Aromatherapy is a holistic treatment involving the use of essential oils that have been extracted from plants. The oils have distinctive therapeutic properties which can help improve a person’s health and prevent disease. These natural oils can be used in a variety of ways – including massage, in baths, or through inhalation. Some of the popular oils used in aromatherapy include chamomile, lemon, lavender, rosemary, peppermint, and tea tree.

How can aromatherapy help?
Aromatherapy is now used to treat a wide range of conditions and works mentally and physically in two ways: 1. When you smell an essential oil, it triggers your limbic system – the part of the brain that controls emotions and stores memories – this helps you to relax. 2. Essential oils absorbed through the skin, have medicinal properties which help act on the cause of the problem.

The following conditions can be treated
• anxiety, stress or insomnia
• muscular aches and pains
• headaches
• asthma
• exzema
• digestive problems
• menstral or menopausal problems

Does it work?
Research has shown that when they are applied to the skin or inhaled, essential oils are absorbed into the bloodstream and metabolized in the body, similar to other substances. Many essential oils possess significant anti-microbial properties, in both liquid and vapour form.

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