Monthly Archives: June 2010

Verbena Essential Oil

The Aromatherapy Store is a great lover of Lemon Verbena – with its distinctive stimulating aroma. The oil is derived by steam distillation from the flowering stalks of the plant and therefore the yield of each plant is low – hence the high price. Aromatherapy Uses for Verbena Essential Oil Verbena is famed for its [...]

Essential Oils For Alleviating Arthritis Discomfort

The Aromatherapy Store stocks plenty of essential oils which are particularly favoured for its anti-inflammatory benefits. That is a specific area that Aromatherapy and Essential oils can really contribute significantly towards the recipients well-being of those experiencing arthritis: 1) Providing the benefits of massaging in oils with anti-inflammatory qualities into the affected areas 2) Consolidating [...]

What’s The Scientific Evidence for Aromatherapy’s Claims?

Essential Oils can be expensive. We all have our favourite oil and aroma – and we all like to indulge ourselves from time to time. Sometimes just the walking into a shop and selecting a small expensive bottle from the shelves, beautifully packaged, and offering the promise of warm fragrant evenings to come can be [...]

Aromatherapy and Psychoneuroimmunology – The Mind Aiding Well Being.

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils can legitimately claim their place amongst alternative and credible therapies on a number of levels – and one of those levels is the benefits they bring to an holistic approach to good health and well-being. Setting aside for the moment the scientifically measurable benefits of essential oils – ie tea-tree oil [...]

Aromatherapy and the Difference Between Men and Women

The Aromatherapy Store has noticed with interest that the main part of Aromatherapy practitioners seem to be women. Just a quick glance through any listings of local Aromatherapists can confirm this point. Generally it tends to be more women that buy the essential oils too, judging by our sales enquiries – although the percentages aren’t [...]

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’.

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’. There are three main ways that essential oils are accessed by the body – inhalation (perhaps the truest ‘aromatherapy’ method), topical application (through the use of oiled baths, and massage oils etc applied directly to the skin) and ingestion (in the UK the [...]

The Aromatherapy Store: ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body – Inhalation’.

The Aromatherapy Store Information bank presents ‘How Essential Oils Enter the Body’. The Aromatherapy Store highlight the three main ways that essential oils are accessed by the body – inhalation (perhaps the truest ‘aromatherapy’ method), topical application (through the use of massage oils etc applied directly to the skin) and ingestion (in the UK the [...]