Aromatherapy and Essential oils, http://www.greataromatherapyoils.com/the-history-of-aromatherapy-and-the-use-of-essential-oils/

aroma therapy has been practiced for a long time and can be traced back to nearly 3000 BC, when the ancient Egyptians used the basics of aromatherapy as part of their daily life. The Egyptians burned incense of aromatic wood and other herbs to honor their gods. The royal harems and guesthouses, many aromatic oils plenty to satisfy their important guests.

Elaborate religious ceremonies took place inside Egyptian temples, where the dead king was mummified and surrounded by exotic essential oils. The ancient Egyptians believed that essential oils have unusual properties when mixed with other spices and the process of embalming was one of its main applications for aromatherapy oils.

The practice of aromatherapy spread from Egypt to the neighbouring country of Israel, and from there to China, India and the Mediterranean countries and every culture, from the most backward among the most modern, developed its own method of practicing the art.

For many centuries essential oils were the only funds available for the treatment of epidemic diseases and conditions. In fact, at the time of the dreaded black plague, only very few of these people were associated with the perfumeries and glove industries infection. Why? Because essential oils were used extensively in manufacturing processes.

During the 19th Century with the development of modern science, natural remedies were no longer in vogue. Then in the 1920s, the French chemist Gate Fosse again the art of using essential oils and christened the practice of aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is now once again, a very popular practice, and it is in hospitals, offices, hospitals and homes around the world.

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