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Introduction

Aromatherapy has emerged as one of the most popular Complementary Therapies in the 21 st century. Throughout the world, there has been a dramatic rise in Aromatherapy's popularity. Many factors have contributed to Aromatherapy's popularity.

The ease in which Essential Oils can be incorporated into so many different products.
Essential Oils have potent proven therapeutic properties
Essential Oils are readily available to the general public
Aromatherapy is very much associated with a Feel-Good Therapy
It involves two senses which are neglected in today's society - touch and smell

The English word of "Aromatherapy" is derived from the French word" Aromatherapie" , which was first coined by French chemist Gattefosse in the 1930s. He developed Aromatherapy as a medically based therapy utilizing Essential Oils. The properties of essential oils were proven and researched and could be seen as equal to conventional drugs of the time.

Aromatherapy has diversified into four basic strands

Medical Aromatherapy (Clinical treatment of infectious diseases using Essential Oils internally by French medical doctors only)
Esoteric Aromatherapy ( Energy or Vibrational Healing )
Holistic Aromatherapy (Works on the holistic level by addressing the mind, body and soul)
The scientific study of fragrance ( Explore the connection between the sense of smell and the brain to influence mood, evoke emotions, recollect memories, counteract stress etc)