Your Simple Guide to Aromatherapy by Dr. R.J. Peters & Tamar Goldstein - HTML preview

How Essential Oils Are Delivered and the Accessories Used

 

They can be dissolved in an oil base and applied by hand, i.e., they can be rubbed onto the

 

skin during massage or applied to particular parts of the body by aromatherapy
practitioners to alleviate headaches or other ailments.

 

A few drops can be put on a handkerchief or tissue to help people sleep.

 

Others are formulated into bath salts, gels, etc. which can be dissolved into running

 

bath water to give a relaxing fragrance.

 

A few drops of your favorite relaxing Essential Oil such as lavender or rosemary

 

can be put directly into the bath. The best time to do this is after you’ve finished running

 

the bath. You put in around 3 drops, give it a few minutes to form a surface on top of the

 

bath water before you get in and then RELAX! When you emerge, you’ll find that it stays

 

on your skin, moisturizing it, and of course you have the lingering reminder of it on your

 

body for hours afterwards! Fabulous! Essential Oils can be used to keep clothes smelling nice. They can be added to dried petals

 

as in potpourri, which can be put in sachets and put in drawers, or just left out in bowls.

 

The most popular way to use Essentials Oils is to put them in devices that allow the smell to

 

diffuse into the air. This can be for various purposes:

 

• To make the environment relaxing, calm, or even sensual!

 

• To help with stress management (e.g., in a doctor’s surgery, in offices!)

 

• To creating a peaceful atmosphere for meditating.

 

• To help people who have congested chests breathe easily.

 

• To protect people from biting insects.

 

A common method of enjoying the benefits and advantages of essential oils is through the

 

use of a diffuser. Here are a few examples of what some of them look like: These are all available at Diffuser_World.

Some Wonderful Essential Oil Delivery Systems

Candles scented with Essential Oils can be used (see below).

 

Sweet Orange and Myrrh

 

Travel Aromatherapy Candle Tin Cedarwood and Cucumber

 

Peppermint 3-wick

 

Another way of dispersing the fragrance of Essential Oils is by dissolving some drops in

 

water and heating it to enable it to vaporize. There are Oil Burners which have a small

 

tea light candle warming water and oil contained in a receptacle above. Tea-light candle Different styles of oil burners/diffusers.

 

There are many different styles of oil burners available (see above), and they are very

 

decorative as well. There are other styles of diffusers which can be used in a

 

Car Room or carried in a Pocket.

 

Even more high tech nebulizers which look terrific too :

 

Ultrasonic Diffuser Glass Vase Nebulizer Aroma Globe

 

There are even more imaginative ways of dispensing Essential Oils!

 

Lamp Rings can be placed on your standard desk lamp, a few drops of the oil dropped

 

on the ring and the heat from the lamp will cause it to vaporize!

 

Terracotta absorbs oils well, so you can put a few drops on a scent stone and carry it

 

around with you.

 

Lamp Ring Terracotta Scent Stone

 

And finally, a most direct method - A Nasal Aromahaler!

 

This small but efficient device fits comfortably under your nose and provides hours of vapor from less than 1/7 drop of Essential Oil!

 

Finally, Essential Oils can be found in many Personal Care products such as shampoos,

 

facial scrubs, deodorant, and skin products. There is a huge variety of Aromatherapy

 

Accessories and Body and Bath Products. Please visit the following web sites for more

 

information and to locate products that you may enjoy using.

Diffuser-World Learn-Massage-Online 100-Candles

The Authors:
Tamar Goldstein has an Honours degree in Science from the University of Melbourne located

 

in Melbourne, Australia. She achieved her Honours in Pharmacology, became a high school

 

teacher for many years and was also the science editor for the Pocket version of Australia's

 

premier Dictionary -The Macquarie Dictionary.

 

Dr. R. J. Peters is a retired health professional with 25 years experience in the chiropractic

 

profession. With studies in nutrition, exercise and spinal biomechanics, orthopedics, radiology,

 

and occupational injury and impairment evaluation, she also has a background in journalism,

 

photography and computer systems.

 

http://www.aromatherapy4healthyliving.com

 

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