There has been a widespread belief that Aromatherapy is related only to beauty treatments. Whilst Aromatherapy is the best beauty therapy it has a long history as a complementary medicine.
In this new millennium, we are faced with new constraints in our lives; trying to survive the changing environment beyond the weather – moral values, global politics and a pace of working that destroys the human body and soul faster than ever.
In this new world, the ancient art of Aromatherapy has a significant role to play. In the Plant world, Nature provided us with all the medicines to cure Man’s ills. The aromatic essential oils that are obtained through steam distillation for use on the human skin or via inhalation are ideally suited to our new way of life. Inhalation therapy is fast and positive results are immediate for our emotional discomforts. Aromatherapy massage takes time, and helps facilitate a Mind, Body and Emotional integration. The biodynamic relationship between Man and Plants is part of the fundamental platform for Life.
Inner health = Outer Beauty this is my maxim. Achieving it can be hard work. Aromatherapy gives us the Way, the Tools and the Information to take charge of our small life in this large and challenging world.
Paved with aromatic essences, the Aromatherapy Way to Health & Beauty involves the finest physiological framework for body and mind. Aromatic essences are known for their capacity of conditioning the 'vital tripod' of one's existence:
For millennia, aromatic essences have been used in houses, castles and churches in order to cleanse the air, season the food, and perform luxurious health and beauty treatments or to 'bless the air and water' in various religious ceremonies. Doctors have praised their strong antiseptic properties coupled with a fine smell, especially in times of medical hardship. During the First World War, plant extracts and essential oils were the only reliable medicines available.
It pays to mention that from all our Sense organs, only the nose has a brain of its own. Anatomically, it is called the Rhinencephalon, meaning the Nose Brain. This part of the brain controls our instincts, emotions, memory and immune system. To this day science is still unable to disentangle the mysterious web of forces behind olfaction and skin. Moreover, the complex chemistry of aromatic essences proves to be a challenge even to modern day technology. Nonetheless, the experimental data indicates that Aromatherapy in trained hands is a safe, natural and effective way to 'get under the skin'.
