An aromatherapy massage, a deep bath scented with heady oils – is there anything more relaxing? Aromatherapy has become synonymous with spa and beauty treatments, but don’t be deceived by its sweet scents and soft focus image – it can be powerful medicine. Essential oils can mitigate serious complaints, from high blood pressure to chronic migraines. The effects don’t stop at the physiological; essential oils can help us know ourselves better, gently balancing our emotions.
Pretty much every ancient culture understood the power of plant oils. Scented unguents were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. And the Greek physician Hippocrates, writing in the fourth century BCE, said, “The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and scented massage every day.”
However, modern aromatherapy originated in France in the early part of…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019