The ancient science of aromatherapy, involving the use of essential oils derived from blossoms, trees, herbs and resins, dates back over sixty centuries. These oils contain curative and cleansing qualities and in addition are pleasant smelling and mood-elevating.
Fast food, excessive pollution, stress, busy work schedule, lack of proper exercise – affect our physical and mental health adversely. In recent times, many people are going back to good old, time-tested ways to regain equilibrium.

Aromatherapy, which uses essential oils, is often used to treat various skin problems. While practicing aromatherapy skin care the basic thing to be borne in mind is never to apply essential oils to any part of skin without diluting, even while inhaling. In addition, the aromatherapy skin care techniques that follow will be beneficial for cleaning and renewing the skin’s cells, particularly on the face. If you would like to create formula for a facial skin deep cleanser, combine 3 to 5 drops of essential oil with a teaspoon of either milk or honey and a pint of hot water. Once the hot mixture is placed in a mixing bowl, the resulting steam from it should reach the face and be inhaled by leaning over the bowl with your head covered with a towel. This is known as a ‘Facial Steam’. Along with deep-cleaning the skin on your face, inhaling the steam in this fashion has a soothing effect.

An additional aromatherapy skin care technique, called “Facial Masque” is beneficial for maintaining the tone, freshness and hydration of facial skin. For this recipe, mix honey, mashed avocado or egg white, 2-3 drops of essential oils with moistened clay. Moisten your face before applying this mixture. Once the masque starts to dry and harden (ten to fifteen mins) wash the masque off completely with lukewarm water.

The carrier oil is mixed with approximately 10 drops of the essential oil, which allows it to bring nourishment and healing to the skin on your face. Depending on your type of skin, German oils like chamomile, joboba and Frankincense are widely used. Applying this blend to problematic areas will result in the desired effect. This technique is referred to as “Facial Oil Blend”.

To keep the skin refreshed and stimulate the lymphatic system, is ‘Skin Brushing’,another aspect of herbal skin care. Mix a tablespoon of honey with a drop of essential oil and apply with a natural bristle brush.

When essential oils are carefully selected and not overused, they can perform wonders on the body and spirit, even if other methods have failed. A regimen of aromatherapy has been found to be effective with cases involving trauma. But, one needs to determine the quality since many inexpensive artificial replicas of essential oils are offered for sale as well.

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