Aromatherapy
Support for good health with pure essential plant oils.
What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is the use of pure essential oils and floral waters, known as hydrosols, distilled from a wide variety of plants.
How
Are Essential Oils Used?
Essential
oils and hydrosols can be misted into the air with a spray bottle.
The oils can be mixed in water and diffused, massaged into the
skin, or added to compresses or baths. A few drops of oil can
be applied to a facial tissue and inhaled.
Massage:
One
of the primary ways of using aromatherapy is through touch,
which gives the receiver the double effects of therapeutic scent
along with the relaxing and pain relieving benefits of massage.
Diluted in quality carrier oils or lotions, essential oils nourish
the skin and aid the goals of massage increasing blood and lymph
flow, moving irritating waste products from the tissues, and
releasing tension from the muscles and other soft tissues. Meanwhile,
aromas are released that helps balance ones state of mind through
the olfactory systems connection to the brain.
Some
popular and versatile Essential Oils
Lavender
Calms, boosts mood, support healing of irritated skin, promotes
sleep.
Geranium
Stabilizes
mood, reduces effects of stress, nourishes mature skin.
Sandalwood
Relaxes,
soothes nerves, helps acne, dry and chapped skin.
Peppermint
Boosts
mood, relieves nausea and the discopmforts of could and coughs.
Not advised for the very young, the elderly, or pregnant women.
Lemon
Refreshes
the air, combats lethargy.
Rose
Calms, promotes restful sleep and overall sense of well-being,
tones and improves dry skin.
Add an Essential to any treatment for an additional $7.00. Ask Therapist for this month's aroma choices
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call
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Aromatherapy
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Pregnancy & Massage
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Reflexology | Hot Stone
Massage | Trigger
Point Massage | Deep
Tissue | Cupping
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