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Discover ways to access the restorative comfort and healing properties of fragrance.
Aromatherapy can enhance a mood and relieve stress. The ancient therapeutic art of blending essential oils or extracts distilled from aromatic flowers, plants, herbs, and fruit for medicinal purposes has been part of the medical practices of the world's great civilizations, including those of ancient Egypt and Rome, for thousands of years because it works!
Use aromatherapy in body or facial massage. Infuse the air surrounding you with fragrance. Place a few drops of essential oil and water in a ceramic diffuser or potpourri pot that is warmed by a candle. Drop a mixture of essential oils in a tub of hot water for a personalized bath or sprinkle oil on a cotton handkerchief and pull it out as needed, breathing in fully, deeply, and slowly to encourage relaxation during the day. Burn incense when you meditate or light a scented candle in your room to help you relax.
Lavender oil massaged into your temples will take away a headache. Eucalyptus diffused into the air as an inhalation of essential oils will ease respiratory congestion and acts as an antiseptic. Basil stimulates the brain. Rosemary activates memory. Peppermint provides mental clarity and sharpness. Sage acts as a tonic for mental fatigue and strain.
Aromatherapy and essential oils have been around for thousands of years. And now scientific research has proven that these wonderful smelling substances are complex and powerful with remarkable medicinal properties.
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