Aromatherapy for the Soul
Candles is the best form of aromatherapy
Anthropologists speculate that primitive perfumery began with the burning of gums and resins for incense, and smudging with aromatic plant material. From the history of the Egyptian culture, we have learned how the resins, balms, and fragrant oils were used by the priests, who were also the doctors, for magical and religious ceremonies, for embalming, and as an offering to their gods. Many ancient cultures recognized the physical and psychological benefits of scented ointments and oils. Hippocrates, known as the father of modern medicine, maintained 2,500 years ago that “the key to good health rests on having a daily aromatic bath and scented massage’. Some of the plant materials Discorides wrote about in his Materia Medica 100 AD include many of the herbs and essential oils we use today includin cardamon, cinnamon, myrrh, basil, fennel, frankincense, juniper, pine, rose, rosemary, and thyme. Scented ointments and oils were recognized as having great benefit on both the physical and psychological level. Bay laurel was used to produce a trance-like state; rose, myrtle and coriander were respected for their aphrodisiac properties, while myrrh and marjoram were used as sedatives.
Did you know that not all scented candles are the same and certain ones have many therapeutic benefits? In fact, the scented candles which come with the healing properties are referred to as aromatherapy candles and are much more superior to regular ones. The aromatherapy candles are different and much better than synthetically scented ones in terms of the therapeutic benefits. These candles have therapeutic benefits and promote emotional health and well-being, hence the term “aromatherapy”.
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