Aromatherapist Certification
Certification is not needed in the United States to be an Aromatherapist. It is often required in the European countries, but not necessary here. The basic idea of the practice of aromatherapy is to strengthen self-healing and stimulating our immune system.
Aromatherapy dates from before written history. There are early documents that tell of the uses of aromatherapy in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians were known to use oils from plants and flowers for massage oils, embalming preparations, perfumes and cosmetics, and skin care products. The oldest surviving medical book in China contains information on more than 300 different plants and what they were used for. The book is called “Chinese Yellow Emperor Book of Internal Medicine” and was thought to be writing around 2697 BC! The Greek and Roman civilizations adopted the use of essential oils for both cosmetic and medicinal purposes. Many of these same cures are still used today were found in a book written more than 2000 years ago by a Greek doctor.
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