‘Aroma’ means pleasant scent, ‘therapy’ means treatment and this is what you get when these two words are combined, essential oils are blended in a base oil to suit the clients needs and this blend is applied to the body using massage to relax, de-stress and bring about a state of balance.

Brief history of Aromatherapy
Used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans for their cosmetic, religious and medicinal purposes, essential oils and plants have been in use for over 5000 years. They were also in use in medieval times to combat the effects of the plague and in the case of the gentry, herbs, spices and fruit were carried in a pomander to smother the aroma of bad smells.

Rene-Maurice Gattesfosse was a chemist who discovered that many of the essential oils had excellent antiseptic properties and he was the man responsible for discovering that lavender oil applied immediately to a burn helped to heal the skin quickly without blistering or scarring. Essential oils were also used in the Second World War by Dr J Valnet, who used the oils to treat injured soldiers and then later on the mentally disturbed. But it was in the 1950’s when massage became the preferred application to administer the oils and this was developed by Maguerite Maury who developed the method of diluting and applying the oils using massage. She came to England and set up an aromatherapy clinic in London training beauty therapists how to use the oils with massage.

Essential oils
Essential oils have many uses in aromatherapy, they can be applied to the body in massage and compresses, added to baths and inhaled via the nose. All uses have one purpose in mind and that is to help to heal, relax and de-stress the mind and body.

Aromatherapy has shown to be of benefit to the following conditions:

Stress
Anxiety
Muscle tension
Aches and pains
Sciatica
Premenstrual syndrome
High blood pressure
Low blood pressure
Insomnia
Depression
Backache

Cost of treatment: Please refer to the price list page.