Aromatic oils are found in various plants, namely, flowers, fruits, roots and leaves. Essential oils are different from ordinary oils (e.g., vegetable oil or olive) so that after they do not remain on the paper fatty stains, and at room temperature, they evaporate.
The use of essential oils for cosmetic and medicinal purposes since ancient times comes. Archaeologists have found a bottle of essential oils in ancient Egyptian tombs. Jews are also widely used flavoring, evidenced by indications in the Holy Scriptures.
In ancient Babylon Incense was added to the building materials, which are then used for the building of temples. Babylonian merchants another 600 years for BC delivered to the Greek and Roman markets incense in flasks, porcelain and alabaster jars, and in Corinth around 500 BC appeared incense factory. Incense regarded as symbols of wealth and are the most valuable gifts.
Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, and many peoples of Asia Minor and began to apply fragrances. Japanese, Chinese and Indians came up with their own methods of using plants containing aromatic oils for the treatment of diseases of various rituals and other needs.
In China, it was believed that in the essential oils of plants and concluded soul magical powers. Basically Incense they used with a combination of acupuncture and massage.
In Russia, aromatic oils produced in the royal pharmacy, prescriptions which were held in the strictest confidence.
When there was a great plague in Europe through every 12 hours lit bonfires with aromatic additives. Nostradamus of oil rose Tablets, which saved the lives of many people from the plague.
In the 19th century began to create new synthetic drugs, resulting in herbal treatments began to lose its former popularity. In cosmetics and perfumes began to appear cheaper artificial counterparts.
French chemist Rene Gattefosse named at the beginning of the 20th century was able to prove the healing properties of essential oils, and it was he who introduced a term such as "aromatherapy". Then began to gain popularity treatment aromatic oils.
Currently, the use of natural essential oils is experiencing a real renaissance. Aromatherapy - is one of the most popular and fastest growing areas of alternative medicine, it is safe and easy to use. Aromatherapy - antique, honed by centuries the art of using essential oils for cosmetic body care and improve the physical and mental health. In Japan, Canada and Western Europe opened many offices aromatherapy, published hundreds of books that tell about it, printed magazines and worked as a research institutions involved in aromatherapy.
To date, the person can not be in daily contact with the environment, and the air filled with the smell of burning and chemicals. Conditions of modern life, stress and rush cause in the human body a number of mental, physical and emotional stress. Poor diet, many hours sitting in front of a TV, a desk and driving, lack of exercise and movement, pollution - all of this is in violation of the circulation of the body energy flow, jamming internal organs and tissues, muscle tension, and ultimately - malaise, accumulation of toxic substances, obesity and so on, and later - the detection of chronic diseases.
Aromatherapy - is an attempt to slow down the process. All aromatherapy treatments are aimed at a very fast input of flavors into the circulatory system of man, which spreads throughout the body healing molecules. Aromatherapy helps to normalize the person's mental state, improve the circulation of blood and lymph fluid, and all this increases the body's resistance to harmful external influences.
The current flowering of aromatherapy - the result of combining modern scientific achievements and lessons learned from ancient times our ancestors.