Aromatherapy

                             

         Aromatherapy, or essential oils therapy, is using a plant's aroma-producing oils (essential oils) to treat disease. Essential oils are taken from a plant's flowers, leaves, stalks, bark, rind, or roots. The oils are mixed with another substance (such as oil, alcohol, or lotion) and then put on the skin, sprayed in the air, or inhaled. You can also massage the oils into the skin or pour them into bath water. Aromatherapy as used today originated in Europe and has been practiced there since the early 1900s.

        Aromatherapy helps promote relaxation and help relieve stress. It has also been used to help treat a wide range of physical and mental conditions, including burns, infections, depression, insomnia, and high blood pressure.

 

      

People with certain chronic illnesses or conditions should not use aromatherapy without first consulting a doctor. These illnesses and conditions include:

• Lung conditions such as asthma, respiratory allergies, or chronic lung disease. Oils may cause airway spasms.

• Skin allergies. Some oils may cause skin irritation, especially in the membranes of the eyes, nose, and mouth.

• Pregnancy. Pregnant women should not use aromatherapy with certain oils (such as juniper, rosemary, and sage) may cause uterine contractions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Notify us of any conditions that might conflict with Aromatherapy.