Uses of essential oils in natural therapies and for wellbeing

Essential Oils Uses

Why use essential oils

Essential oils, the life-blood of plants contain a broad range of naturally manufactured (by the plant) chemical compounds. These provide an extensive list of physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual benefits to all who use them.

More specifically they are extremely effective at enhancing a wide range of therapies and natural healing techniques including, but not limited to:

Aromatherapy
Massage therapy
Chiropractic
Acupuncture
Mindfulness, meditation and yoga
Touch-for-health
Naturopathy
Stress reduction and emotion release
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Psychotherapy
Applied Kinesiology

Essential oils are also becoming more popular for use by mental health professionals and health coaches.

How essential oils work with your body

Essential oils are highly versatile in that their benefits can be gained by:

Absorbing the constituent plant chemicals through your skin
Inhaling the aromas using an essential oil diffuser or bowl method

IMPORTANT Essential oils should be diluted to a safe strength in a carrier oil before direct application to the skin. Too concentrated an oil can cause skin irritations and reactions.

Benefits of essential oils

Essential oils have been used as traditional remedies for centuries, for:

Mental and/or emotional wellness
Relief from headaches and migraines
Improving sleep
Reducing anxiety
Promoting calmness and relaxation
Support and prevention of various skin conditions
Sunburn relief

Benefits experienced by professional practitioners

Professional health practitioners have also investigated the benefits for themselves and for their patients, as we did ourselves in our chiropractic clinic. That wealth of ‘on the ground’ experience and recent scientific studies have helped our understanding of just how effective essential oils can be.

Purchase the Aetheric Essentials range of high quality essential oils here, and check out the potential health benefits listed for every product we sell.

Essential oils and the limbic system

Inhaling essential oil aromas has been shown to stimulate parts of your limbic system. This is the area of your brain that is responsible for emotions, behaviours and long-term memories, as well as your sense of smell. That’s why a particular smell can trigger memories or emotions with just a single sniff!

The limbic system also has a role in unconscious physiological functions that happen “automatically”, such as heart rate, blood pressure and normal breathing. This may be one of the ways essential oils can exert a physical effect as well as an emotional effect through inhalation alone.

Essential oils Resonant Blends

Our own 12 Resonant Blends were born from our own clinical experiences and research. This led us to integrating the art and sciences of chiropractic, naturopathy, traditional Chinese medicine and aromatherapy, so we could, with the right formulation / combination of essential oils,

Alter the bio-energetics of the meridian systems

And

Remove the mental/emotional blockage that so often prevents restoration to health.

We created twelve essential oil blends to support health, well-being promote healing and restore your bio-energetic balance. For more details, see our page on the 12 Resonant Blends.

Other uses of essential oils

We designed our essential oils for use by professional therapists, but the word has spread! So, we now sell direct to customers who have discovered the benefits of essential oils for their overall health and wellbeing.

We also have an increasing number of customers who love the aromas of our oils and our Resonant Blends so much, they use them in home-made cleaning products and cosmetics, including: