Aromatherapy Oils
Have you ever considered the healing properties of those aromatherapy oils that you love so much? Sure the lavender smells great and makes your skin feel soft when it’s in your body lotions. But what about lavender as a healing flower? In actuality, the term “aromatherapy” is a relatively new word coined by a scientist/chemist in the 1920’s. Mankind has known of the healing properties of flowers and herbs for thousands and thousands of years, but it was only recently that aromatherapy essential oils have come into their own right.
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 always been used for medicinal purposes. Aromatherapy may be a modern word but the uses of essential oils have been around since man first learned to choose certain plants over another. Jasmine, lavender and vanilla have been used for quite some time for their mind and body healing powers. Gattefosse just helped to reinforce the healing properties of certain essential oils.
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.
