Aromatherapy & Essential Oils 
Aromatherapy, that is real aromatherapy, uses pure essential oils, no chemicals or artificial fragrances, that have a healing effect on our bodies. The healing properties are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, just as we are. By working on many levels of healing, they provide a means of bringing ourselves back into balance on all levels. Real essential oils affect every organ and cell in our body. They are cleansing and detoxifying. The purify the air by kiing germs and increasing oxygen. Different essential oils have different properties, but they can help with depression, insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, headaches, muscle ache and weigh management.
Price: Why Real, Quality Essential Oils are Costly
Large Volume to Get Small Volume The fact that it takes an enormous amount of specific parts of plants to extract even a very small amount of pure oil, makes essential oils – especially those from certain plants, very expensive.
Care and Handling
Potency
Consider the Source This is why you are not going to find high quality oils that are suitable for therapeutic use available over the counter in stores, and especially not in the large discount and drug stores servicing the everyday needs of the general public. You certainly will not find them in scented plug ins, air fresheners and cheap scented candles. Good quality products involve a lot of care and effort and they also cannot be blending in any toxic base without ruining them and creating an unhealthy, non-therapeutic product. So, in spite of the widely bandied about use of the term “aromatherapy” today, let the buyer beware – unless you are buying real therapeutic products from a professional source, it is not really aromatherapy. In fact if used to refer to a pleasant smell that uplifts the emotions just because you find it so, the proper term is perfume, air freshener or disinfectant.
Quality Purity and quality of the oils is a significant factor in anything used for health. There are variations in quality with species, variety and variations in soils and climate. Purity is the result of handling. Organic growing without contaminants, and careful cultivation, harvesting and sanitary handling by humans, not machines are required for purity. Whether in the handling parts of plant material that do not belong to the essential oil type – waste or leaves instead of flowers, for instance, is another purity factor. The extraction process affects purity. Some process can leave traces of toxins. Also you must make sure the oil is not cut with a low quality oil or carrier to enhance the marketer’s profit. Oils must be processed at the same place they are harvested and grown. They need to come from the locale best for producing the plant and specific variety. For this reason the best quality oils must come from all around the world. The growers and producers need to have a quality program in place.
Why Quality Matters
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Professional Use Essential oils are used in massage, in conjunction with bodywork, acupressure and reflexology to enhance the enjoyment and effectiveness of the work. Some of the healing properties of essential oil for massage include muscle relaxation, increased circulation, mental relaxation, pain relief, reduction of inflammation. Some oils are used to aid the flow of ki energy, cleanse the lymphatic system, detoxify or tone various organ systems, and there are many, many more uses.
Home Use There are many ways to use essential oils in the home. It is easy and only takes a few drops because they are so potent. Aromatherapy candles, diffusers and natural potpourri are popular. Also try an aromatherapy bath, body oil, body spray, room spray, linen freshener, or house cleaner.
Essential Oil Blends Aromatherapists create blends called synergies, in which the essential oils work together synergistically, having a greater modified effect than they might have alone. They use the essential oils to balance, temper, and buffer or enhance other essential oils in the blend. They also create new synergistic effects through combinations. Use these blends in your home in a diffuser or inhale from the bottle to benefit from the effects. They may be used at home in bath salts, lotions, bo
There are many blends you can create on your own for home use, for effective, yet safe aromatherapy products. Choose something you like that suits your mood, or for a certain effect, such as if you are anxious, and want to relax, or need help sleeping or waking up. You will find many god recipes and much information here on this site. If you need more help, aromatherapist or a good aromatherapy book. You can ask the Alchemist here on this site or on the Health and Wellness Blog.
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