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Article Series: Aromatherapy
Teach Me Some
Aromatherapy Benefits
Scented
Massage Oils
Massage; it’s the opportunity to be pampered
with an hour of full body relaxation therapy. The numerous
centers that you can go to will all do it differently. They’ll
have their own plan on how to make you feel the most refreshed.
But all of them will have one thing in common. They’ll use
massage oils to improve your feeling of well-being.
Massage
oils that are scented offer a double benefit. First,
the massage oil itself has the benefit of allowing the massage
to be done with the least amount of friction of the skin. This
obviously is much more comfortable. Then you will have to choose
whether you want to use heavy or light massage oil. Are you
looking for something to ease your discomforts, improve skin
condition or help awaken your partner’s interest?
Secondly, the scents offer a healing
benefit. Human beings
are deeply affected by the odors around them. Not only do smells
bring back memories of special moments in our pasts, but also
they recall to us things that brought is happiness or perhaps
regret. Our sense of smell directly affects the part of the
brain that deals with our emotions. This means that in our
day-to-day life the fragrances around us affect our moods.
Since the purpose of a massage is to relax or be revitalized
the scents used in massage oils will defiantly have an effect
on the way we feel when it’s done.
Some scented massage oils are going to go their best to affect
the way you feel. These scents come in the essential oils used
with massage. What is an essential oil? They are those dark
fragrant bottles of mystifying natural healing agent that are
made from plant materials such as flowers, leaves, bark, berries
or fruit. These can are found at either your local grocery
store or any health shop. They are surprisingly not overly
expensive for what they are able to do.
With so many scents to choose from how do you decide what
to use during your first massage or the ones after that. Many
professionals will suggest you begin with one of the citrus
scents. This is because citrus is a known fragrance, not too
overpowering and gives you an overall feeling of well-being.
It will lift your spirits. One of the more popular of the citrus
scents is bergamot. With a sharp scent this oil reduces stress,
relieve anxiety and helps prepare you for a good nights sleep.
Another citrus scent is mandarin, available in green or red,
with slight differences depending on which you use. Green mandarin,
which has a tartier scent, is energizing and uplifting. Red
mandarin is a more complex smell, a favorite of citrus lovers
and gentle enough to be used by children or pregnant women.
Lavender is another very popular scent. It’s stronger than
the citruses but is the next most used scent. Lavender will
calm the nerves in part because it acts as an anti-spasmodic.
This makes it also work for stress reduction. Lavender has
also been found to be useful in eliminating headaches. Rosemary is a stronger scent with a somewhat medicinal smell that is
often used for men as it reminds them of their aftershave.
It helps with ease aching muscles. Many scent seem to be preferred
by one gender while the scent of vanilla seems to please both
men and women. It helps promote a lessening of tension, gives
you a calming feeling and is also known for its ability to
help dissolve strong feelings of anger. Roman Chamomile, good
for relaxation, has a lovely fruity scent. There are so many
aromatic scents to choose from when getting a massage that
it would take months before you’d have to repeat your choices.
Don’t forget that scented massage oils can also be a turn on
before lovemaking.
As the therapeutic massage proceeds often the massage therapist
will suggest using a blend of five essential oils that would
be instilled with the calming scent of lavender. The use of
multiple scents increases the potential beneficial affects
of the massage and so enables the therapist to ensure that
the client leaves feeling relaxed, comfortable and having enjoyed
the invigorating scents surrounding them.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2006
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