Therapeutic Essential Oils and AromatherapyTherapeutic essential oils and aromatherapy products are very popular and have been used for thousands of years. Aromatherapy is used for healing, cooking, cleaning, personal care, and sacred rituals.If you love the wonderful scents of flowers and plants on a warm day, you'll enjoy aromatherapy. You can enjoy the scents of many plants, and benefit from their healing properties year round. Therapeutic essential oils have many of the same benefits as the natural healing herbs they are extracted from. 
Rosemary plants (photo right) were burned in sick rooms during the time of the plague to protect workers from the illness. Other aromatic plants have been found in ancient tombs. The Greeks and Romans crowned themselves with peppermint at feasts. Incense made from the resins of frankincense and myrrh are burned in places of worship. If you've ever sniffed a rose or enjoyed the fresh scent of a lemon, you've experienced aromatherapy. The volatile oils in plants evaporate and give off an aroma. These are the same molecules that are captured and distilled for their scent and healing properties. It may take many pounds of plant material to make these oils. Hundreds of pounds of rose petals are used per ounce. That's why it's so expensive. Citrus oils, made from the rinds, use much less and are quite inexpensive. Using Therapeutic Essential OilsUsing therapeutic essential oils for pleasure and/or healing is safe and effective when you are in capable hands or you know what you are doing. Using too much can be toxic or produce unpleasant effects. So follow directions carefully. Less is definitely more in aromatherapy.The two most common ways of using essential oil healing remedies is by applying it to the skin or inhaling the vapors. For external use, test first on your skin to make sure you don't have a reaction.. With the exception of lavender and tea tree, which can be used straight or "neat", always dilute the oils appropriately before using on your skin. When reading about the actions of therapeutic essential oils, keep in mind that the writer is primarily referring to internal use. These actions may also be realized if the oil is absorbed through the skin. The trick here is that some oils are so volatile that they evaporate before there is any chance of being absorbed. High grade pure oils are a must for internal use. Lower grade products may be less effective and often contain additives that are toxic when taken internally. Only take therapeutic essential oils internally under the advisement of a qualified aromatherapist. These are very concentrated remedies. The dose is usually administered in a carrier and/or a capsule. There are a few manufactures that produce therapeutic grade essential oils. Mountain Rose Herbs has a large selection of oils that are certified organic and all except the Lavender 40/42 are therapeutic grade essential oils. Profile sheets detailing the uses and other important information about each oil are available. For many uses, high grade oils may not be necessary. Good quality oils are less expensive and have a lovely scent. They are wonderful in candles, perfumes, spritzes, soaps, lotions and other products. Aromatherapy and Vibrational HealingSome energy healers use essential oils along with vibrational energy healing. Everything is energy and vibrates at energetic frequencies. When exposed to lovely aromas and the frequencies of the oils, our subtle energy is affected for the good.Aromatherapy is used in energy healing to affect consciousness, set sacred space and to affect the energy centers (chakras) and the energy field of the individual. For example, when working with the seventh energy center at the top of the head, healers may use lavender, frankincense or myrrh to strengthen our connection with the spiritual and the Divine. You may recognize frankincense and myrrh being named as two of the gifts given to Jesus by the wise men. friend Sandi, who is a Reiki master, often adds a drop of lavender oil to her palms before doing treatments to enhance the healing process. She and her clients love it.
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