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There are many
proven ways to use essential oils in
aromatherapy. I am sure that your mother
must have rubbed a menthol ointment on your
chest to relieve chest congestion when you
were a child. She may also have put some of the
ointment into a vaporizer to fill the room with
a cloud of menthol-scented steam to help you
breathe more easily. What your mother did was a
form of aromatherapy whereby she tried to use
different methods available to maximize its
healing powers. This is the same as for
aromatherapists whom not only match essential
oils to particular symptoms but they also
carefully choose the method of delivering
aromatherapy.
Essential oils can
be used in many different ways and also
different application methods are best suited to
different ailments. Respiratory problems such as
sinusitis and bronchitis respond well to steam
inhalation of essential oils and chest massage
while nervous complaints are best assuaged by a
combination of massage, essential oil baths and
essential oil inhalation. Indigestion can be
eased by directly inhaling the aroma of
peppermint oil. It is also useful to note that
constipation responds to an abdominal massage
with a blend of fennel and marjoram. The best
part is that there is no limitations to the ways
it can be used.
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