Pure Plant AromaTherapy: December 2013

Friday, December 13, 2013

What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is the practice of using volatile oils – known as essential oils - to promote psychological and physical well-being.

Essential oils are the pure 'essences' found in flowers, berries, grasses, roots, seeds, bark, fruits and herbs, and are extracted mainly by steam or water distillation. All oils have their own unique character, aroma and therapeutic properties; as they are highly concentrated, a little goes a long way.

Essential oils consist of tiny aromatic chemicals that aid in a variety of health, beauty and hygiene conditions. We can benefit from these via massage, bathing, vaporisation and inhalation

Tell us what you think Aromatherapy can be used for?

~ Dennis Schleicher

Science of Aroma-Therapy

What I think is so wonderful abut smell or the science of aroma-therapy is that you can become engage in a relationship with any essential oil, leading to an experience that generates an unique feeling that can be felt by other.
Since the day in late 1992 when I first discovered an oil called Tea Tree, I've been fascinated by the art and science of aromatherapy.
I felt as if I had just found a long lost member of my family. Essential oils filled a gap in my life both physical, aesthetically and emotional well-being. I immediately started to incorporate oils into my life, home, and job as I studied herbs, holistic healing and the self-help movement. Obsessively, I filled my home with all these wound full pure aromas, using these concentrated plant extract to improve on all aspects of my life.
Curious by nature, I became a sponge for knowledge about the art & science of aromatherapy. To fuller my education on this vast science I took a job as the director of education for the leader in aromatherapy products in the US and Europe called “Aroma Vera” and studied under it founder and leading Authors of the “Aromatherapy Workbook.”
At the time few book on the topic are scarce and knowledge was sparse
So I began my own database, this book you hold is that.
Having spent much of the past 25 plus years researching and attending numerous classes, taken many certification programs, interviewed French physicians or medical aroma-therapy, I have become familiar with over 400 different Herbal Aromas or Essential Oils, Along with the gas chromatography and chemical constituents of their families. Through the years I have blended too many to count as everyone has had much enthusiasm and encouragement for my work. Having educated many clients and skin care professionals, manufacturers of cosmetic, health food retailers and many more large cosmetic manufacturers I still grow and will never stop learning this amazing art or science we have learned to call Aromatherapy.
My primary objective in writing this book is to provide an easy to use, yet complete useful reference in helping anyone learn how they can use essential oils to improve the quality of their lives.
Only 100% pure and natural essential oils play a vital part in my life, from saving me from the many stresses of a hectic day to keeping my health young and attractive. My coined study of this art is ongoing and will never end. My wish to you is by reading this you are able to embark on your own journey of senses, aromas, well-being with an adventurous journey in improving or bettering your quality of life for your and anyone around you.