History of Aromatherapy Oils and Treatments
You may not know this but aromatherapy oils can do more than scent
the air and your body. Many aromatherapy essential oils also have
healing properties and have long been touted as cures for different
ailments. The first essential oil was discovered a long, long time
ago, yet it was not until the 1920's that the aromatherapy term was
applied. You may be interested in knowing how this term was brought
about and how the researcher/scientist found this out the hard way.
During the 1920's, a French chemist by the name of Rene Maurice
Gattefosse was researching essential oils. He was trying to discover
the properties of these oils and their use in healing. Quite by
accident, Gattefosse burned his arm by catching it aflame. He
quickly submerged his hand in a nearby vat of liquid, which just so
happened to be lavender oil. What did he discover? He discovered
that the burn was soothed quickly and later realized that the
healing time of the burn had been dramatically decreased. He began
labeling this essential oil with the term "aromatherapy" due to its
therapeutic qualities. As well, he wrote several aromatherapy books.
Aromatherapy oils have long been known to the world. Using them may
not have been called "aromatherapy," but they have been used for
their medicinal properties for quite some time. Take for example
Jasmine. Jasmine is a popular tea that is supposed to have calming
effects on the mind and body. It is still put into tea as well as
being used for massage aromatherapy. Lavender, as illustrated above
with Gattefosse discovering its healing properties, is used heavily
in aromatherapy for its soothing qualities. Vanilla is another
soothing aromatherapy essential oil used quite frequently, and as
you may know, it is used quite a lot in baking.
If you are going to use aromatherapy oils in your life, then you
need to know that there are a few ways to use the oils. Aerial
diffusion, direct inhalation, body applications and oral
applications are the ways you can use an essential oil to help boost
your mood, health and spirit. If one particular method does not seem
to work as well for you, then you can always try a different
combination of delivery methods to give you the results you wish.
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