Chemistry is the science of aromatherapy. This brief introduction and explanation of the organic building blocks of essential oils is meant to be a helpful reference  guide you can refer to as needed. It will give you a basic understanding about the chemical make up of essential oils, and their therapeutic properties, actions and effects. Using archetypes to describe each of the chemical families can make it more fun and easy to remember all of the families. Aromatherapy Archetypes - 12 Natural Healers can also be used as a quick reference for blending ideas and information on the healing properties for each chemical family.  Essential oils are composed of complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds. All of life is made of...

Common symptoms and complaints that can indicate you may need some adaptogenic essential oil therapy, include:Extreme mood swings, depressive anxiety, manic emotional states, hormonal imbalance.Associated complaints that may benefit from these adaptogenic super oils include: Substance abuse, addiction, hopelessness, panic attacks, feeling overwhelmed, lethargy, pessimism, emotional numbness, tearfulness, emotional eating, hot flashes, PMS, menstrual cramps, among others. Adaptogens (aka regulators) are non-toxic plants and aromatic oils that show a marketed capacity to help the body to adapt to stressors of all kinds, whether they be physical, psycho-emotional, chemical or biological. Herbs, roots and plant aromatics have been used for centuries by many healing traditions to cure and restore health. Today, with our extremely fast paced modern day lifestyle, adaptogenic herbs, plant extracts and...

Common symptoms and complaints that may indicate the need for euphoric essential oil therapy, include:Lack of self confidence, shyness, moodiness, unstable emotions, controlling, habitual and possessive behaviors, repetitive low vibration thoughts, isolation, fear, worry, boredom, lethargy. The word "enthusiastic" was first coined by the Greeks and meant “possessed by god’s essence.” When you’re filled with enthusiasm for life and the feeling of being alive there's nothing you feel you can’t do. You look forward to each day with renewed optimism and faith in the unseen adventures life will bring you. Children are quite naturally filled with an enthusiastic spirit and throw themselves into every activity with wild abandon. Euphoria is the experience (or affect) of feeling enthusiasm for life. Euphoric feelings...

Common symptoms and complaints that may indicate the need for some type of restorative essential oil therapy, include:Mental and physical fatigue, poor memory, concentration and inability to focus. Associated complaints that may benefit from these restorative, revitalizing essential oils include: Weight gain, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, hypoglycemia, migraine headache, restless leg syndrome and sleep disorders. A study on ‘Olfactory Influences,’ published in PubMed in 2017, found clear and consistent evidence that lemon oil inhalation enhances positive mood and increases the release of norepinephrine. As a neurotransmitter (chemical messenger) in the central nervous system, norepinephrine can improve energy, increase alertness and arousal, as well as speed reaction time. Norepinephrine, also known as noradrenaline, is both a hormone and a brain neurotransmitter, or chemical. Norepinephrine increases heart rate and blood...

Common symptoms and complaints that may indicate the need for a sedative, include:Fear, stress, worry, insomnia, irritability, anxiety and anger issues.Sedative drugs like Valium and Opioid Pain Killers like codeine and morphine are some of the most widely prescribed prescription drugs worldwide. Oxycodone is one of the most prescribed prescription pain relievers. It is also one of the most common drugs involved in prescription opioid overdose fatalities. These drugs pose major health risks. Research indicates prescribing them may contribute to shortened life expectancies. Sedatives are most often used to medicate distress. A sedatives slows down or depresses the central nervous system (CNS). It slows down both your physical response time and mental processes. Sedative drugs are highly addictive. Withdrawal symptoms can be quite...