknowledge that this | | | | Though, not a cure for diseases, it does have an |
| type of therapy has limited scientific support but | | | | enormous amount of benefit. Essential oils such as |
| argue that its claims go beyond the data or that the | | | | lavender can calm, relax, and soothe you, even helps |
| studies are not adequately controlled. On the other | | | | you sleep. The medicinal properties of eucalyptus and |
| hand, many people who have trusted in its purity and | | | | tea tree oils can help with skin problems when applied |
| history find great comfort and relief from the oils. | | | | directly and there scents can instantly make a room |
| People who do not understand this therapy often | | | | feel cleaner. Citrus oils make a room feel happy and |
| confuse essential oils with fragrance oils but these | | | | warm while woody oils such as Patchouli or |
| two products are completely different. Fragrance | | | | Sandlewood create a mysterious or moody feeling. |
| scents are scents that have been created in a | | | | Hormones can also be affected by essential oils such |
| laboratory and these oils are made from plant | | | | as Ylang Ylang which tends to create a romantic |
| extract. Only essential oils offer the benefits of | | | | mood. You can relieve nervous tension and stomach |
| aromatherapy and are significantly more expensive | | | | problems with Juniper. These are just a few |
| due to level of concentration and the fact that they | | | | examples of the vast world of essential oils. |