Aromatherapy - a healing art

People’s stress level these days seems to be directly related to their jobs and their workplaces. There are many factors that directly contribute to the amount of stress that people feel. Job insecurity, unnatural lighting, lack of natural sun, computers, chemicals, and job pressures are only a few of the many situations that people have to deal with on a daily basis. Many of these situations also seem beyond a person’s control and that can lead to even more stress.

What are some options for coping with these stressful situations we encounter on a daily basis? There are several, but one effective option for coping with stress is aromatherapy.

Aromatherapy is the utilization of essential oils for therapeutic healing and maintenance of good health. Aromatherapy is especially useful because it can be administered to yourself and can even be used IN the workplace if necessary. With only a little information and common sense aromatherapy can be a very beneficial work place stress reducer.

One way to utilize essential oils for aromatherapy is a pendant. Many people wear pendants that carry their personal essential oil blends. These blends can be utilized in carrier oils that can then be massaged into places where stress often accumulates, like the neck or the temples.

There are also small essential oil dispensers that can sit right on a computer monitor to provide stress-relieving aromas into one’s personal work space.

Another useful aromatherapy treatment is a floral water spray scented with the scents beneficial to a person’s individual needs. Not only will the mist be beneficial for aromatherapy, but the mist also adds moisture into the air. Floral waters are also useful when misted on the face for a natural “pick me up.”

To relieve physical stress, essential oils to try are:

•Clary-sage
•Cypress
•Eucalyptus
•Thyme
•Peppermint
•Rosemary

To reduce stress that results from the environment around you (including loud noises and bright lights) try:

•Basil
•Cedarwood
•Chamomile
•Cypress
•Coriander
•Geranium

Oils that help relieve the physical stress that is a result of eating too much junk food or breathing polluted air are:

•Clary-sage
•Grapefruit
•Geranium
•Lavender
•Lemon
•Rosemary

For mental stress, essential oils that are effective are:

•Basil
•Bergamot
•Cardamon
•Grapefruit
•Geranium
•Sandalwood.

To improve the air quality in an enclosed area, use:

•Cypress
•Ecalyptus
•Lemon
•Grapefruit
•Lemon
•Lavender
•Rosemary

To improve concentration these are effective essential oils:

•Basil
•Bergamot
•Cardamon
•Grapefruit

Essential oils that enhance creativity are:

•Birch
•Coriander
•Geranium
•Grapefruit
•Neroli
•Pettigraine.

To re-energize the body, use:

•Jasmine
•Juniper
•Lemon
•Spearmint
•Peppermint
•Rosemary
•Sage

Essential oils that promote relaxation are:

•Chamomile
•Frankincense
•Lavender
•Marjoram
•Pine
•Rose
•Sandalwood
•Tangerine

You can also try some of the recipes using these oils at http://aromaworld4u.com/Recipes/recipes_home.html.

Enjoy exploring the many benefits of aromatherapy and enjoy improved health as well!

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Everyone loves the warm sweet scents of candles, and the feeling they add to the room. What you may not have known, is that the scents of the candles you choose can affect your mood and attitude in your own home. There are many common scents that have been known to have positive effects to everyone close enough to enjoy them.

Some of the most popular scents are vanilla, lavender, rose, citrus scents, and scents with cinnamon or ginger. Each aroma or combination of aromas can have an impact on the mood of the entire room. For instance, vanilla is a sweet scent known to be a natural aphrodisiac. Vanilla has also been known to help if you feel sad, lonely, or depressed, because it is a naturally warming and soothing aroma. When other aromas, namely floral scents, are added to vanilla, the result is a cheerful and comforting fragrance that can make even the dreariest of rooms feel homey.

Rose and lavender candles are sweet and flowery scents, lavender being a bit more gentle than rose. Lavender is used to treat headaches, while rose is used to aid in digestion and stomach upset. Other well known and widely used floral scented candles include jasmine, juniper, and cotton blossom. All of these have had famed properties of headache relief, and have been said since ancient times to be powerful sleep aides.

Candles that have the pungent and pleasing aroma of citruses are invigorating and can instantly brighten the mood of a room. These scents are uplifting and clean, and can even make you hungry! Common citrus candle scents are orange, lemon, and even grapefruit. Using citrus in combination with other aromas has been documented to cause headaches in those sensitive to smell.

Using cinnamon or ginger scented candles is more common around the holidays, especially in the winter time. Cinnamon has always been known to help with exhaustion and fatigue, and has also been said to have wonderful effects on your nerves, calming you down and making you more aware. Ginger is more of a stimulant than a calming scent, but it is also said to boost awareness, and even said to “cleanse the soul”.

Scented candles are a great way to treat yourself to some relaxing, simple aromatherapy. Whether you’re alone and taking a bubble bath or expecting company over the holidays, scented candles will add a pleasing atmosphere to the entire room.

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By using the essential oils by various ways, you’ll discover how essential oils can help you:

• Increase your concentration
• Refresh your mind
• Create an open and calming environment
• Relieve pain and headaches
• In having healthy toned skin
• Ease aching muscles

Some of the blending tips are listed below:

1.When making a new blend, start with small total number of drops of either 5, 10, 20 or 25 drops. 25 drops should be the most that you should start with. By starting small, you would waste less amount of oil in an event that the blend does not provide the therapeutic results that you seek.

2.Start making your blend by only using essential oils, absolutes or CO2s. After you have designed the blend, you need to dilute it by adding a carrier oil, alcohol, etc.

3.Keep a lists of each oil that you used with the number of drops used for each blend. This way, you can reproduce a blend if you ever need to. It’s easy to forget which oils and in what proportions you used to make a blend if you did not make a note.

4.Label your blends clearly. If you can not specify exactly what your blend is, label it with a number that corresponds to a number in your list.

10 drops Roman Chamomile Essential oil
5 drops Clary Sage Essential oil
5 drops Bergamot Essential oil

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Before using Aromatherapy, one should go through all the precautions which are stated below:

Aromatherapy Precautions

Recipe for emotional balance helping with depression:

1 drop Lavender essential oil
1 drop Ylang Ylang essential oil
3 drops Grapefruit essential oil

This recipe could be used with a good carrier oil. Use 8 drops of your recipe to mix with 20ml of carrier oil of your choice.

Basically, blending is of two types :

1. Aromatic Blending
2. Therapeutic  Blending

Aromatic Blending - when you create a blend wherein the primary reason of creation is its aroma. While using such a blend therapeutic gain may also happen. But the sole reason of creation of a blend is its aroma.

Therapeutic Blending - focuses on making a blend that focuses on its therapeutic properties rather than aromatic. It is made to aid us in particular emotional or physical condition. But it is also important that the blend smells good also.

Carrier oils also referred to as base oils or vegetable oils, used to dilute essential oils before applying to the skin. They “carry” the essential oil onto the skin. Different carrier oils offer different properties and the choice of carrier oil can depend on the therapeutic benefit being sought.

Carrier oils are an important part of Aromatherapy. Carrier oils that you purchase should be natural and unadulterated.

Massage is the ultimate experience  that essential oils have to offer, and you do not have to be a professional Aromatherapist to use them in this way. Massage oils can also be used as a moisturizer for your skin, either by adding a spoon (5ml) of a blend to your bath or by applying the oil after bathing.