Health Routes
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy uses essential oils from plants and flowers in conjunction with specific massage movements to obtain therapeutic benefits to the body and mind.
Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. Sometimes it's called essential oil therapy. Aromatherapy uses aromatic essential oils medicinally to improve the health of the body, mind, and spirit. It enhances both physical and emotional health.
Humans have used aromatherapy for thousands of years. Ancient cultures in China, India, Egypt, and elsewhere incorporated aromatic plant components in resins, balms, and oils, for medical and religious purposes.
Each essential oil has an array of unique healing properties, uses, and effects. Combining essential oils to create a synergistic blend creates even more benefits.
Benefits of Aromatherapy
- Manages pain
- Improves sleep quality
- Reduces stress, agitation, and anxiety
- Soothes sore joints
- Treats headaches and migraines
- Alleviates side effects of chemotherapy
- Eases discomforts of labour
- Fights bacteria, virus, or fungus
- Improves digestion
- Improves hospice and palliative care
- Boosts immunity
Quick Questions
How can the oils be used?
By massage, bathing, hot or cold compress, inhalation or by vaporizing with an oil burner. Essential oils should always be diluted in a carrier oil for massage.
Can aromatherapy massage cure my condition?
Aromatherapy massage does not claim to cure, but by inducing relaxation of mind and body it helps release the body's own healing potential and can benefit anxiety, stress, musculoskeletal difficulties and symptoms of depression.
How much does a treatment cost?
Prices vary depending on length of treatment, but average cost is between £40–90 per 60–90 minute session.
What is the difference between a spa massage and an aromatherapy massage?
Aromatherapy massage is a thorough, individual treatment with essential oils blended specifically for the client, rather than the pre-blended, routine sequences typical of spa/beauty massage.
What are the differences between essential oils and fragrance oils?
Essential oils are aromatic, volatile substances extracted from a single botanical source; fragrance oils are synthetically made and not suitable for aromatherapy practice.
More Services
Explore a few related therapies from Health Routes.
Corporate Wellbeing
Health Routes Corporate Wellbeing brings holistic wellness services to your workplace. We enhance employee physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Find Out More
Chair Massage
A seated chair massage created for emergency responders at 9/11 and specifically designed to address the areas of stress and tension — neck, back and shoulders.
Find Out More
Reiki
This is a gentle hands-on system of helping the body to heal and can be used to treat anything on a physical, spiritual, and emotional level and is an effective way of maintaining balance.
Find Out More