While they might sound silly to the uninitiated, aromatherapy booties are quickly becoming one of the most popular items on the rest and relaxation market. Designed for the purpose of letting you unwind from your hectic day and pamper your feet that have worked just as hard as you have, these booties could very well be a trend that’s here to stay. As the heat from the booties takes your feet to a level of heaven, the scent coming from the aromatherapy will dazzle your sense and take you to another world. A world of relaxation and peace far, far away from the busy schedules and constant cacophony of a twenty-first century life.

So, you may be asking yourself, what exactly are aromatherapy booties? Well, they’re quite a simple and ingenious invention, and are just about what you would think they are from the name. You simply take these small booties and slap them in the microwave for about half a minute to a minute. The heat they exude from this should awaken the senses in your feet, but that’s not even the best part. The heat also draws out the natural essential oils from the booties and puts the aromatherapy to work. So, while you’re relaxing after a hard day at work, not only do you get to pamper your feet, but you get to enjoy the soothing scents of natural aromas. If you’re a victim of dry feet, you can enhance the booties by rubbing some lotion into the product before putting them on. [Read more...]

Over 5000 years ago, people began to realize the value of essential oils from plants and today this has been perfected into a vast range of “scent”ual products like aromatherapy pillows. The use of these essential oils during the First World War proved that the brain was positively stimulated by the different fragrances. Injured soldiers responded well to the fragrances and it seemed that the brain’s limbic system was producing neuro transmitters that relieve pain.

Today the use of aromatherapy extend to all walks of life and is used to not only relieve pain, depression, stress, and other symptoms, but it can offer a more soothing alternative to ordinary house hold fragrances. If you want to use them for more medicinal purposes then you will find that the herbal pillows work wonders. They can be used to put on your eyes for calming and soothing them after a long day in front of the computers, and you can get a peppermint one that will help you to breathe better if you struggle with sinus problems at night.

These aromatherapy pillows will ensure that you get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling wonderful. They are mostly made from a combination of natural herbs like buckwheat and flax, and you will usually get an extra bottle of the pure essential oil to drop on the pillow to strengthen its scent. You can also benefit from the peppermint aromatherapy oil if you suffer from motion sickness, so be sure to take your pillow on the plane, in the car or on the train with you when you go on a vacation. [Read more...]