Aromatherapy is the use of fragrance to enhance mood. Fragrances play a big part of our lives whether we realize it or not.  It has been known for many thousands of years that scent plays a part in mood and can be used to manipulate or influence the mood of others. Fragrance can be used to evoke either favorable or adverse reactions in others. Fragrances can be used to reduce stress and enhance relaxation in the people who use it for those reasons. They can also be used to create excitement and alleviate mood.

Many department stores will infuse fragrance into their buildings to cause customers to relax and spend more money. The most common way that fragrances are used is in perfumes and colognes. the fragrance that people associate with you should invoke a pleasant reaction from them.  You want them to draw people to you and you want them to associate their encounters with you in the light of the pleasurable fragrance that you wear. When they have this pleasant experience they will remember it each time that they come into contact with you. They will also remember you each time thay smell this fragrance.

You may decide to use an oil warmer or burner to produce fragrance in your home. When you do people will associate your home with the fragrance rather than you.W

When you think of springtime you associate it with pleasant days and the sweet aroma of flowers. Springtime is my favorite time of year and I associate it with the memories that begin with my childhood and the delight that I would have when the flowers began to bloom and their aroma was heavy in the air. I also associate it with the pleasant weather which has finally appeared after the long cold winter. I hope that this paints a picture of how you want fragrance to affect the people that you know.

You can use essential carrier oils to enhance your aromatherapy efforts even more. They are also good for massage because you get even more therapeutic benefits from using them on your skin. Most of them are not oily but are very light and are easily absorbed by the skin. Some of them don’t have much fragrance but you can mix them with perfume or cologne oils to enhance their effects.  Use low light and potpourri oils at the same time to help to create the atmosphere that you want to create There are so many different combinations of ingredients that you can use to help you in your efforts that your imagination is the only limit to what you can accomplish. Scented oils can be used in bathwater, in lotions, and can be mixed with other cosmetics to give you the effects that you want. Many of my customers will mix different fragrances together until they come up with a special blend that only they know which compliments them. The oils are so inexpensive that this is a very common practice. Use essential oils and scented body oils  in your daily routine and I am sure that they will work for you.