What can you tell about scent and Aromatherapy?

 Scent is very powerful, it is the first sense that a baby is able to employ after is birth. When we experience scents it brings back memories of the past, like a good coffee, or baked goods that our mothers prepared.

 Aromatherapy is used in two forms inhalation and topical use; it is considered to be an alternative to traditional Western medicine. Other forms of alternative medicine are acupuncture, naturopathy, herbals (Chinese and Western), and chiropractic professions. Using different modes of healing gives a wider range of possible solutions for individual needs. Different modes of healing have been used for thousand of years by human beings all over the world. Alternative forms of medicine were used in old times, long before the invention of aspirin. Recently, the method of distillation/extraction of essential oils has become more advanced and still continues to evolve. This brings us closer to our roots as humans, working together with nature to heal and inspire us.

 Aromatherapy is also considered holistic meaning body mind connection, when we experience a healing aroma it elates our senses. When we bath or spread lotion on our body our psyche improves instantaneously.

 Where does the term Aromatherapy come from?

 It was coined by Rene- Maurice Gattefosse French chemist in the 1920, He burned himself in his lab and thrust his arm in lavender essential oil. His armed healed much faster and without much complication. In the literal meaning it says that therapy is done with aroma.

 What are essential oils?  

 Essential oils are volatile essences derived from plants, including roots, wood, leaves, herbs fruits, seeds, resins and spices. Similar to the vitamins we derive from the foods we eat, essential oils benefit our health.

 Essential oils can be extracted by steam distillation, CO₂ extraction, absolutes, and cold press methods.

 After being extracted, they are ready to use. Many oils continue to develop their properties after they have been removed from their source. This also means that the quality of oils can become diminished.

 Essential oils reach people on many different levels, physical and emotional. Essential oils have many attributes; some are the ability to be healing, energizing, and even relaxing.

 Sometimes essentials oils can smell exactly like the source, or very different. Different locations in the world affect the final aroma of essential oils. For example, lavender from France smells differently than lavender from Bulgaria.

Essential Oils- What does it mean when I see 100% Pure, Organic, Wild, Unsprayed, Fair Trade, Conventional, Natural, Therapeutic Grade, and what is the difference between them?

Essential Oil FAQ

 

What are vegetable/fixed/base/carrier oils?

 Oil extracted by pressure from plant material, Organic oils have nutrient including vitamins, minerals, essential fatty oils (EFA’s) and antioxidants. Every- oil has different nutrients. Vegetable oils have many names like carrier, base and fixed. Mixaroma will refers to vegetable oil blends as ‘carrier plant oil(s)’.

 What are nourishing carrier plant oils, or Vegetable oils?

 Organic plant fixed oils provide youthful, suppleness, nourishment, protection and healing to human skin. All our oils are rich in a wide variety of unadulterated nutrients that nature supplied them. Oils do improve the skin look and condition, if used frequently or as needed.

 Edible oils are an important part of people’s life they provide energy reserve when consumed. It is used from babyhood mother’s milk through adulthood until old age.

 When using base oils in massages, the importance of nourishment provided by vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and essential fatty acids is neglected and not appreciated enough by society at large.

 At Mixaroma a variety of carrier plant oils are used for their nutritional values, perfect viscosity, great glide applicable for variety of massages like lomi lomi or deep tissue work. Furthermore, we care for the massage therapist ease of application and the therapeutic benefits that they are absorbing from the oils.

Why is it better to use oils from plants, versus scented chemicals produced in laboratories?

 A few hundreds years ago, chemical substances replaced essential oils as the main component in perfumes because it was cheaper to make chemical substitutes instead of using the real thing.

 Nowadays, a many commercial companies have found it trendy to use essential oils as supplements to their chemical based products.

 Natural directly from nature is always the best because the scent is much more complex, deep, and people can relate/connect to aroma on a spiritual level.  

 Chemical ingredients our company will not use in our products

 Parabens are a group of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.

 Herbicides are used to kill unwanted plants.

 Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances used to kill pests.

 Artificial color and fragrances are not used in our products because the idea of our company is to use only what nature can supply.

 Animal by products will not be used in our products- like beeswax.

 Synthetics

 Chemicals

 Fractions of oils- like coconut fraction

 Sulfates 

 Our company does not support testing on animals.

There are no extra added preservatives in our blends (there is ample amount of natural preservatives present already in the oils)

 How essential oils are used?

 They are used in lotions, creams, body balms, body butters, macerated oils, bath, compresses, air diffusion, perfumes, suppositories, used with flower essences, and herbal extracts. The uses are limitless!

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**Disclaimer: The information on our web site is for educational purposes only and may not be complete or may not be accurate, it is provided as a courtesy only. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have not evaluated these statements and or information. These products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to prescribe, treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. Stop using if any discomfort/ irritation/ sensitization ensues. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.