Essential Oil:Buy & Learn about Organic Essential Plant Oils: An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid, containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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opular belief, Dr. Gattefosse' envisioned the use of the Aromatic Plants as an
allopathic medicine in the prevention and treatment of illness. Dr. Gattefosse' strongly
suspected that laboratory synthetic chemical duplicates of the Essential Plant Oils were
lacking in a vitalistic, or organic life force. It was not until 1990 with the publishing
of L' aromatherapie exactement, by Franchomme & Penoel, that a clear scientific
therapeutic superiority of the pure essential oil over the synthetic or "nature
identical" is proven. Currently, the "natural vs.
synthetic" argument is
reaching a clima
x as society becomes increasingly aware of the possible dangers of
Synthetic Prescription Drugs.
function in the Aromatic plants.
We
try very hard to uphold the traditions of Dr. Rene M. Gattefosse, father of
modern Aroma-Therapy, and Dr. Otto Wallach, a Nobel Prize winner in 1910 in
chemistry for his work in the analysis and identifying of the |
UPHOLDING
THE HOLISTIC TRADITION OF MODERN AROMATHERAPY
primary chemical components ( Terpenes ) of the Essential Plant Oils! Both
of these famous and brilliant scientists presented the modern world the
Bio-chemical answers to WHY?, WHERE?, WHEN? and HOW the Essential Plant Oils
work on the human physiology and psychology. Using their scientific and
empirical work as our foundation, An-Tech Holistic Research Mfg. Proudly
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containing only the finest quality essential plant oils!
When blending essential oils, perfumers use
the various evaporating times to create top, middle, and base notes in the
blend. The top notes are the first to be sensed, then middle notes, and
finally the "fixative" bottom notes. The complex mixing of the
molecules of different oils intermingle and create an overall
"bouquet." This blending craft is the ancient and magical art of
perfumery.
Plants that have fragrance have inspired myths and stories. In the most
ancient of days, fragrant plants were burned on altar coals to envelop the
temples with perfumed air. The word perfume is from the Latin words, 'per'
and 'fume', meaning 'through smoke.' The ancients went far and wide to
obtain new aromatics, which were among the first items of world trade. The
biblical Queen of Sheba is the first to have organized caravans into the
ancient lands of Punt and Chem for the fabled Al Oban incense. This oil is
our modern olibanum, and is the first cosmetic essential oil of history. The
arts of extraction and distillation began in the Egyptian land of Chem. The
roots of the words Alchemy and Chemistry find their common origins in this
ancient land. From these beginnings, the world of aromatics has unfolded
into our modern age.
AROMATHERAPY
Essential oils are plant chemicals. They fall into the category of
Volatile Organic Compounds and are complex botanical hydrocarbons. Because
of their volatile nature, the controlled heat in a distillation apparatus
can draw the essential oil from the plant fibers and collect these essences
in a bottle. The amount and quality of the plant material needed to produce
the oil controls the cost.
The term aromatherapy is from the title of a book first published in
1937 by Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, a famous French perfumer and prolific
writer. His goal was to put into one volume a compendium of studies on the
therapeutic uses of essential oils to date, and to validate the need for
further scientific study. He authored twenty-four books on perfumery and
many others in history, science, and metaphysics. His theories and practices
of aromatherapy were to lay dormant for many years.
The natural products revolution of the 1960's reignited the interest in pure
essential oils. First used as alternatives to synthetic perfume, the new
naturalists rediscovered their therapeutic powers. In recent years, many
books have been published on aromatherapy, and the general availability of
essential oils has brought the art into widespread acceptance.
MY SYSTEM OF AROMATICS
Aromatherapy is based on the reflex action of the central limbic brain
to the sense of smell. The olfactory nerve stem goes directly to this area,
which is known to be responsible for memory and emotions. The olfactory
nerve is our environmental chemical detector-o-meter giving us
identification signals of our surroundings. This, in turn, modifies our
behavior. The incredible number of recognizable scents is baffling. In many
cases, the sense of smell can be very subtle, detecting molecules in the air
measured in parts per million. Only a few airborne molecules can signal
danger, stimulate memories, or cause sexual attraction. Sometimes one can
even smell a lie!
By the time a child reaches the age of reason, much of the primal scent
imprints have already been made. Babyhood years will have impressed the
brain with a great deal of reflective and memorable scents, which will
effect the entire psychological pattern of an individual. Some aromatic
information may not be enjoyable! The fearful memory of being lost as a
child in the pine barrens may lead to discomfort at Christmas because of the
evergreen scent. This reflex presents many complex implications. For this
reason, it is almost impossible to supply a prescriptive dispensatory
for the use of aromatics as a healing or comforting therapy. Local and
cultural conditions modify this idea more. It is best for a person to choose
the essential oil products found pleasing. This assures the person that the
brain has accepted the aromatic as favorable, or at least neutral in limbic
reaction.
Because aromatics have a reflex action on the mind they can be used to train
a behavior response on a primal level. An example is stress reduction.
Stress interferes with health and vitality. First, use bathing, meditation,
or massage to achieve relaxation and support this with the use of an
aromatherapy scent to identify relaxation with the scent. Later in the day,
when stress conditions arrive, the use of the scent will help recall
relaxation. Another method is to use a scent to reinforce a personal
affirmation in the same way. This natural reflex of the scent, mind, and
body is aromatherapy.
