The Beginning of Essential Oils

Last week I briefly covered important facts on what essential oils are, what should be taken into account when buying an essential oil, how they can be used and how they can benefit our body and our health.

This week I would like to tell you a little about the story behind Essential Oils. How this “magical and powerful” source of healing has been used for millenniums.

Back into history – The Beginning of Essential Oils

The first records of essential oils come from ancient India, Persia, and Egypt. The Arab culture was the first to distil ethyl alcohol from fermented sugar, thus providing a new solvent for the extraction of essential oils in place of the fatty oils that had probably been used for several millennia. Whichever way we look at it, history of the following cultures has enriched and enhanced valuable aspects of the essential oils and aromatherapy world. (1)

Around 1500 European medieval pharmacies started to introduce several essential oils using the distillation process such as: cedarwood, rose, rosemary, frankincense, sage, cinnamon and myrrh.

Let’s Go Back to the Way It Used To Be

Over the years I realize that the notion of 'taking your time' is increasingly being understood as a 'waste' and not as an 'investment'. In the same way that we need to find space and time in our daily lives to appreciate life, to value those around us, we need to find that same time and space for our body to recover, to heal, to become whole. The rush to immediately “feel better”, the urgency that constantly guides our days increases the misconception that the cure for our health problems lies behind a pharmacy counter. We ‘obey without question’ our doctors and stop believing that the natural elements of Mother Earth, specifically essential oils, can help the body to resolve many of the health challenges we face.

We are surrounded by natural medicines in vegetables, fruits, and seeds, as well as excellent supplements such as Essential Oils. There are great alternatives at our disposal, which are very accessible and for reasonable prices. Our bodies deserve the best!

Here at Nusaroma you can find simple, easy, effective and affordable essential oils for practical, every day uses!

In conclusion 

It is important to create awareness to what we are doing to our body and how we treat the health of our family. By showing everyone around us that Mother Nature provides all the best foods, supplements, and medicines that helps us to stay healthy, to balance our immune system, to treat our health problems, we are also showing respect for nature.

“…toxic foods, toxic medication, toxic emotions, toxins of all kinds not only harm our bodies but more importantly, they further separate us from our inherent wisdom, divide nature, and whispering of Spirit…” written by Lorene Davies, Founder Essential Oils Academy.(2)

I hope you enjoyed this week’s article. I would love to answer all your questions and help you to continue this journey and make big changes in your life. Just post your comment bellow.

Thank you!

Joana Marques Wallace 

References: 

1. Essential Oil plant substance, written by: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica and published on Britannica.com
2. “Living in a drug addicted culture”, published on essentialoilsacademy.com.
3. “Ancient Medicine”, written by Josh Axe.
4. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/