Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is the systematic use of essential oils in holistic treatments to improve physical and emotional well-being. Essential oils, extracted from plants, possess distinctive therapeutic properties, which can be utilised to improve health and prevent disease.
These natural plant oils are applied in a variety of ways:
· Massage (most used method)
· Baths (add a few drops to warm water)
· Inhalations (not for asthmatics)
Aromatherapy is an especially effective treatment for stress-related problems and a variety of chronic conditions.
Essential Oils - An essential oil is an aromatic, volatile substance extracted from a single botanical source by distillation or expression. Essential oils have been utilised in fragrances, flavours and medicines for thousands of years. There are some 400 essential oils extracted from plants all over the world. Some of the popular oils used in aromatherapy today include chamomile, lavender, rosemary and tea tree.