Aromatherapy skin care means using natural essential oils and herbal essences for skin renewal, refreshing, nourishment and moisturizing. The ingredients of essential oils work as anti-aging and stimulant agents, making your skin cells reproduce faster and become more dynamic. The second important property of using essential oils for skin care is improving the function of lymph glands that is linked to more effective oxygenation, nutrition, hydration and renovation of your skin cells.

Prior to actual using essential oils in the context of aromatherapy skin care, you should learn what type of skin you have in order to satisfy your particular needs. If your skin is dry, it needs moisturizing and proper nutrition, which can be provided by rose (Rosa damascena), sandalwood (Santalum album) and helichrysum (Helichrysum agusifolium) essential oils. At the same time, if your skin is oily, for improving its quality it is recommended to use such essential oils as tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), clary sage (Salvia sclarea), bergamot (Citrus aurantium), mandarin (Citrus reticulata) or lemon (Citrus lemon) oils.

In addition, pure essential oils and their blends can assist in removing scars, bruises, stretch marks and other skin imperfections. For scars and small blemishes can be effective using neroli (Citrus aurantium), mandarin, frankincense (Boswellia carteri) and cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) oils. Tea tree, cedarwood, bergamot, rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), lavender (Lavandula augustifolia) and Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) can help you to treat acne. Lavender and mandarin oils can assist you in stretch mark removal, and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and rose oils are effective for fine lines and wrinkles.

There are several types of aromatherapy massages which employ various essential oils and have various healing effects, from energizing to calming and relaxing. That is why expects distinguish energizing massages (using rosemary oil), calming massages (using lavender oil or chamomile oil), cleansing massages (using sage oil or rosemary oil), relaxing massages (using lemon oil or melissa extracts), decongesting massages (using eucalyptus oil, pine tree extracts or tea tree oil), and several more types of aromatherapy massages.

During a seance of aromatherapy massage, we receive double effects. In addition to physical stimulation and relaxation, we inhale the molecules of essential oils and herbal extracts that are used for massage and excite our limbic system, which is connected with our nervous system. This way therapeutic aromas influence our emotions and feelings, as well as potentially improve our memory, cognition, blood pressure, heart rate, stress sensitivity, digestion, immunity and so on. In addition, essential oils can be absorbed by our skin and distributed throughout the body by bloodstream.

Talk to your health care specialist about aromatherapy massages and learn, what particular herbal essences and oils can be good for improving your overall health. Remember that is it possible to apply the selected essential oils (or a blend of several essential oils and aromatherapy essences) for self-massage. Do such aromatherapy self-massages on a regular basis and see how your health and well-being will improve: you will forget about insomnia, stresses and depression, allergies, respirator problems and many other unwanted health conditions.