A Beginner’s guide to aromatherapy.

Table of contents

• What is aromatherapy
• Aromatherapy for health and wellness
• What are Essential oils
• Are all essential oils the same?
• How to mix and use essential oils?

This beginners guide to aromatherapy will show you the most practical and effective ways to use essential oils for healthy living. We have also selected our top 3 favorite essential oils based on properties and scent. In addition, we have all the basic tips & tricks 👍 to select, dilute and use essential oil properly. And most of all, we have listed our signature oil blends for topical use 💝 so you can start enjoying the health benefits of aromatherapy.

What is aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is an ancient practice that uses natural plant extras a.k.a essential oil to help you improve your health and wellness thru a holistic healing treatment that uses essential oils. Aromatherapy is know to naturally promote physical, emotional, and mental well-being for healthy living.

Aromatherapy can be administered through various methods, including inhalation (using a diffuser, steam inhalation, or direct inhalation), topical application (diluting essential oils in carrier oils for massage or applying to the skin), and even oral ingestion (under the guidance of a qualified aromatherapist).

Aromatherapy for health and wellness

Aromatherapy is a natural alternative to help you decompress, relax, sleep and meditate. It is a slow living enabler, it promotes healthy living. There are health and wellness benefits associated with aromatherapy, including pain management, immune support and beauty care.

• Stress Relief: Certain essential oils, such as lavender, chamomile, and rose, are known for their calming properties and can help reduce stress, anxiety, and promote relaxation.
• Mood Enhancement: Some essential oils, like citrus oils (e.g., lemon, orange) and peppermint, can uplift mood, increase energy levels, and promote a sense of positivity and well-being.
• Pain Management: Certain essential oils, such as peppermint and eucalyptus, possess analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties that can help alleviate pain and discomfort, whether it’s headaches, muscle aches, or joint pain.
• Improved Sleep: Lavender, chamomile, and sandalwood are among the essential oils commonly used to promote better sleep quality and help individuals relax and unwind before bedtime.
• Immune Support: Some essential oils, such as tea tree oil and eucalyptus, have antimicrobial properties that can help boost the immune system and fend off common illnesses.
• Skin Care: Certain essential oils, like tea tree oil, lavender, and rosehip oil, are used in skincare for their antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing properties, helping to improve the overall health and appearance of the skin.

What are Essential oils

Essential oils are powerful plant extracts used in aromatherapy for slow living and therapeutic benefits. Natural essential oils are extracted from various parts of plants, such as flowers, leaves, stems, roots, or bark, and are highly concentrated aromatic compounds. They can be used aromatically as fragrance, topically on the skin and internally as flavoring and dietary supplements.

Top 3 essential oils + aromatherapy benefits

1. Lavender Oil: reduces stress, pain and promotes better sleep.
2. Tea tree oil: works as a natural antiseptic, antimicrobial or anti fungal. Specifically used for acne, athletes foot and ringworm.
3. Eucalyptus oil: has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Are all essential oils the same?

No, that’s why it is important to understand oil grades or in simpler terms oil quality as to get the most benefits.
Essential Oils can be natural or synthetic, as follows:

👎 Grade C | Synthetic and fragrance Grade: Stay away from low-quality synthetic and fragrance grade oils as they contain harmful chemicals and synthetic ingredients. 

👍 Grade B | Food grade: these are natural oils that might have some additives, consider using food Grade oils for internal consumption, as a flavoring in food, toothpaste, gum, candy, etc.

👍 Grade A | Therapeutic or medicinal grade oils: we highly recommend to always use therapeutic and/or medicinal grade oils as they are pure, undiluted, and steam-distilled, preserving the benefits of the plant they are extracted from.

How to mix and use essential oils?

• Water: The simplest way to use essential oils for aromatherapy is to mix them with water to make a room spray or body spritzer.
• Carrying oils or Base oils: you can also combine essential oils with a base oil to make face, body and hair oils.

💖NAZ’ picks: top 3 carrying oils

1. Castor oil: we love this colorless oil for hydrating the face as it moisturizes and repairs skin dryness, infections and scarring.
2. Grape seed oil: naturally hypoallergenic, anti-inflammatory, highly absorbable and does not leave a greasy residue on the skin. Great as a full body moisturizer.
3. Hempseed oil: noncomedogenic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. It promotes clearer skin and boosts overall health. Hemp Seed Oil is high in omega fatty acids and proteins, making it our top choice for culinary use and as a dietary supplement.

💖 Naz’ picks: signature oil blends for topical use

• Face: castor + tea tree + lavender
• Body: Grape seed + tea tree + lavender + eucalyptus
• Hair/ scalp: castor + hemp seed + tea tree + lavender

For your convenience, here are the curated Amazon links for the 3 therapeutic grade oils, and the 3 therapeutic grade blend oils that are safe, and organic to start your collection:

• Therapeutic grade Lavender oil click👉 here
• Therapeutic grade Eucalyptus oil click 👉here
• Therapeutic grade tea tree oil click 👉here
• Therapeutic grade Castor oil click 👉here
• Therapeutic grade Hempseed oil click👉 here
• Therapeutic grade grape seed oil click👉 here

If you found this beginners guide to aromatherapy helpful, and would like to try additional essential oils, I have also have a list of my 20+ favorite essential oils. It will help you build your collection of essential oils and live a healthy lifestyle.
👉Check out my top 20 essential oil list here.

While aromatherapy can complement conventional medical treatments and should not replace them. Aromatherapy promotes relaxation and well-being. Please use essential oils safely and consult with a healthcare professional, if you have underlying health conditions or are pregnant.