Aromatherapy Smells Nice, Does Little
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2:30PM, Wednesday March 5th 2008
If you light a lavender aromatherapy candle to relax, the scent probably isn’t doing much more than masking the less pleasant odors in your apartment. Researchers at Ohio State University found that smelling lemon and lavender oils, two of the most popular in aromatherapy, failed to show any improvement in wound healing, immune status, blood pressure, stress hormones, or pain control. Lemon oil did enhance mood, but lavender oil, which is supposedly so calming, had no effect. Save a little money and buy unscented candles. Fake lavender doesn’t smell that good anyway. [Medical News Today]
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user1
wrote on March 5 2008 @ 02:48 pm: [report]
Were the lavendar and lemon oils used aromatherapy grade products? True aromatherapy is broken down by UV light. This is why you will see aromatherapy products packaged in a brown/amber container. If it does not come in a brown/amber container it is not TRUE aromatherapy.
piggy
wrote on March 8 2008 @ 07:28 pm: [report]
I, too, used to call BS on aromatherapy. But then someone gave me a bottle of “sleepytime” lotion with lavender (not overpowering) and chamomile. Whenever I slather it on before bed it conks me out. Is this all in my head?