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Article Series: Aromatherapy
Teach Me Some
Aromatherapy Benefits
Aromatherapy:
Bath and Body
Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted
from natural plants and the term means “treatment using
scents.” Using botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lemon, and peppermint
can change your mood, ease fatigue, promote relaxation, and
relieve stress. Aromatherapy has been used for over 6000 years,
but the term was not used until 1930 when the word was coined
for the therapeutic use of essential oils. A French chemist
was fascinated after using lavender oil in healing his burned
hands. The healed hand didn’t have any scars. He started experimenting
the use of other essential oils for healing and for the psychological
benefits.
During World War II, the essential oils were found to have
antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and pain relieving abilities.
They work on the brain by stimulating the olfactory nerves.
These oils can be extracted from plants, flowers, trees, fruits,
bark seeds, and grasses. In total, there are about 150 different
essential oils. They can be used to stimulate your body, help
with digestion, used as an antidepressant and expectorant.
The maximum benefit is from using oils extracted from pure
raw materials. Synthetically made oils are not effective as
their all-natural counterparts.
Aromatherapy
is one of the fastest growing alternative medicine fields. It is used in homes, clinics, and hospitals and even
in some shopping malls and waiting rooms. The scent of lavender
and rosemary can calm waiting customers and patients.
How can you reap the benefits of these scent treatments in
your home? One of the easiest ways can be in your bath. Aromatherapy
works best when working on the body and mind at the same time.
Adding essential oils to your bath can do just that. The oils
in your bath can stimulate your sense of smell. Odors have
a known impact on how we feel. Some scents can remind us of
happy events in our childhood, such as the smell of vanilla
from a fresh baked batch of sugar cookies. The smell of a campfire
can bring back unpleasant memories of a camp you didn’t enjoy
as a child. We can distinguish 10,000 different smells. By
placing essential oils in our bath, we are reaping the benefits
from both the scent of the oils and the soothing quality of
the oils being absorbed into the skin.
A hot
and relaxing bath using essential oils can calm stressed
bodies, ease tired muscles, and allow you to meditate and think
about the many blessings in your life. A few essential oils
in a hot, steamy bath can bring you a new enjoyment into an
otherwise boring bath time. Meditation, thinking, calming your
body, clearing your mind, and concentrating on yourself makes
a bath a treat for body, mind, and spirit.
When you use essential oils in your bath can soothe and refresh
you and help you sleep better. Essential oils can be useful
in treating acne and other skin ailments. Soothing the skin
and allowing the natural oils to slowly penetrate and soften
your skin, you can relieve itching and soreness on your skin.
Another advantage to a hot soothing bath with natural oils
is what it can do for your mind. It relieves stress and other
nerve disorders by naturally calming our bodies, and opening
our minds. You can create a more stable mental state by allowing
the oils to feel calmer and stronger. Some of the oils are
considered help in furthering romance. A few drops can help
you and your spouse to relax enough to enjoy a healthy, passionate
time of intimacy. This is another known stress reliever.
Fragrant bath salts or bubble baths are not the same as using
essential oils. They may form bubbles and make you feel good,
but the therapeutic benefits are not included in this experience.
Essential oils can help you enjoy your bath, by feeling the
warm water, smelling the wonderful scents and knowing the oil
is seeping into your body.
Your skin gets a layer of pure essential oils; vapors rising
from the hot water enter your olfactory system as well as your
lungs. It calms the mind, and help put problems into perspective.
If you haven’t tried this wonderful at home treatment, why
not buy some essential oils and enjoy a new experience while
taking a bath.
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