Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health. Aromatherapy can be viewed as both a preventative approach as well as an active treatment during acute and chronic stages of illness or disease. The essential oils used in aromatherapy are the life force of the plants from which they have been extracted. These oils can be massaged on your body, inhaled, added to your bath or sprayed in the air. When you receive an aromatherapy massage with the essential oils, these oils are absorbed into the bloodstream via the skin. This page on aromatherapy is for your information only and is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your primary health care provider.