a glimpse of aromatherapy

a glimpse of aromatherapy

In recent years many emerging products that claim to have an effect aromatherapy fragrance. In fact, any insect repellent products diembel-arbitration with aromatherapy. Yet according to Dr. Rachmi Primadiati, MNMed DArom, HerbMed, CIDESCO, CIBTAC, it's all misleading.

Ordinary deodorizer is clearly different from wangin essential oils. Ordinary deodorizer made in laboratories by making the component molecules that resemble a particular scent-producing molecules that are generally made from chemicals and refined petroleum products. While pure essential oils taken from nature and the process of distillation.

Therefore, artificial fragrance has no therapeutic effect, and the smell was different with essential oils. Usually the synthesis of solvent smell and can cause skin irritation. While pure essential oils which have a high therapeutic effect. To distinguish whether or not a pure oil, can be done with each one fluid dripping on the paper. The pure oil is usually not lasting more easily evaporate, while not pure impression on paper.

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Essential oils derived from plant parts that smelled like beans, fruit, stems, leaves, flowers, sap, roots, etc.. For healing, used oil is obtained by various means such as distillation or blackmailed (for classes orange).

The power of essential oils is 100 times stronger than the form of fresh / dried tumbuhannya itself, therefore, it can not be directly applied to the skin. Its use must be mixed with plant oils with a certain degree. Only a few that can be directly applied to the skin, such as sandalwood and lavender.

Another thing to consider is the thickness and skin sensitivity, the number of oil glands that exist, based on the patient's age, character, personality, diet, and possessed basic disease patients.

In chronological, after dioles, the smell would be inhaled nose, then through the nerves sent to the limbic system in the brain which is the master glands (hormone producing glands center that regulates the function of other hormone glands throughout the body), as well as a center of creativity, memory, mood, intellectual, and sexual centers. That's why the impact of this comprehensive aromatherapy. In addition to affecting the physical condition of the body, as well as mind, soul and our mood.

However, Dr Rachmi warned not to do therapy with essential oils every day. because it was feared the effect it will damage the health. Because the applicable principles of aromatherapy treatment with low doses. That excessive consumption would cause the opposite effect. For example, ylang ylang (Cananga) that serves to create a relaxing and arousing sexual desire, and has a hypotensive effect. But if given in excess, can actually increase blood pressure.

Source: healthy life, 05/VI edition, May 2007