Uncovered The Benefits Of Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy benefits everyone, young and old.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using Essential Oils to benefit us mentally, emotionally and/or physically.

Aromatherapy benefits us in many ways and, when used correctly, may help us...

· Feel Better

· Become Healthier

· With Relaxation

· With Concentration

· In Healing


· Reduce Pain

And much more…


To get the Aromatherapy benefits, we have to get the oil into our bodies.

That can occur in the following ways.

1. We may put it on our skin, where the skin absorbs it and filters it into our bloodstream.

The most common way to do this is by having an aromatherapy massage, or to rub it in ourselves.

* Important Note * Never use essential oils ‘neat’ on your skin.


A few drops in a carrier oil, is how they are applied.

2. We may inhale it, and let the air get it to into our lungs; from there it filters into our bloodstream, where the benefits of Aromatherapy become apparent
Different ways to do this are,
1. Heat the Essential Oil (and water) in an ‘oil burner’, and then inhale it from the air in the room.

2. Have a bath adding a few drops of these precious oils and inhale the steam from the water.


You can add to your collection of oils at any time, when you discover your favourites, or want to try something new.(Like an ailment you are treating or the Aromatherapy benefits that you are seeking).


It is often described as a NEW treatment, or a ‘New Age’ trendy fad, but it is, in fact, a very old and skilful art.

So, to get maximum Aromatherapy benefits, a brief history would be an advantage.


Some documented historical details produce a colourful account of Aromatherapy benefits through the ages.

Almost 5000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, aromatic oils were burnt as offerings to their gods, and they used Essential oils to embalm their dead Pharaohs.

Aromatherapy benefits the living and the dead! (As you will learn, Aromatherapy has many benefits).


Cleopatra enjoyed the benefits of Aromatherapy. She is said to have bathed in asses milk, and to this was added the most luxurious of aromatic oils to keep her looking young and beautiful.


(By the way, if you want to use Essential oils in your bath, it is a good idea to mix them with a little milk first. That way the oils get into the water, instead of floating on the top!


Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, wrote in his journals of the ‘beneficial aroma’ of many plants.


It is believed that about 1000 years ago, an Arab physician, having discovered the benefits of Aromatherapy, devised a method of distilling oils.


Some of these techniques are still used today! His written record describes ‘many plants and their aromatic benefits’. The Crusades brought Perfumes and Essential oils from Arabia so that Britain may benefit from Aromatherapy.


You may be interested to learn that during the Middle Ages, when the Plague killed so many, the ‘parfumieres’, (the ones handling the Essential oils), were immune to the Black Death that swept through the whole of Europe.
A major Aromatherapy benefit!


In the 17th century, many of the women considered to be ‘witches', were really women knowledgeable in the different properties of plants and herbs and how to use the benefits of Aromatherapy, amongst other things, to treat the sick.


Until the 19th century there were countless and repeated recorded benefits of Aromatherapy when treating sick and ill people.


As time went by, and us humans became ‘smarter’, we started to use many NEW, artificial concoctions, to replace the OLD Essential Oils.


During the 19th and 20th century many of the benefits of Aromatherapy have been forgotten, even though the ‘knowledge’ is still very much out there in books and records.

Modern technology has given us fragrances and scents, which have little or NO Aromatherapy benefits.


They are just chemical formulas, much cheaper to produce than Essential Oils, but have zero therapeutic value Many compare the aroma of an Essential Oil to the scent of a Fragrant Oil and say that they smell the same; therefore they must DO the same thing.



This is NOT THE CASE!


The good Essential oils can be described as different oils, having different properties.

The Benefits of Aromatherapy come from the use of Essential Oils and products containing them.

The use of fragrant oils, or products containing them, have NO Aromatherapy benefits..

Different Essential Oils have different properties (i.e. they do different things to our body)

So… read a little about the Essential Oils and the benefits of Aromatherapy before you use them.

It’s NOT the smell that does the job; it is the different qualities and properties of the plant source that provides the aromatherapy benefit to us.


LESS IS BEST... More is NOT better!


In fact, it can be dangerous to use too much of some oils. Children and elderly people only need half the normal dose to fully benefit from Aromatherapy!

And remember, an Essential Oil that has been wonderful, and a fantastic Aromatherapy benefit to you, may NOT be the best Oil for your family member, best friend or neighbour. We are, all of us, totally unique, and have the right to be treated uniquely.


Aromatherapy is an art, and a science, so a little imagination and some grounding knowledge is a great help.