Aromas can turn our heads, immersed in the forgotten memories, discover our "I" or help feel like a different person.
With the most ancient complex and ephemeral world of smells always shrouded haze of mystery. And there is an explanation: the word "perfume" comes from the Latin per, and fumos - «through the smoke."
In ancient Egypt, the tomb of Tutankhamun was found filled with delicious aromas, flavor that "survived" three hundred centuries. This is one indication that the sense of smell - almost the most ancient way of exploring the world.
Aromas - guide to the world of feelings and desires.
Smells in our lives plays an important role. This is our emotional conductors. But do not forget about the intellectual component of the world of smells - with their help, we experience the world, distinguish these or other items. At the heart of the choice of partners is also a smell - a special code. Aromas of vanilla, ylang-ylang, patchouli cinnamon, ginger, bergamot, black pepper excite and make us irresistible and sexy.
If odors We are pleased that they are able to positively affect our mood and health. Cause an unpleasant smell rejection, "intolerance" and, as a consequence, deterioration - nausea, migraine, syncope, and up to a total suppression.
In order to feel like a fresh, rested, to get rid of stress, there are specially selected ratio of flavors.
For example, the magic flavors of coffee, mountain ash and black currant, clove not only nice and thin, but also perfectly tones. Loved by many smell of the sea is relaxing, relieves anxiety and worry. Smells of citrus and rose as perfectly calm.
There are smells that can normalize (increase or decrease) the pressure, relieve headaches, help overcome stress or achieve concentration.
Aromatherapy - a treatment flavors.
In plants and volatile aromatic substances - is essential oil. They have a high boiling point: more than 160 degrees Celsius. Which only useful properties they may possess: antiviral, antibacterial, antiseptic, and even hormonal.
Essential oils are rubbed into the skin, inhaled, and ingest, such as an oil with a hormonal effect affecting operation of the adrenal cortex, ovary, and thyroid.
Since almost all essential oils have unique properties - cleansing, anti-inflammatory, regenerative - they are used as a very pleasant medication.
Here are a few examples of wonderful properties of essential oils: lavender oil is used for depression and sleep disorders, as it relieves toothache and headache. Eucalyptus oil is indispensable for sore throat, bronchitis, colds, flu. Chamomile oil - excellent antiallergen, a remedy for insomnia. Pine oil is used to treat kidney stones, arthritis, and to improve the condition of the hair. Almost all essential oils - excellent antidepressants and helpers in the fight against allergies.
Massage with essential oils.
Duration of massage - the key to its effectiveness. Massage using heated produce a few drops of oil palms. Typically, the duration of this procedure does not exceed 3-5 minut.Etogo enough time for complete absorption of skin oil.
An important component is the fun if oil smell like it, it will be more useful.
In the substrate (olive oil, corn, coconut, jojoba or Hypericum) in an amount of 50 ml was added essential oils (10 to 15 drops - for massage adult, from 5 to 7 drops - for massaging child 1 drop - for infants up to 1 year ).
Has its own characteristics in preparation for a massage is very dry and aging skin. Want to add wheat germ oil (10%). For oily skin, the foundation should be coconut oil or grape seed. In case of burns - oil aloe, tensile muscles - almond.
Water and oil - relaxation and energy.
Balneotherapy - a bath with essential oils and herbal infusions. With such a bath, you can relieve stress, get rid of a cold starting, give nourishment to the skin and within an hour saturate the body with healing oils pairs.
With essential oils bath temperature is different.
37-42 degrees Celsius no longer than 20 minutes. Cool bath - up to 1 hour to be 33-36 degrees Celsius. Fast, cold bath - 15-20 degrees Celsius. Increasing the time of the adoption of such a bath should be gradual, and after each time it intensively pounded towel.
Refreshing bath with oils of citrus, mint, lavender, fir, peppermint, Bigard and vetiver.
Relaxing and soothing bath with basil, chamomile, ylang-ylang, rose, sandalwood, vanilla, dill, lemon balm, cedar.
Ylang-ylang is also a wonderful stimulant of sexual desire. For the awakening of sensuality also responsible oils of vanilla, bergamot, patchouli, sandalwood and cardamom.
Raise your mood and performance helps bath with jasmine oil, give ease - with the oil of grapefruit.
Cleaning properties have a bath with sage, airom, geranium, rosemary, lemon grass.