Benefits of Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy has been around since ancient times. It’s the abundance of physiological, emotional, psychological, and cognitive benefits it offers that has allowed it to stand the test of times. While the research continues about how a simple smell can heal an ailment and relieve stress, there are testimonials of consumers who have experienced the physical and emotional benefits of aromatherapy. Now, before we dig into the benefits of the aromatherapy, let’s understand what exactly is Aromatherapy and how it works –

• Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils and other plant extracts to improve a person’s health, emotion and energy levels.

How does it Work?

Products used during aromatherapy can be extracted from various sources. Most of the time it involves the use of essential oils that are extracted from different plants (mostly stems) and herbs. It captures the essence of the plants and herbs from which it gets extracted and hence the name essential. They come from a group of chemical molecules in plants called terpenes – this plant cell compound contributes to a plant’s scent. Each plant species has a unique combination of 100 or more terpenes, which make the scent of that species different from the scent of any other. These terpenes may reside in a plant’s flowers, roots, leaves, bark, stem, or seeds. From this source, an essential oil is either distilled, expressed, or extracted.

Steam distillation is one of the most popular methods used to extract and isolate essential oils from plants. The steam vaporizes the plant material’s labile compounds, which then go through a condensation and collection process. Unlike the cooking oil we know, essential oils vaporize when they’re heated. That’s what makes them easy to inhale in aromatherapy, and makes them effective for other medicinal uses. The latest method of extraction includes cold pressing and includes fruit peels in particular.

Benefits of Aromatherapy –

The oils extracted from these plant stems and herbs have many health benefits and have been used for curing ailments for centuries. Aromatherapy can be experienced in many different ways, inhalation of the essential oils being the most popular one. The essential oil can also be used for massage or can be inhaled through essential oil burner. Whichever way you choose to practice aromatherapy, smelling them remains a common activity. The benefits of aromatherapy are numerous, we have listed below a few important ones – 

1. Stress Buster –

At present, essential oils are mainly used due to its stress-relieving ability. The current workload and busy schedules are seen as pivotal reasons for stress. At the end of a busy day, aromatherapy completely relaxes you and brings your mind at peace. Inhaling the smells of the essential oils calms your mind, relaxes your muscles, and brings down anxiety.

2. Relief from Migraine –

Inhaling essential oils have been proven to relieve headaches and migraine. You can inhale the oil from the oil burner or massage the oil straight onto your skin for more effectiveness. Also, aromatherapy is known to boost energy levels within the body. A simple sniff is known to effectively stimulate your mind and body and shoot up the energy levels.

3. Relief from Insomnia –

Aromatherapy is the best solution if you are struggling to sleep at night. An aromatherapy massage can work wonders to put you to a sound sleep or as another alternative you can make use of the oil burner or sprinkle some drops of the essential oil on the pillow.

The soothing effect of essential oils on both the mind and the body is what makes them truly unique among natural therapeutic substances. The fragrance of some essential oils can be very stimulating-both psychologically and physically, they help overcome anxiety or hyperactivity. On a physiological level, essential oils may stimulate immune function and regenerate damaged tissue. Essential oils may also help in combating infectious diseases by killing viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. They can also be added to your bathing water or massage oil because of their medicinal benefits.

All in all, essential oils are a must essential addition to your natural therapy kit. HEM Corporation is the leading essential oils manufacturers in India and globally and offers 8 different variants with notable fragrances such as Lavender, Lemongrass, and others. To learn more about the benefits of our essential oils, click here.