Aromatherapy is the herbal treatment which helps cure or heal both mind and body by the application of essential oils from plants.

Essential oils provide both psychological and physical benefits. The smell of natural essential oils stimulate the brain to trigger a reaction.

Also the natural constituents of the essential oils are drawn into the lungs and helps physically.

Essential oils are concentrated therefore they are diluted before applying. Carrier oils which are pure vegetable oils are used for diluting the essential oils and they carry them to the skin.

Examples of carrier oils are sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil and grape seed oil.

The essential oils have an immediate impact on our sense of smell also called “olfaction”. When oils are inhaled, olfactory receptor cells are stimulated and thus a pulse is then transmitted to the brain in the emotional center or “Limbic system”.

The limbic system is connected to areas of the brain that are linked to the breathing, blood circulation, memory, and endocrine glands that regulate hormone levels in the body. The fragrance and its effects of the oil determine the stimulation of these systems.