Hi, I’m Sundae from Natural Sundae. If you’ve ever wondered what an aromatherapy massage is, I’m here to tell you. Now aromatherapy massage is simply this, it is a massage, any kind of a massage, it can be a Swedish massage which is a relaxation massage, it can be deep tissue, it can be cranial sacral, it can be lymphatic drainage or it could be a shiatsu type energy work massage. Any type of massage that uses aromatherapy, essential oils as a adjunct therapy in the massage.
Now essential oils are fragrant molecules that can be found in herbs, plants and flowers and these are holistic types of things. They affect your physical body, your mental body and your emotional body, they are considered holistic. They are not only very fragrant and they smell really good, but they also do have very scientific effects on your physical body on your mental body and your emotions. What a typical massage therapist will do when she’s giving or he is giving an aromatherapy massage is you’ll take an ounce of carrier oil and a carrier oil is the oil that you will actually apply to the client’s body.
This can be a lighter massage oil. Therapists usually consider grape seed oil perfect for this purpose, canola oil, sunflower oil, even apricot kernel and jojoba. What they’ll do is, you usually want to take a one ounce bottle of carrier oil and you have your essential oil here of your choice. You always of course want to consult with your client to make sure that they have certain preferences and that you are using an oil that is specific to their specific needs.
So you’ve got your one ounce of carrier oil here that you’re going to use on your client and you’ve got your little bottle of essential oils which are plant molecules and they are very fragrant and healing. You’re going to add six drops only of this essential oil to this one ounce of carrier oil and this will give you a nice gentle one percent dilution. So this basically is an aromatherapy massage. It’s a massage and what you incorporate the healing and wonderful effects of aromatherapy into the massage. I’m Sundae with Natural Sundae, take care. .