Inspect labels for 'essential oil' content, plant names in Latin, and be aware that the term 'fragrance' often means laboratory-engineered. The absence of plant-derived components bypasses the greatest benefits of aromatherapy. We live and work in a world that requires us to produce, think and verbalize at optimum levels. Aromatherapy is an opportunity to enter an organic biological environment. Here we learn through smell and literally through osmosis how to thrive as members of Earth's living community-a community with priorities such as wellness, interdependence, artistry and mastery.
Aromatherapy is exquisitely aromatic, and it is much more.
The practice of this art involves both the inhalation of essential oil vapors and application of essential oils to the skin. Aromatherapists blend not only for conditions such as headaches and anxiety, they blend for each individual taking into account disposition and lifestyle. Results are experienced immediately during the consultation and through using aromatherapy self-care. The body eliminates essential oils within four to six hours, but their physiological effects last longer. Smell is a major part of aromatherapy.