The International Popularity of Aromatherapy Today

Essential oils are very common practice in France and England, where aromatherapy walks hand in hand with medical school. The French and the Italians have long experience in the internal use of essences, but intake is allowed only under the supervision of an experienced therapist. It is therefore little surprising that France alone numbers more than one thousand therapist actively working with aromatherapy.

The British use aromatherapy mostly for massages (over 95%) and even the United States and Japan have a large number of users and therapists. Another country to be mentioned as an example is Switzerland, where essential oils are to be found in any good pharmacy.

Aromatherapy enjoys more and more favour in Germany as well, and the number of people who are returning to basics and rely on the healing powers of nature is constantly growing. Until the year 2000, aromatherapy in Germany was limited almost exclusively to the use of oils burners – including in hospitals. This kind of therapy works well for respiratory and psychological problems, but fragrances are insufficient in the case of diseases such as arthritis or neurodermatitis. The successful therapies of embrocation and aromapressure are often less known.