Aromatherapy Recipes

Various essential oils can treat a person’s mind and health effectively. Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils and other similar ingrdients for this purpose. Fragrant oils, such as Eucalyptus oil, extracted from plants chiefly by distillation or by solvent extraction are called essential oils.

Aromatherapy may be practiced sometimes in combination with other medical practices and/or spiritual beliefs. Aromatherapy had been believed in and practiced in ancient civilizations in China, India and Middle East for over 3500 years. It has gained a certain amount of acceptance in the Western world, especially France only relatively recently. In the Western world, by and large, aromatherapy is still looked upon with tolerant suspicion.

Ingredients used in the practice of Aromatherapy are:

• Essential oils (Fragrant oils, such as Eucalyptus oil, extracted from plants chiefly by distillation or by solvent extraction);
  
• Absolutes (fragrant oils extracted from flowers, such as Rose);
  
• Phytoncides (volatile organic compounds that kill microbes);
  
• Herbal distillates,
  
• Carrier oils (such as Almond oil), etc.
  

Aromatherapy practitioners believe that the smelling of these ingredients activate emotional centers in brain, when applied to the skin, generally as massage, they kill microbes & fungi and also activate thermal responses that can alleviate pain and release body tensions. When taken internally into immunity systems of the body, the stimulations bring about healing actions.

Aromatherapy recipes prescribe the ingredients, their quantities, manner of their use in various ailments. Probably the most popular aromatherapy recipe known are for massaging with essential oils. One must bear in mind, however, that essential oils are very potent and volatile and careless use can be dangerous.

Aromatherapy is administered in a variety of ways. For administering the healing touch by scents, blends of ingredients can be made according to aromatherapy blends recipes and a few drops on a tissue placed in room or inside the pillow can be efective. Aromatherapy candle making recipes are available. Candles made according to these aromatherapy candles recipes release the healing aroma gradually. You may source for aromatherapy candles recipe on the internet.

Aromatherapy recipes are available for adding the ingredients to home made soaps which can give curative effect on the skin as well relax the mind by releasing the aromatic scents in the bath. As mentioned earlier, aromatherapy recipes are available for many chronic ailmets by stimulating immunity systems of the body when the ingredients are taken internally. Free aromatherapy recipes are available and most of these can be easily concocted to bring pleasure and happiness to the mind and body.

A few of the popular recipes are quoted below as examples:
Backache Massage: Mix 2 drops of eucalyptus oil & lavender oil each with 1 drop of lemon oil: in 20 ml carrier oil. Massage affected area with fingertips;.

Bedtime Massage: 3 drops of sandalwood oil & 2 drops chamomile oil: in 20 ml of carrier oil. This massage will induce sound sleep even under stress;

Circulation Improvement Massage: Lavender oil, Rosemary oil & Vetiver oil in #:2:1 in 4 oz. of sesame oil.

For Arthritic joints blend 20 drops of Roman Chamomile and 5 drops of Black Pepper in 2oz. of Sweet Almond oil (as Carrier) and gently massage affected joints.

For Insonia, 10 drops of Roman Chamomile & 5 drops of Clary Sage are blended with 5 drops of Bergamotin a clean dark coloured glass bottle. Put a tissue with one or two drops of this blend inside your pillow; This will help you I falling asleep.
Recipes are available for serious diseases and ailments such as Bronchitis, Asthma, etc

Aromatherapy candles are used to administer aromatic healing scents; they are used not only to calm the tired senses, induce sleep by relaxing the mind but also for providing healing touch in case of cough & cold, Bronchitis, Asthma, etc Aromatic Candle Recipes are used to freshen up homes. Aromatherapy candle making recipes are readily available.