Aromatic herbs and oils have been used since ancient times in religious rites, for perfumes, cosmetics, and for therapeutic and medicinal purposes. Written records documenting various uses of herbs and essential oils made from herbs, go back as far as four thousand years. Ancient India, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome all document the usage of aromatic herbs and oils.

The modern practice of aromatherapy was introduced in the late 1920′s, when Rene-Maurice Gattefosse discovered the healing properties of lavender. He noticed that lavender oil, when applied to a burn on his hand, seemed to heal the wound quickly and later thought that it reduced scaring. He then became interested in the therapeutic uses of essential oils. Gattefosse concluded that natural oils were more effective than artificially produced synthetics.

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