The uses of Aromatherapy

Massage - Creme - Compreses - Baths - Inhalation - Diffusion - Ingestion

Massage

Massage is the most used form of treatment with Aromatherapy. The chemicals that essential oils are made of can enter the blood system better through the skin, which constitutes 2.5 square meters of area, and is the largest organ in the body. Not only the essential oils have beneficial nutrients, but also the carrier oils such as grape seed oil that we use to dilute the essential oils.

Creme

Many people use cremes to hydrate their faces and hands, but without the consideration that cremes can be much more useful than just that. Our skin is very porous and can absorb many chemicals from the outside world. We even breath with our skin, so much so that if we were to cover our bodies we would die from a lack of oxygen!

For this, if you want to protect your skin against wrinkles, it is not necessary to augment your diet with more nutrients or take pills, but can provide nutrients directly to your skin. Cremes are not only useful for wrinkles but also to introduce nutrients to the blood system.

We use cremes made from different types of carrior oils to help provide beneficial nutrients, and to keep the essential oils on the skin so they can enter before they dissolve and evaporate because of their thin consistency.

Compreses

Compresses can be in the form of pieces of cotton, cloth, or a towel. These should be soaked in hot or cold water depending on the treatment. By adding some drops of essential oils to the cloth and putting it on the body, you can help pains or infections that are localized.

Baths

If you want to take a bath for therapeutic, or simply aromatic reasons, you only need to apply about 10 drops of essential oil until the oil has dissolved throughout the bath water.
If you don't want to take a bath, it is sufficient to soak your feet with oils, as the skin around the feet is the best place in the whole body to absorb oils. Precautions: In the case of babies or people with sensitive skin, oils can be dissolved in a teaspoon of milk in order to avoid irritation.

Inhalation

Inhalation of essential oils can help with respiratory infections, such as asthma, bronquitis, congestion, etc.. A good way to inhale the oils is with a container of boiling water with three drops of oils, and covering the head with a towel and inhaling the vapor for ten minutes. Another way to inhale the oils is by droping about two drops of oils on a cloth and inhaling it from that.

Diffusion

This is the dispursion of essential oils throughout a room to create a subtle and pleasant aroma that can improve the environment. One of the ways to do this is with a ceramic vaporizor like the ones we sell. With just about ten drops of essential oil mixed with water you can have a nice smelling room all day:

• The diffusior lamp - whose upper bowl is filled with about four or five drops of essential oil, with the heat of the candle or an electric light bulb.
  
• Spray or diffusor - Are bottles filled with water that have about three percent of essential oils in them. You can spray them around a room to create an instantly good smelling room.
  
• Fan - A room can be spread with the pleasant smell of essential oils by putting some drops on a cloth or piece of paper and placing it in front of a small fan. This is a good way to provide an aroma to a specific area.

Essential oils can be ingested to help with some specific intestinal problems, but although the oils smell quiet nice, one should be very careful and not do so without the guidance of an aromatherapist.