"The most mysterious, the most human thing, is smell"

Coco Chanel

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This picture on your right side is labeled "Spring Point" in Hungarian, my native language. It is Rosemary in Argan base oil. I love rosemary because it reminds me of my childhood when my Mother flavored our oven-baked chicken with this versatile, ancient herb.

Rosemary essential oil has diverse benefits. I use it (never undiluted!) on my temples and over the third eye chakra during studying or any occasion when I need a mental and intuitive boost. 

Another favorite is the exotic and sensual Ylang Ylang evaporating from my nighttime diffuser with a mesmerizingly calming effect; excellent for periodic mild insomnia.

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I love to create blends through a mindful selection of high quality oils for aging skin, scalp/hair thinning, arthritis pain, mild anxiety, or muscle cramps and fatigue.

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My graduate deep dive into Aromatherapy at the American College of Healthcare Sciences introduced me to the scientific realms of aromatherapy, to the nuances of the therapeutic and medical applications of essential oils. 

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...a little historical background for the more curious:

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The roots of aromatherapy can be traced back more than 5,500 years to when aromatics were first recorded in human history. The history of aromatherapy is inexorably linked to the development of aromatic medicine, which, in the early days, was combined with religion, mysticism, and magic. Initially, any fragrant woods, barks, or herbs growing in the locality would have been used since the major aromatic trading centers would not have appeared for thousands of years. Interestingly, the word perfume comes from the Latin 'per fumum', which means 'through smoke'.

 

Hippocrates' treatments would typically employ mild physio-therapies, baths, massage with infusions, or the internal use of herbs such as fennel, parsley, hypericum, or valerian. Hippocrates is said to have studied and documented over 200 different herbs during his lifetime. He believed that surgery should be used only as a last resort and was among the first to regard the entire body as an organism. 

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Essential oils are fragrant, highly concentrated natural constituents found in plants. They give the plant its characteristic odor and contain the healing power of the plant from which it was extracted. Essential oils bring a wide range of health benefits when used correctly since, unlike modern drugs, they have no side effects.

Essential oils possess a wide range of healing properties that can keep you healthy and looking good. These health-giving benefits may include improving your skin's complexion by stimulating cellular renewal, easing aches and pains, balancing roller-coaster emotions, and fighting bacteria, fungi, and other forms of infection. Essential oils have an almost endless list of therapeutic uses, and science continues to discover more about them yearly.