Aromatherapy uses essential oils to help illness. Aromatherapy is making a positive impact in the world today, and as it becomes popular more and more people are starting to believe in the power of aroma and smell to heal illness and disease. So by using liquid plant extract (essential oils), we can change a persons mental or physical health in a very positive way. The different plant extracts can be blended together to help many types of illness, including stress.

The 3 basic modalities of aromatherapy are:

1 Clinical

2 Home

3 Aromachology

Listed below are some great uses for a range of different oils around the home and for your family:

1. If you have stomach cramps oils such as fennel oil can help with that and for things like muscle cramps or muscle soreness tea tree oil is a great oil that works really well. It's again so much nicer rubbing an essential oil on your skin rather than a strong smelling anti-inflammatory. Just make sure that when you are putting oils on the skin you add them to a carrier oil. I just use Extra Virgin olive oil that I use in the cooking, that way I don't have to go out and buy another oil as I know I always have some on hand, anytime I want to do a bit of home aromatherapy.

2. Peppermint oil will help you to get rid of ants and to keep them away, while tea tree oil is also a good insect repellent and an excellent antiseptic for freshening up the toilet.

3. Oils such as lavender or sandalwood are fantastic and are well known for their calming effect and help to balance you. They are great for restoring serenity to your sense of self and help to create a more relaxed environment.

4. Burning rose oil in the bedroom can really help to restore compassion, enhance intimacy and passion and hopefully help to create a more romantic mood between you and your partner. Rose oil is a gentle and beautiful oil to burn and helps you to forget about all those kid smells and just focus on the beauty of yourself, your space and if you wish your partner.

Aromatherapy oils are commonly used are in the form of candles. Not only do these candles smell good but they also have some health benefit. It is important to note, that aromatherapy candles are not as effective as direct inhalation or massage. However, they still can have some benefit. When purchasing such candles make sure that you are getting aromatherapy oil candles and not scented ones. The label should read "pure essential oils." Aromatherapy candles are great to burn during stressful periods.

Oil aromatherapy is a popular method used by many to reduce stress and scent the interior air of your home with a pleasant flower or herbal fragrance. There are a wide variety of aromatherapy oils available, lending themselves to a plethora of different purposes. You will find aromatherapy essential oils available as or used in essential oil blends, massage oils, hand and body lotions, flower waters, as well as in herbal bags designed for use in your clothes dryer.