Learn the Fragrant Art of Aromatherapy

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December/January 2005
BY KATHI KEVILLE 
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Remember that these oils go into your skin and eventually your bloodstream, and use caution. Your liver and kidneys are responsible for clearing essential oils, along with other foreign substances, from your body, and an overdose strains them. If you ever feel dizzy, nauseous or develop a headache while using or working with essential oils, your body is sending you a warning to back off. This can occur just from inhaling too much essential oil.

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Allergies or sensitivities to essential oils always are possible. Yet people who are allergic to fragrances often find only synthetic fragrances bothersome. Many times I’ve seen students in my aromatherapy seminars enjoy inhaling the fragrance of a natural rose oil when they believed they were allergic to all rose oils. People who are more familiar with synthetic oils are surprised to find how closely the scent of most essential oils resembles the plants from which they came, and how much more pleasant they are. Of course, they also are amazed when they see how effective aromatherapy is as a healing art.

Kathi Keville is an herbalist and aromatherapist with 35 years of experience. She is the author of 12 books, including Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art (The Crossing Press, 1995), with Mindy Green. She teaches seminars at her farm in Nevada City, California, and throughout the United States. Visit her website at www.Aha Herb.com.

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