Aromatherapy is also sometimes used in pain management, anxiety treatments, or in combination with medical treatments to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Essential oils that are used in aromatherapy can range from over-the-counter medicines such as Vicks VapoRub or Mentholatum to combinations of other essential oils such as sea salt combination.
Essential Oil and Fragrance Oil
Essential oil and fragrance oil may sometimes be confused with each other but they are not the same. In fragrance or perfume oil, the ingredients usually are just mainly providing a scent composed of synthetic chemicals but they do not have the therapeutic effects that essential oils do.
Common Process of Aroma Therapy
The common factor of aroma therapy is the use of essential oils. It is usually applied to the skin but not directly as the ingredients are usually highly concentrated. Most of the time, the essential oils are diluted into another carrier oil such as vegetable oil, sweet almond oil, or grapeseed oil to be absorbed into the blood stream.
Common Ingredients in Essential Oils
Some common ingredients in essential oils include the use of basil, bergamot, grey tea, black pepper, citronella oil, clove oil, eucalyptus oil, geranium oil, lavender oil, lemon oil, tea tree oil, or yarrow oil.
The Properties of Ingredients of Essential Oils
- Antibacterial
- Antiviral
- Antifungal
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anxiolytic
- Antispasmotic
- Revitalizing
- Antioxidant
The Benefits of Essential Oils
Although there are no solid medical evidence that aromatherapy may have any true physical benefits on a patient’s physical health, it is believed to be able to help in improving health, beauty, and hygiene conditions. The aroma from the oil helps to emotionally uplift the patient and some types can also be used as mosquito repellents, steam inhalation to help with influenza or cold, for massage therapy, or in baths for relaxation purposes.
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