| There are so many different scents in aromatherapy | | | | beautiful day at the beach, smell is often the first thing |
| that it might be hard to figure out which one would be | | | | that springs to mind. We can use these scent |
| best for you to use. While some fragrances will ease | | | | memories when choosing Aromas to create specific |
| you off to sleep, others will help to wake you up in the | | | | mood. As Scents are linked to your memories, not |
| mornings. Some scents will relax you, easing away | | | | everyone will enjoy the same ones. Lavender is often |
| stress and anxiety; and others are revitalizing and will | | | | considered uplifting, but if it reminds you of a cranky old |
| pick you up for that important job interview. You will | | | | aunt it's unlikely to be very relaxing! Luckily, as most |
| soon get to know each plant's individual properties and | | | | conditions can be eased by a number of different oils, |
| its healing effects. | | | | you'll always be able to found one that's the right scent |
| Follow your nose | | | | for you. |
| Oils that smell very similar often have very different | | | | Orange, which reminds us of the sun, produces oil that |
| effects. Lemon is a stimulant, yet lemongrass is a | | | | will brighten your mood and complexion. Woody smells |
| sedative. Rosemary and peppermint, on the other | | | | that remind us of the outdoors can be helpful in easing |
| hand, smell nothing alike, but both are excellent for | | | | urban stress. Strengthen the association in your mind |
| fatigue. In the articles to come I will be covering dozens | | | | by burning incense coils in your garden on calm |
| of aromatic plants in detail, explaining their active | | | | summer evenings. |
| qualities, the ways that you can use them and even | | | | Aromatherapy and your body |
| the folklore and myths associated with them. | | | | The active ingredients of essential oils can ease |
| Meanwhile, the check list I have prepared for you will | | | | muscle tension, improve your mood, and boost your |
| help you choose which scent is right for you. | | | | circulation and clear respiratory problems such as hay |
| Scents and association | | | | fever, stuffy noses and sore throats. By rubbing your |
| Smell is the most primitive of our senses, and the one | | | | oils over or onto the affected area, you will begin to |
| that is most closely linked to our memories and | | | | feel their healing effects almost immediately. |
| emotions. When we think of our mother's kitchen, or a | | | | |