What is Aromatherapy

Welcome to Adventures with Celestial Aromatherapy, throughout this blog we will discuss the in and outs of aromatherapy and how it can work to help bring about health and healing in the body, mind, and spirit as a whole.

We love everything about aromatherapy, the individual smells and blended scents. It is amazing to think that the use of aromatherapy goes back centuries, which we will also go into. Something that is very important to remember is that aromatherapy as talked about in our blog is intended to be used externally ONLY.

There are many different definitions of aromatherapy, but first lets look at the word aromatherapy. Aromatherapy comes from the french word aromatherapie which was first created by a french chemist named Gattefosse in the early 1930's.  Aromatherapy translated "the use of aromas for their healing properties". Aromatherapy is the controlled use of essential oils to promote the health and vitality of the body, mind, and spirit.


There are several different ways to use aromatherapy for health and healing, inhalation, baths, compresses, topical application and full-body massage. It is important to remember that aromatherapy is the controlled use of essential oils to promote health and healing.


Aromatherapy is the controlled use of essential oils. What are essential oils they are aromatic material that evaporates readily, found in plants and extracted by distillation. It does not feel oily or leave an oily residue.


One of the way I like to get to know my essential oils is through the use of diffuser oils. Diffusion is the process of dispersing essential oils so that their aroma fills a room or an area with the natural fragrance. From the simple to the elaborate, many different methods exist for diffusing oils into a room.  There are numerous diffusers and diffusing devices available for purchase from aromatherapy vendors. For blends that you can try once you have your diffuser, be sure to visit the Diffuser Blends page.

I hope this provides a little more information for you on aromatherapy and how it works. Be sure to check out our website www.camassage05.com for more information on Aromatherapy using essential oils.

Until next time