Aromatherapy oils are the aromatic and volatile constituents found in plants. They are also known as ‘Essential Oils’ which are used to strengthen the self-healing processes by preventative methods and indirect stimulation of the immune system.Effects of Aromatherapy Oils
Aromatherapy oils perform a wide range of benefits that include deep and penetrating therapeutic actions to the extreme subtlety of inimitable fragrance. These essential oils can be used to enhance health as well as the quality of life. In other words Aromatherapy oil is the inhalation and application of volatile essential oils from aromatic plants to restore or enhance health, beauty and well-being. Essential oils interact with the body in multiple ways and affect the individual in many ways. The absorption can be through the skin layer. The aromatherapy oil penetrates in the epithelial tissues; these include the skin, nasal passages, bronchioles, lungs and gastro-intestinal tract.
Properties of Aromatherapy Oils
Aromatherapy oils are delicate, volatile liquids that are used by distillation, expression and solvent extraction. The aromatherapy oils take in the essence of all the active properties of the plant and are considered to be the soothing agents. Chemically, essential oils are made up of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, phenols, terpenes, sesquiterpenes, ethers and esters.
Aromatherapy Oil Families and Characteristics
Aromatherapy Essential oils are the constituents that contain the essence of all the active properties of that plant. The families and characteristics of Aromatherapy Oils are determined by the plant family to which the oil belongs. The oil characteristics follow the common properties representative of their plant families.
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