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How aromatherapy works
The Olfactory System - sense of smell.
It takes approximately 3 to 7 minutes for essential oils to begin to take effect on the body systems:
1. Aroma is inhaled into the nasal cavity - 50 million smell receptors 'cilia' line the cavity of the nose
2. Olfactory bulb - our sense of smell
3. Limbic system - oldest part of the brain, holds 10-12,000 smell memories
> Hypothalamus - endocrine system = how you feel emotionally
> Nervous system = how you feel physically
Transdermal Absorption
It takes approximately 15-20 minutes for essential oils to begin to take effect on the body systems.
> Carrier oils absorb into epidermis
> Essential oils absorb trough the air follicles and into the systems of the body (endocrine and nervous)
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