ESSENTIAL OILS

French chemist, Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, used pure lavender oil to help heal his badly burned hand. This 1937 event re-confirmed the value of essential oils.

Research continues to validate health benefits

The modern use of essential oils has expanded as health scientists, and medical practitioners continue to investigate. Their findings confirm the many health and wellness benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oil.

As with nutrition, early medical professionals were guided by intuition and folklore when using plant extracts. Modern science now recognizes all three essential oil treatment methods as safe and efficient: aromatic, topical and internal.

Essential oil is seen as an alternative to pharmaceutical treatment

When properly used, regardless of method, essential oils easily penetrate into the body offering valuable support of overall health. Many consider oils to be an effective alternative to drugs.

With this knowledge in hand, many health professionals are now effectively incorporating essential oils into their practices as integrative medicine.

Medical establishment validates oils as a complementary therapy

Even the renowned Mayo Clinic has established a complementary and integrative medicine program for the clinic’s Department of Internal Medicine.

As department director, internist Dr. Brent Bauer writes that integrative medicine can empower people to take charge of their health.

He also notes studies suggesting health benefits that can include relief from anxiety and depression, improved sleep, and enhanced quality of life for people with chronic health issues.

Many essential oils also make GRAS list

As more relevant toxicology information is becoming available, many essential oils are now listed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). These new advances allow an informed user of essential oils to apply a more planned approach to wellness. Based on science rather than solely on anecdote or tradition.

“health professionals are now effectively incorporating essential oils into their practices as integrative medicine.”