Webster defines:
Aroma is a pleasant odor.
Therapy is the treatment of any physical or mental disorder by medical or physical means, usually excluding surgery.
So we can say that Aromatherapy is therapeutic mentally and physical.
Aroma derived from Latin and Therapy from the French work therapie how confusing is that.
False Assumption: * Aromatherapy implies that anything that is aromatic and smells good is considered healing or therapeutic
Holistic Aromatherapy is the formal name and a serious field of study and practice which uses pure essential oils and other natural ingredients, that are safe when use correctly.
Your favorite designer fragrance can stir your emotions with spouse/romantic partner sense of smell and those you come in contact with and even your favorite fragrance candle. Heavily fragranced candle if made from paraffin wax is dispersing toxins in the air. These are temporary sense of calm. Aromatherapy uses only natural healing ingredients. * Aromatherapy implies that it uses essential oils solely for the particular aroma and emotional effect that they deliver.
Aromatherapy goes far beyond us of just inhaling even though inhaling does have a psychological and mood altering benefits. But the practice also heavily emphasizes the safe us of essential oils in skin care, hair care, and wound care and in helping to prevent and help care for illnesses such as colds and flu.
Example: Lavender Essential Oil – relaxes, ease stress, calms the mind, promote sleep, help combat headaches and dizziness, and can help speed the healing of burns.
Aromatherapy uses volatile plant oils and herbs which includes essential oils, for psychological and physical well being.
Essential oils are the pure essence of a plant that can be both have psychological and physical benefits when used correctly and safely. Essential oil is a blanket term to include all natural, aromatic, volatile and plant oils. Aromatherapy encourages the use of