| A bit of history; How Did Aromatherapy Get Its | | | | cleaners. Some oils act as a natural insect repellent |
| Name? | | | | and pesticide. In the summer, many people tend to use |
| During the earlier part of the 20th century, a French | | | | citronella candles to keep mosquitoes away. Citronella |
| chemist by the name of René-Maurice | | | | essential oil is the ingredient in the candles that is |
| Gattefossé became interested in essential oils | | | | responsible for repelling the mosquitoes. |
| for their medicinal properties. Previously, he focused on | | | | More and more people are turning to essential oils for |
| the aromatic use of essential oils in perfumery | | | | room freshening or just household freshening in |
| application, but his interest in their therapeutic use grew | | | | general. It's becoming very popular to use fragrance |
| after an accident heightened his curiosity. While | | | | lamp oils and diffusers these days. Diffusion is the |
| working, he burned his arm rather badly. By reflex, he | | | | process of dispersing essential oils so that their aroma |
| plunged his burned arm into the closest liquid, which | | | | fills a room or an area with the natural fragrance. |
| happened to be a large container of lavender essential | | | | There are many different methods that exist for |
| oil. The burn he suffered healed quickly and left no | | | | diffusing oils into a room. Three easy methods can be |
| scar. He attributed his remarkable healing to the | | | | done with things you probably already have in your |
| Lavender Essential Oil, and that lead to his ongoing | | | | house. In addition, there are numerous diffusers and |
| study of essential oils. It is Gattefossé that is | | | | diffusing devices available for purchase from |
| credited with coining the term aromatherapy in 1928 | | | | aromatherapy vendors and companies who provide |
| The aroma of a natural essential oil stimulates the brain | | | | diffusers, fragrance lamps, fragrance lamp oils and |
| to trigger a reaction and when inhaled into the lungs, | | | | other fragrance lamp accessories. |
| the natural component (naturally occurring chemicals) | | | | When shopping around for fragrance lamp oil, you will |
| can supply therapeutic benefits. For example, diffusing | | | | find not only essential oils but also oils that have |
| eucalyptus essential oil will help ease congestion. While | | | | sentimental scents. Certain scents can bring back a |
| physical and emotional well being is a major benefit of | | | | feeling or a memory and because of that, people love |
| using essential oils, there are other common uses as | | | | to smell that scent over and over again. That in itself |
| well. | | | | can be a form of therapy! |
| Essential oils can be used in household and laundry | | | | |