Aromatherapy and Body Care

Today there are many synthetic products available in the market for body care.



But these synthetic products may cause harm to your body if used for a long time.

Why harm our self when we have nature’s gift to take care of our body. Nature has provided us with so many herbs, whose oils can be used for body care. One therapy which makes use of such oil is aromatherapy.



It is derived from two words “aroma” which means scent and “therapy” which means treatment. It was discovered in 1930 by a French scientist. Oils used in aromatherapy are known as essential oil or aromatherapy oil.



Vast ranges of aromatherapy products are available in the market for hair care, body care, health etc.

Aromatherapy is very helpful for human body. Today human body is susceptible to much type of diseases like heart problem, lungs problem, kidney problem skin problems etc. There are many synthetic drugs available to heal these vulnerable diseases but they also have their negative side effects.



Aromatherapy heals all these vulnerable diseases with out any side effects because it is herbal and natural. Essential oils strengthen the immune system of the body helping the body to heal it self. Some essential oils boost the production of WBC (White blood cells).

Some basic essential oils used for body care are:

Lavender – It is antiviral and antibacterial.
Chamomile – It is anti-inflammatory, antiallergenic. Works as a relaxant and an antidepressant.
Marjoram – It is antiseptic.




Rosemary – It stimulates blood circulation and relieves pain.
Tea tree – It is antibacterial and antifungal.
Geranium - It helps to balance mind and body.

One of the benefits of using the essential oils for body care is that unlike conventional drugs bacteria does not acquire resistance to essential oils. Essential oils kill only the pathogenic bacteria form the skin and leave the beneficial one.

For body care aromatherapy products such as lotions, creams, massage oil, etc are available in the market. Most of the synthetic skin care products available in the market consist of petroleum by products but essential oils based skin products are fully natural and herbal, therefore they help you to get smooth and healthy looking skin without any side effects.