1. Aromatherapy
A therapy that uses aroma, or essential oils, to improve your quality of life.

2. History Aromatherapy is thought to be at least 6,000 years old.
The Egyptians where discovered to use it.
A medical papyri from around 1555BC contained remedies for various types of illnesses.

3. Changes
The technique to extract oil from plants have changes since that time.
They uses to squeeze the oils from the plants with their hands Which was known as Expression.
We now have more modern techniques.

4. Hysterical Applications
The Egyptians were fond of the perfumes made from these oils.
Traces have been found in perfume bottles in their burial tombs.
Paintings on the walls show ladies with elaborate head wear that was thought to be perfume distributors.

5. Other People Indians of North America also used Aromatherapy.
Aromatic oils where used to produce herbal remedies.

6. More History
A French chemist, Rene Maurice Gattefosse found that lavender oil when applied to a burn had healing properties.
In 1937 he published a book about anti-microbial effects of oils and coined the term “Aromatherapy”.
He went on to set up a business selling essential oils.

7. Opinions
Many doctors say that Aromatherapy has no significant effect on health.
Relief stems from emotional response to the pleasing scents, rather than any physiological effects.

8. Uses for Aromatherapy Reduction of stress Enhance relaxation
Relive anxiety
Improving well-being
Relieving psychosomatic symptoms
Relieves emotionally related disorders

9. In some cases it helped
Insomnia
Impotence
Pain of arthritis
Postpartum discomfort
However, medical science can find no physical reasons for these effects.

10. Common Essential Oils and Uses
Lavender- heals burns and cuts, destroys bacteria
Peppermint- alleviates digestive problems; relieves headaches, and muscle pain
Eucalyptus- lowers fever
Tea Tree- Fights fungal, yeast, and bacterial infections
Thyme- relieves pain in joints

11. Do Not ingest even the tiniest amount without your doctor’s approval.
Warning
High concentrated oils, when taken internally can cause toxic overdoses.
Do Not ingest even the tiniest amount without your doctor’s approval.

12. Ways of Treatment for Aromatherapy
Inhalation- add essential oils to bowl of steaming water, place towel over head and bowl, and breath deeply the scented vapors
Diffusion- spraying oil- containing compounds into the air
Message- Rubbing aromatic oil into the skin
Bathing- Add oil to a tub of water. Full bath, hand, foot, or sponge bath.

13. More
Hot & Cold Compresses- for muscle aches and pains, bruises, or headaches

14. Aromatherapy Recipes Acne Blend Air Freshener Bath Oil
Carpet Deodorizer
Dry Hand Lotion
Facial Scrub
Shampoo

15. Licensing
There is no formal licensing procedure for Aromatherapy in the United States.
Aromatherapy is usually combined in other licensed fields of practice
Chiropractors
Psychologists
Message Therapists