Aromatherapy is a light and gentle form of massage, using essential oils which are individually blended for your needs.
Purpose of aromatherapy is meant to improve your physical and mental well-being. More consumers are testing out essential oil products than ever before by diffusing them at home or diluting them for skin usage.
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils for certain benefits. Examples include lavender, orange and bergamot, and eucalyptus. These “aromas” are all plant-based derivatives from herbs, tree extracts, and flowers. Essential oils are extremely concentrated so to be used correctly they should be diluted into milder oils, humidifiers, or lotions.
The essential oils are diluted before use and are applied along with lotion during the massage
Not only is the client's body benefiting with the direct contact with the essential oils, but the oils are alleged to have specific healing properties upon inhaling after exposure.
During an Aromatherapy massage, you inhale these essential oil molecules or absorb them through your skin. They are thought to promote beneficial changes in your mind and body by affecting the limbic system, a region of the brain known to be involved in emotion.
Aromatherapy massage is used for a variety of different reasons, including relaxation, pain management, and improved mood. These are also some of the basic benefits of massage therapy.
Benefits of Aromatherapy Massage
Aroma therapeutic massage not only has the client leaving with a full body massage, but they also allegedly provide emotional healing and relaxation.
Each essential oil used in aromatherapy is said to have different properties. For example, some calm and make you feel relaxed while others energize:
- Calming: Chamomile, lavender, and geranium oil
- Decongesting: Eucalyptus, pine, and tea tree oil
- Energizing: Rosemary oil
- Uplifting: Ylang-ylang, clary sage, rose, and neroli oil
Since aromatherapy massage techniques are often the same as those used in Swedish massage, people often get it for sore back, neck, and/or shoulder muscles or to ease stress.
The benefits are on a long list that also include a few of the same benefits of any other massage. Below are a few of the general benefits of a massage that incorporates aromatherapy:
- Anxiety
- Dementia symptoms
- Insomnia
- Menstrual pain
- Supportive care for people with conditions such as cancer
- Stress reducing
- Increased calmness and relaxation
- Decrease in muscle tension
- Pain relief
- A reduction of symptoms of depression
An Aromatherapy massage is a delightful sensory experience with the benefit of detoxification, deep relaxation, and the healing properties of the oils.
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