Anyone with a stressful job or even a stress-filled commute will tell you there’s nothing more relaxing than a hot bath at the end of a grueling day. Add in an aromatherapy bath product, and that person may never want to get out of the tub.

Since the days of ancient Egypt, the smells of oils removed from plants have had a place in helping people smell good and feel better. Since then the art of aromatherapy has entered into many aspects of everyday life. From taking away stress with the fragrance of lavender to the use of sandalwood to ease anger, aromatherapy bath products have been altering emotions for many years.

At the Chicago-based Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Dr. Alan R Hirsch noted that the sense of smell is the oldest sense of which people have memory and certain smells can activate certain memories. Since the advent of aromatherapy bath products few seem to argue his findings.

Bath Eases Pain and Changes Mood

First there were bubble baths which allowed folks to linger in the tub at least until the bubbles dispersed. Then manufacturers began adding scents to the beads, which many found to ease their moods. Now an aromatherapy bath product is available for just about any circumstance.

Lavender has long been the scent associated with relaxation. Lounging in a tub of hot water mixed with the essential oils of lavender can do wonders to help people relax. In addition, as part of a full bath aromatherapy bath product gift sets will include a lavender-scented candle to burn and relax the senses while lounging in the bath.

Other aromatherapy bath products are meant to be used for their therapeutic values such as easing pain. Usually, lavender, eucalyptus and ginger are central to such products. There are many aromatherapy bath product combinations that offer relief of different symptoms, but there remain three basic benefits: physical, emotional and mental.

Physically, aromatherapy bath products can enhance deep relaxation and reduce stress as well as provide a better range of motion, greater joint flexibility and reduced muscle spasms. Some emotional benefits reported are better self-image, better expression of emotions and reduced levels of anxiety. The mental benefits some have realized by using an aromatherapy bath product include a state of alertness, clearer thinking, better ability to respond to stress and a calmer mind.

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