The ABC of Aromatherapy - An Overview of Aromatherapy Secrets

The Power of Plants - The World of Essential Oils

Aromatherapy, in a nutshell, involves the use of essential oils and plant extracts. This use encompasses the benefits of their fragrances as well as their integration into an individual’s overall well-being and lifestyle. Aromatherapy is a very holistic approach to maintaining and enhancing one's well-being, keeping the mind and body connected.

What Exactly Are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are distilled directly from plants, thereby capturing the plants' essence. When a person inhales essential oils, their effects also enter the bloodstream.

The sense of smell is one of the most primitive senses in humans; our bodies are programmed to understand scents and respond to their signals. Did you know that we have over ten million cells that detect odors?

Among our five senses, taste, sight, hearing, and touch are often considered the most important. However, consider this: How easy is it to travel back in time when you smell a familiar scent?

When you smell a certain fragrance, it travels through neurological pathways in your brain, possibly bringing forgotten memories to mind. Moreover, some essential oils can stimulate the production of neurotransmitters in the brain. This brain activation benefits the entire body. Additionally, essential oils can help with anxiety, fear, stress, and insomnia. They also eliminate spores, bacteria, fungi, and viruses in the environment that are harmful to health.

Synthetic perfumes and other similar fragrance products can be too harsh for many due to strong chemicals, but essential oils are very different in nature; their natural scents come directly from nature.

Flow Cosmetics’ Essential Oils

Aromatherapy is at the heart of Flow's products, and every Flow product is made out of a love for essential oils. Above all else, quality is our absolute top priority.

For us, top quality and purity are paramount in our oils, and we carefully select the essential oils we use. Besides quality, we keep the aromatherapeutic properties of the oils in mind and combine them with products that match their characteristics.

We never use synthetic fragrances.

Tips for Aromatherapy Beginners

Essential oils are ideal for use at home in a fragrance diffuser, as sauna scents, bath enrichers, or in massage oils. They can also be used in homemade cleaning products and other household chores. Below are some tips related to this! 😊

Laundry going in the dryer? Use essential oils when you put your laundry in the dryer—this way, your laundry will benefit from the antibacterial and refreshing properties of the oils! Here’s how: add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to wool dryer balls when using your dryer.

Cleaning day ahead? Make your own cleaning solution by combining 1/2 part water, 1/2 part vinegar, and a few drops of your favorite essential oil, such as Flow’s Organic Orange or Organic Lemon.

You can dive deeper into the wonderful world of essential oils by clicking into our Aromatherapy section.

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