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Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils, extracted from plants, to help emotional, mental and physical disorders.
Essential oils not only give the aroma to the plant, but they also contain dozens of complex chemicals that can do anything from beautifying skin or speeding the healing process to making you sleep better or numbing a headache.
The chemical make-up of the essential oil will determine the affect that it will have on a person. This explains why some oils stimulate, whilst others have a calming effect. As well as affecting us emotionally some oils have physical properties and are natural healers such as antiseptics, antifungal or antinflammatory.
To explain how essential oils can affect us you need to examine the connection between the sense of smell and the brain.
Smell is the only sense in which the receptor nerve endings are in direct contact with the outside world. This means that Aromatherapy goes straight to the brain through the olfactory system. In turn, this means that when inhaled, essential oils may have the following effects:
There are various ways that you can use essential oils, however massage is the most common. It is also the most therapeutic method as the essential oils are diluted in carrier oils and rubbed directly into the skin.
Since massage combines the senses of smell and touch it has instant physical and mental benefits. The warmth created by the skin-on-skin friction results in the oils being absorbed quicker and makes them more aromatic. At the same time massage increases blood circulation, stimulates the immune system, relaxes muscles, relieves pain, lowers blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.
