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What
is Aromatherapy? Aroma means to smell, therapy means medical
healing or treatment Aromatherapy means simply - the
study and use of scents used in a therapeutic manner. It
is a skilled and controlled use of Aromatherapy
Blends and Essential
Oils, for emotional and physical health and
well-being. Aromatherapy is used to influence and alter
our emotional moods. A certain Aromatherapy
Blend such as lavender may assists in balancing, stimulating,
relaxing, invigorating and rejuvenating the body. The
practice of aromatherapy goes beyond smell, it involves
Essential Oils and treatments many believe
have a chemical effect on the body. Aromatherapy is
believed by many to be an effective way of treating many
different health problems as it is used as a branch of
herbal medicine. It is achieved by ingesting the essence
of certain plants through breathing or through direct
contact.
Aromatherapy is the science and art of using the
volatile, non-oily essences of plants, these essences
are also used in Skin Care, perfumery and in food
flavoring. It is in fact the use of herbs and flowers in
their most concentrated form. Medicinal use of Essential
Oils or a Aromatherapy
Blend, can bring healing on 3 planes; the
physical, mental, and the spiritual. Research has shown
essential oils to be some of the strongest ant microbial
agents; ridding the body of toxins and fighting
infection. Other Essential
Oils are known to affect mood and have a
historical reputation for increasing libido. While still
others are use in ritual and ceremony to open and
heighten spiritual awareness.
History of Aromatherapy? All over the world, throughout
history, essential oils and Aromatherapy
Blends have been used to treat many body
ailments. Essential
Oils
are the distilled product of flowers
and stems of certain types of plants. Just like people
take herbs in pill or capsule form made from Kava Kava
to calm down, or St Johns Wart to help with depression,
these oils are made from other specific plants. Through out the ages people have
believed that our most basic sense, smell has had an
influence on their well being. Ancient Egyptians
believed that cedar wood was imperishable and could
preserve anyone enclosed in it. They rubbed oil of cedar
wood onto their bodies and burned cedar wood as incense
to make offering to their Gods. They also used Essential
Oils for dry skin. The Queen of Sheba is said
to have used Myrh to attract King Solomon!
The Bible
speaks of anointing with oils. In fact, the hands of
Roman Catholic Priests are anointed with oils even
today.
The
Koran describes paradise as being filled with nymphs
created out of musk. The followers of the Prophet
Mohammed frequently mixed musk into the mortar when
building mosques.
In China (circa 500 B.C.) the philosopher
Confucius wrote that temples were hung with magnolia,
peach, jasmine and jonquil. Incense is frequently burned
in temples of various faiths, Christian Churches, and
Mosques.
How
does Aromatherapy work?
Aromatherapy
can have therapeutic influences on different parts of
the body. They are oxygenating and help transport
nutrients to the cells of our body. Without oxygen,
nutrients cannot be assimilated; therefore, the
oxygenating Essential
Oils can help us maintain our health and well
being. Essential
Oils are composed of tiny molecules, which
are easily dissolved in alcohol, emulsifiers and fats.
This allows them to penetrate the skin easily and work
into the body by mixing with the fatty tissue. An Aromatherapy
Blend can also be used an inhalant, as its
highly volatile essences evaporate they are inhaled,
thus entering the body via the millions of sensitive
cells that line the nasal passages. These send messages
straight to the brain, and affect the emotions by
working on the limbic system, which also controls the
major functions of the body. Thus in an aromatherapy
treatment the Essential
Oils are able to enhance both your physical
and psychological well-being at the same time.
Essential oils in their structure
have the potential to donate or receive electrons. This
energetic exchange is due to the wavelength of the
electromagnetic vibrations which are produced by the
essential oils. The recognized healing effect of an
Aromatherapy
Blend is thought to be carried out mainly
through tissue stimulation. This quality refers to the
healing and regeneration action of certain essential
oils. Essential oils have an analgesic neutralizing
effect upon the chemicals carried by the sensory nerve
endings in response to injury.
Essential oils
act directly upon the hypothalamic (brain) centers,
which have a regulating effect upon the pituitary gland
known as the hypothesis, through hormones with the rest
of endocrine system. An Aromatherapy
Blends is able to regulate endocrine
dysfunction and immune disorders. They are also able to
re-establish homeostasis (harmony), and balance or
ground a person to achieve a state of equilibrium, in
addition to restoring well-being through the body and
mind connections. An Aromatherapy blend works on the
olfactory system, so natural inhalation can be used
safely. Due to the transdermal diffusion of Essential Oils, they
easily penetrate the skin, reaching the vascular system
where they are absorbed by the bloodstream. They can be
applied easily to the epidermis to gain beneficial
effects though skin absorption. Various oils can be used
in Meditation and Yoga, and some also use it as a
Preventative medicine.
How
are Essential Oils extracted? Essential Oils are extracted from
botanical sources. Once extracted, it is 70 times more
concentrated than when it was originally found in the
plant. There are many ways in which Essential
Oils are extracted. Here is a few -
Essential
Oil Extraction - Distillation
The
Egyptians stored their raw materials in large clay pots.
Water is added and the pots heated so that steam rose
and was pushed through a cotton cloth in the neck of the
jar. This soaked up the Essential Oils, which was then
squeezed and pressed out into a collection vessel. The
same principle remains in use today as high pressure
steam is passed over the leaves or flowers in a
sophisticated still often using a vacuum, so that the
essential oils within them vaporize. When the steam
carrying the essential oil passes though a cooling
system, the oil condenses and cannot be separated easily
from the water.
Essential
Oil Extraction - Maceration
Flowers are soaked in hot oil to break down the
cells, releasing their fragrance into the oil, which is
then purified, and the Essential Oils
is extracted.
Essential
Oil Extraction -
EffleurageThis is the method by which flower essences such
as Jasmine, Rose, which are more delicate and difficult
to obtain are extracted. Flowers or petals are crushed
between wooden framed, glass trays smeared with a greasy
animal fat until the fat is saturated with their
perfume.
Essential
Oil Extraction -
PressingThis is a simple method of squeezing out
literally, Essential
Oils
from the rinds and peel off ripe
fruit such as orange and lemon into a
sponge.
Aromatherapy Blends and Aromatherapy
products The Emu Essence product range provides a unique blend of Pure Emu Oil and Essential Oils to give a healing and theraputic effect on the user in many ways. As Emu Oil is very beneficial to the skin, and essential Oils are beneficial to the mind and spirit, this combination creates a unique range of products based on superiour quality like no other. |
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