By Annette McDermott — 2019
Aromatherapy is the practice of inhaling the scent of essential oils to improve your well-being. One theory of how they work is that by stimulating the smell receptors in your nose, they can send messages to your nervous system.
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Anxiety is extremely common. It is one of most prevalent mental health disorders, affecting 40 million adults in the United States, according to a 2018 report, with these numbers likely much higher due to the pandemic.
The short answer is that essential oils come from plants. Plants create essential oils naturally and store them in tiny molecular sacs. There are tons of reasons for this, like attracting bees or other pollinating insects or repelling pests. They’re useful!
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Learn how to create balanced and complex essential oil blends at home! In this video, Flower of Life by Ritual and Big Dipper Wax works shares her expertise for blending essential oils, including her process, tips and tricks, and what tools you need.
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Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils to treat illnesses or reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. Essential oils are taken from plant. And you can use many part of the plants including the flowers, leaves, stalks, bark, rind, or roots.
Diffusing essential oils is one of the easiest ways to reap all the benefits of aromatherapy, which include: - Supporting your physical wellness - Inspiring a positive emotional state - And of course, neutralizing odors
Here we learn about the use of aromatherapy in Greece and Rome and how top aromatherapy influencers like Hippocrates, Dioscorides, Avicenna, and Gattefosse helped shape aromatic therapy as we know it today!
Check out part one on the History of Aromatherapy! Here we learn about the use of aromatherapy by Neanderthals, and its use in Egypt and China.
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