Thanks for following along with me on my journey. Now here is the next thing we learned in the first class. Some simple definitions to help us get started in the world of EO's.
Aromatherapy: the use of aromas for their healing properties.
Aromatology: Shirley Price says, "The controlled use of EO's to promote the health and vitality of the body, mind and spirit by inhalation, baths, compresses, topical application and selected area massage, plus external intensive use of undiluted oils and internal use via rectom, os and vagina."
Holistic Aromatology: "Focuses on the restoration of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health through the application of EO's." Australasian College of Health Sciences.
Essential Oils: The distilled (or sometimes expressed) product of the volatile components synthesized by various plant tissues of a single plant species.
Volatility: The speed or rate at which a substance evaporates when exposed to the air. The shape and weight of the molecules determines how quickly evaporation happens.
Diluents: Odorless substances added to Essential Oils to extend the product for commercial reasons.
Organoleptic testing: The process of using your senses to test or evaluate Essential Oils.
(During this process one might determine the Top Notes, Middle Notes or Base Notes" of the EO.)
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