Aromatherapy Is Not About The Scent

Tiny flower petals, the bark of a majestic tree, short stubby needles, the droplets released from the peel of a citrus fruit- their scent is a gift. Deep within that odoriferous molecule called scent, there is power.
The power to heal.

We benefit psychologically just from pleasant smells, whether they are synthetic or authentic essential oils. Hopefully the pleasant smell is associated with a pleasant memory because the sense of smell is the strongest memory trigger. Maybe this contributed to the belief that aromatherapy is just about the scent or aroma.

Essential oils are made up of very complex chemical structures that have the ............