| Over a billion dollars worth of aromatherapy and | | | | leak and the essential oil to be contaminated. |
| essential oil products are sold each year. These | | | | Different countries value aromatherapy in different |
| products are especially attractive to those that are | | | | ways. For example, in France aromatherapy is |
| tired of prescription and synthetic drugs and who want | | | | practiced along side of "normal" medicine. There are |
| to renew and cure their bodies using natural ingredients. | | | | even some essential oils that France regulates as |
| If you are new to aromatherapy you'll probably be a | | | | prescription drugs. And, all in all, there is not the stigma |
| little confused as you see a wide variance in pricing | | | | attached to aromatherapy that there is in this country. |
| among what looks like identical aromatherapy | | | | In the U.S. the term aromatherapy is unregulated as |
| products. Before you buy, do a little bit of research on | | | | are the products which claim to be aromatherapeutic |
| how much various companies are charging for the | | | | in nature. Until you've been using these products for a |
| particular product that you want. After look at about 10 | | | | while, you'll basically have to trust that the place where |
| or so, you'll have a good idea of the average price for | | | | you get your products from is giving you the real deal. |
| that product. | | | | If you have a qualified aromatherapist, however, she |
| Any company selling the product too far out of this | | | | can point you to the best places to get your product |
| median area should cause a few red flags to be | | | | from. |
| raised. A company selling the product too low, may be | | | | In the U.S. many traditional physicians frown on the use |
| using synthetic essential oils instead of natural ones. A | | | | of an aromatherpist. But many people that use them, |
| company selling the product too high may simply be | | | | swear by them. It's true that a qualified aromatherapist |
| trying to take advantage of new or unaware and | | | | doesn't have to attend as many hours of school as a |
| gullible buyers. | | | | traditional doctor. But she does have to have some |
| Essential oil based products have now become so | | | | training. And when it comes to expertise on the |
| popular that you can find them in your local drug | | | | effects of aromatherapy products, she undoubtedly |
| stores. Although, you can buy aromatherapy products | | | | has much more experience and knowledge of |
| from drug stores, beauty stores, and health stores, you | | | | essential oils and how they affect the body. This is not |
| have a much better chance of getting "real" | | | | to say that an aromatherapist should replace your |
| aromatherapy products from the health store. Also, | | | | doctor. In fact, many places don't even require that |
| look for the word "100% essential oil" or its equivalent | | | | they be licensed. But when you're dealing with your |
| on the product label. And the best quality essential oils | | | | health, it never hurts to get multiple opinions from as |
| are stored in glass bottles. Real essential oils can | | | | many knowledgeable sources as you can. |
| interact with plastic bottle possibly causing the bottle to | | | | |