| Dating back centuries, many people have talked | | | | For example, anyone with aches and pains would |
| about the amazing virtues of the essential oils as | | | | benefit or from a mixture of black pepper, |
| having healing properties. Recent studies have | | | | rosemary, fir, lavender and marjoram with their |
| shown what some people have already known | | | | aromatherapy massage. Tendonitis can be |
| for over two centuries and that is the amazing | | | | massaged with the compound of lavender, |
| benefits of an aromatherapy massage. | | | | peppermint and rosemary. Anyone with sunburn |
| A recent study done in London by the Royal free | | | | can find relief by using chamomile, peppermint, |
| any University College Medical School, used at | | | | lavender and eucalyptus. |
| group of independent reviewers to analyze the | | | | People have been using massage therapy for |
| results of aromatherapy massage on over 1300 | | | | very long time for relaxation and stimulation. |
| reference studies. Those studies showed that | | | | Incorporating essential oils into the massage |
| short-term benefits were obtained on | | | | enhances the benefits even more. There are |
| psychological well being, supporting the positive | | | | great benefits from simply inhaling the fragrances, |
| effects on anxiety. The also found that | | | | however, in aromatherapy massage; the benefits |
| aromatherapy massage also helped reduce | | | | are even greater when the oils are massaged into |
| nausea and pain. There are some additional studies | | | | the skin. With a good aromatherapy massage, the |
| being conducted to determine if aromatherapy | | | | patient benefits from the oils, the massage and |
| Boost the effects of massage done with the | | | | the scent. |
| essential oils. | | | | If a person has poor circulation, they can enhance |
| Various Types of Oils Used | | | | their circulation by using a combination of black |
| Basically, a distillation process extracting them | | | | pepper, carrot seed, Sage, lemon and thyme |
| from flowers, plants, woods and herbs obtains the | | | | along with a good massage. This form of |
| essential oils used in the aromatherapy massage. | | | | aromatherapy massage will definitely help with |
| These oils are all part of the plants biological | | | | poor circulation. |
| makeup, as well as giving them their own unique | | | | For babies with stomachaches, try applying a |
| to scent. Over the centuries and through many | | | | mixture of dill and geranium. For any women |
| trials and errors, people eventually found out | | | | having problems sleeping due to a pregnancy, try |
| which oils worked best for treating certain | | | | a light aromatherapy massage with Roman |
| ailments. | | | | chamomile and lavender. |