Aroma Therapy

Aroma Therapy

The use of essential oils for therapeutic purposes is known as aromatherapy. Aromatherapy has been practised for millennia. The aroma molecules in essential oils move straight from the olfactory nerves to the brain when breathed, affecting the amygdala, the brain’s emotional centre.

Essential oils may be absorbed via the skin as well. During a massage, a massage therapist could add a drop or two of wintergreen oil to the oil to assist relax tense muscles. To provide a relaxing soak, a skincare brand can add lavender to bath salts. Some research reveal that essential oils have a benefit, while others show no change in symptoms.

What Are Essential Oils Good For?
Essential oils are said to be natural cures for a variety of maladies, but there isn’t enough evidence to prove their efficacy in human health. The findings of lab research are intriguing — one at Johns Hopkins discovered that particular essential oils may kill a strain of Lyme bacteria more effectively than antibiotics — but human clinical trials have yielded mixed results. Some research reveal that essential oils have a benefit, while others show no change in symptoms.

Clinical research have looked into whether essential oils can help with things like:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Nausea
• Insomnia
• Low appetite
• Dry mouth