2. Aromatherapy can help the majority of the population as it can help young children that suffer from any of the conditions listed above.
Babies have also benefited from aromatherapy but the amount given to a baby must be always closely monitored in comparison to the babies age.
It is also been seeing to be safe if used and if it is moderator. Aromatherapy uses many different methods to get the essential oils into the body. A massage with essential oils in carrier oil is one of the most popular but other methods are baths, vaporizers, inhalations, and scented compresses.
A massage from a knowledgeable therapist can be done after first consulting with the client’s doctor. Gentle massaging or stroking the back and the legs can help ease them through this emotionally and physically demanding time. It is important that a person uses only half the essential oils as for a normal person. The therapist should be sure the client is comfortable, never making her lie on her front.
All essential oils should be diluted in carrier oils, creams, or lotions for massages. It is important to remember that during pregnancy you should use half of what a normal adult would use, whether it's in a bath or a massage, or even in the air.
Some essential oils should not be used during pregnancy at all and are considered health risk. These oils should not be used during pregnancy. After the first trimester, they may be used and are helpful.
Many elderly people also feel that aromatherapy can benefit a person in many ways.
3. There are also many Aromatherapies’ oils. In fact there is 400 but the top 8 are;
Lavender.
Tea tree oil.
Chamomile eases tension.
Lemon essential oil is stimulating to the mind.
Eucalyptus is antiviral.
Geranium.
Peppermint.
Rosemary’s scent
These are all beneficial to many people and as there is so many different types of aromatherapy so it must benefit individuals in a lot of ways. All of these different oils can also help the patients because if they don’t fink one suits them they can use another.
1. There are many side effects to aromatherapy.
Side effects vary by the type of essential oil used. Citrus-based essential oils can cause heightened sensitivity to sunlight. Essential oils may also cause contact dermatitis, an allergic reaction characterized by redness and irritation. Anyone experiencing an allergic reaction to an essential oil should discontinue its use and contact their healthcare professional for further guidance. Individuals should do a small skin patch test with new essential oils before using them extensively.
Peppermint oil is fantastic for its cooling effects when used in very small quantities, and warming when used in slightly higher quantities, but used in large quantizes it will burn the skin.
Most essential oils are capable of taking the surface off polished wood ! They are after all, highly concentrated, and have to be diluted before using them in aromatherapy.
However there are some oils that are more dangerous than others and it has been generally decided that they are best avoided. There are so many good alternatives to these, it is not necessary to risk using them.
The first two you mention are highly toxic:
Almond bitter contains Prussic acid which is a poison.
Mustard essential oil is one of the most toxic of essential oils, as it is toxic internally as well as when applied to the skin. It is also a mucous membrane irritant.
2. Essential oils expensive
Aromatherapy is expensive for so many reasons it could be the fact that there are so many chemicals and substances are mix together to make the oils. There are many cheap oils on the market today but they are not as effective as and have low quality. When you are choosing essential oils on the internet or in shop’s a person must always be suspicious of the oils and make sure that they always pick the right oils to make sure they are always buying the right products.
Although there is less money actually being spread to import essential oils into the United Kingdom the price will continue to rise with the growing population using aromatherapy.
3. It is a natural substance that is not guaranteed to work and as 1 in 10 company’s selling aromatherapy have no return policy.
This is a major disadvantage as if they don’t have a return policy it could mean that they are faulty good’s and although not much medicines are guaranteed to work but must do work, aromatherapy is one of the most herbal medicines used and can often be used for any patients needs and prescription given may also be mistaken and the patient may need to take more or less depending on the patients need.
