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 The history
of aroma essences dates thousand years back. At the time when the barbarian epoch
reigned in Europe and people used skins for wear with natural scents, Egypt was known
for making and use of essences and there are still secrets not revealed by the
modern science. The essences were used in every aspect of life from preparing
them for the sacred mummification procedure to personal care products.
History of
aromatherapy creation
The essences
based upon herbs and aromatic based upon volatile oil were widely used in the
country of pharaohs. And here the major tendencies of the essences used were
for sacral and medical purposes. The priests used oils to perform the rituals
to ancient Gods lighting the icon lamps with specially selected appropriate
essences. The wood gum and oils were used to mummify.
The essences
were acquired in smaller amount from the wood tars and parts of herbs and
plants to make medical ointments and tinctures prescribed for the diseased. Myrrh,
sandal wood, hyssop, cinnamon, lily and this is not the complete list of herbs
which were used by the Egyptian healers to make the medical essences.
Apart from
the therapeutic features, they make the wonderful influence to the beauty of
women. And the legendary Empress Cleopatra was aware of the features and she
ranked the use of aroma essences for body to make them iconic. The recipes of her
masks, bath and lotions are used today by millions of women.
Egyptian
essences of the XXI century
The art of oil
therapy and aromatherapy has experienced a long reincarnation. Any tourist
visiting Egypt can find any
aromatic essence at any bazaar and flea market in Egypt. Apart from traditional herbal
essences made everywhere, they are made from the exotic herbs and plants in Egypt. The most
valuable are the essence of jojoba, sandal wood, lotus, ylang-ylang, patchouli
and coconut. These essences help to relax or tope up, strengthen the hair structure,
they favorably influence muscles and joints, rejuvenate the skin of face and
body, help solve problems with digestion system, heal from cold, heal wounds
and on the top of it, essences smell incredibly.
When buying
essences, be careful since the Arabs are skilled in trading an they often offer
diluted essences not concentrated, as it should be. The cosmetic product we buy
is the aromatic composition which is made on the neutral oil (the oil of
coconut, for instance) or liquid paraffin. And oily perfume is made from such a
simple composition of ingredients. They have no value and the smell fades
quickly.
Factory of
Essences
Aroma
essences are best to purchase in the state stores or shops of the Cairo Factory
of Essences which come for higher price though the quality is better. As soon
as you want to find out more about preparation of essences, you are welcome to
arrange the excursion to the Factory of Essences and you will see one of magic
procedures in the world – preparation of aroma essences. And you have the
chance to look and learn everything. Moreover, you can smell and even taste
essences. And only then you are offered essences to get for money. Various aromatic
compositions with romantic names, sets of gifts are offered that can be used
for massage procedure, as perfume or the healing remedy.
Once you
got the essences, you’d better remember how to use the aroma oils and follow
the instructions strictly. Even so popular and widely used essences as orange
or menthol oils can cause allergic reactions with such side effects as giddiness,
high blood pressure and even loss of consciousness when applied wrongly.
Moreover, some skin reactions may bring to serious dermatological problems.
Thus, you’d better be careful handling the essences in pure concentration. When
applying the oil by the instruction, rub a few drops of the magic essence
between the finger pads, massage the temples, a neck area under the hair line
and behind ears, make a cup of aromatic tea with several drops of cocoa oil
which has antibacterial and anti-catarrhal influence, relax and fall into a
deep sleep which brings only peace and pacification.
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