Aromatherapy Essential Oils

Essential oils are extracted from the flowers, leaves, twigs, stalks, resins and roots of many different plants, ranging from the ubiquitous rosemary and geranium to the exotic patchouli and myrrh. The oils have many different qualities: they can be relaxing or invigorating depending on the essence chosen, and are generally strongly antiseptic and antibacterial. They attack germs, but do not damage tissues when applied responsibly.

They also reach deeper layers of the skin and encourage the formation of new cells, thereby helping restore muscle tonicity and better regulating the functions of the skin. As such they can be used for a great variety of different ailments, and be applied to the body through inhalations, in compresses, in the bath or – either at home or in a clinic – via massage.