Essential Oils: The Backbone of Aromatherapy Treatments

An extract of plants and rootsa re what makes ane ssential oil. The essential oil is very concentrated and fragile to deal with in its raw form. Since all plants and roots need oxygen to survive, the essential oil is quick to evaporate into the air.

Essential oils are considered the inner core of all plants and roots; their heart and soul, so to speak. All the vital life force of the plants and rootsa re found within the moleculeosf the singular drops of oil. Essential oils contain the hormones of the plants and roots from which they are extracted. It is through the power of the plants and roots life force, that the essential oils can assist the human body’s natural defenses. This is accomplished by the essential oils ability to limit the growthof micro-organisms.

Some essential oils have been able to destroy micro-organisms, making these essential oils “nature’s antibiotics.” Essential oils have a direct healing quality to human hair, skin and nails.

All three are comprised of keratin fibers, and essential oils are directly absorbed in keratin. I n addition, essential oils play a major role in the molecular structure of the plants’ and roots’ biochemistry and contribute to History of Aromatherapy their ability to express the natural smells of the plants and roots. Essential oils are “nature’s perfumes and fragrances.”

An individual molecule of a processed essential oil can be so small that it would register 710 on a nanometer. A human skin cell can measure 660. In layman’s terms, this means that some processed essential oils are smaller than a human cell, making penetration easy.