| | | | | benefits the plant provides. Therefore, aromatherapy |
| Everyone knows how great it feels to get a good | | | | massage oil typically only contains a few drops of |
| massage. With the help of a massage, you can | | | | essential oils. Yet, these oils are potent enough to |
| alleviate sore and tired muscles while also releasing | | | | provide benefits to the recipient. |
| stress. In order to increase the benefits of a massage, | | | | With aromatherapy, the essential oils are inhaled. As a |
| however, you might want to include aromatherapy | | | | result, the scent of the essential oils has an effect on |
| massage oil in your massage sessions. | | | | the brain, particularly on the limbic system. Depending |
| What is Aromatherapy Massage Oil? | | | | upon the plant used, the aroma of the plant as well as |
| | | | its healing properties has a different effect on the |
| Aromatherapy massage oil is a special type of | | | | body. Aromatherapy essential oils are even more |
| massage oil that contains aromatherapy essential oils. | | | | potent when used along with massage, as the |
| Since it is a massage oil, it contains special oils that | | | | combination helps to further relax the body and to |
| make it slippery and easy to glide over the skin. This | | | | surround the olfactory system with the scent of the |
| way, friction is reduced and a more soothing and | | | | oils. |
| relaxing massage can be enjoyed. In addition to | | | | Some of the benefits of aromatherapy essential oils |
| containing oil, however, it also contains aromatherapy | | | | and the plants that provide these benefits include: |
| essential oils. | | | | - Antibacterial – cinnamon, clove, lime, rosemary and |
| Aromatherapy essential oils are oils that have been | | | | tea tree oil |
| extracted from plants. By extracting the oils through a | | | | - Anti-inflammatory – bay leaf, black cumin, |
| distillation process, aromatherapy essential oils are able | | | | cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus and sage |
| to maintain the beneficial properties of the plant from | | | | - Antifungal – clove, juniper, lavender, tea tree oil and |
| which they are derived. | | | | thyme |
| How Does Aromatherapy Works? | | | | - Antiviral – ginger, hyssop, lemongrass, peppermint, |
| | | | sandlewood, tea tree oil, thyme |
| To understand how does aromatherapy works, it is | | | | Aromatherapy essential oils can also be used to |
| important to first gain a better understating of essential | | | | change a person’s mood, such as using peppermint |
| oils. Since aromatherapy essential oils are a | | | | to energize the body or chamomile to help the body |
| concentrated version of the plants they are derived | | | | relax. |
| from, it takes very little of the oil to receive the | | | | |