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Asian Massage has 4-5 favorite kinds of Organic Aromatheraphy Massage Oil which our massage therapist is always carrying whenever they go to your place.

Our Very important skin is the largest organ of our body and plays vital role in all aspects of our health. When we massage oils into our skin they are absorbed into our body.

All oils put on the skin are absorbed into the tissue and then move through the capillaries into the blood stream. When insecticides, herbicides, fungicides are used in farming to grow seed, nut and vegetable oil crops, molecules of those chemicals show up in the extracted oil. This is why it is so important to choose oils that are pure and beneficial for us. Many of us know the importance and benefits of eating organic food, the same principles apply to what we put on our skin. Our Organic Massage oil is made with only pure Certified Organic Oils.

Asian Massage Botanicals Massage oil contains a special blend of Organic Rosehips Oil, Organic Sweet Almond Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil and Pure Aromatheraphy Oil which has been manufactured by it's own sister company. Each of these oils has its own unique therapeutic qualities that together create a synergistic blend that nurtures our skin and benefits our bodies. Our skin -- sometimes called the integument -- is composed of numerous layers of cells There are two main layers: Epidermis, or outer layer, which is made of dead cells all stacked on top of each other enmeshed in a protein matrix of keratin. The keratin helps waterproof the skin and anchors these cells together. These dead cells arise from a layer of living tissue which are constantly undergoing mitosis. They also produce the keratin and take up the pigment melanin.

The Dermis is the thicker inner portion of the skin. It gives rise to the epidermis. The dermis has connective tissue which has elastic properties -- satisfying the need for skin to change shape as the body does. Blood vessels, nerve endings, and various glands reticulate throughout the dermis supplying its metabolic needs. The skin contains blood vessels, sweat glands, fat deposits, and hair follicles which can be controlled and variously adjusted to regulate core body temperature. Blood vessels open or constrict to regulate the passage of blood warmed by metabolic processes to be cooled under the skin by the evaporation of sweat. Sweat can also function to excrete water, salts, and other organic wastes as needed; this is a primary route for the lymphatic system to remove toxins from the body, and healthy skin is necessary to allow this to function efficiently. Skin is a physical barrier against microorganisms and insulates living tissue from chemical or physical trauma. Natural oils in the skin prevent water loss, protect our bodies, and give us beauty.

History of Aromatheraphy?
The history of the use of aromatic oils on the body goes back at least 2,000 years before Christ. There are records in the bible of the use of plants and their oils, both in treatment of illness and for religious purpose. The Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans, who brought the idea to Great Britain, used them over the centuries. The earliest written record of their use in England was in the thirteenth century, and from that time a great increase was shown both in oils produced and treatments carried out. Glove makers used to perfume their gloves with essential oils to mask the body odour of the wearer, and it was known fact that people who used aromatic oils were the only ones to survive the plague which struck Europe during these centuries, due to the fact that the vast majority of essential oils have antiseptic properties The knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants was latter reinforced by Nicholas Culpeper, a celebrated herbalist who wrote a book of herbs in 1652, which contained the medicinal properties of hundreds of plants. The scientific study of the therapeutic properties of essential oils was commenced by the French cosmetic chemist, Renee Gattefosse, in the 1920's. He discovered through burning his arm while making fragrances in his laboratory, that the essential oil of lavender was exceptionally healing to the skin, and left no scarring. This discovery led him to undertake a great deal of research into the medicinal uses of essential oils, and his work revealed that it is possible for essential oils to penetrate the skin and be carried in the blood and lymphatic system to the organs. There was a period around 1950 when herbal medicine and aromatic remedies lost credibility due to modern medicine eg antibiotics, but by mid 1960's there was a growing awareness and concern about chemical pollution, the addition to synthetic drugs, their hazardous side effect, the body reduced immunity to the superbugs. So once more people were beginning to look for alternative Natural Remedies to find a cure. So the herbal renaissance finally begun, and stills continues to develop today.

What is Aromatheraphy?
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of odoriferous substances obtained from flowers, plants and aromatic shrubs. Not only can it be used to treat and cure illness effectively but perhaps even more importantly it can also help to prevent us losing good health in the first place. The primary form of aromatherapy application involves using essential oils in the following ways: -
*Topically to the skin via massage, diluted in a carrier oil.
*Inhalations
*Compresses
*Aromatic baths.

Why Aromatheraphy?
Aromatherapy is a gentle, profoundly relaxing truly holistic therapy, as it aims to treat the whole person by taking account not only of their physical state but also their emotions, which can have a profound effect on general well-being. It works on the principle that the most effective way to promote health and prevent illness is to strengthen the body's Immune system; in so doing it helps to restore the harmony between mind and body.

What to expect in an Aromatheraphy Treatment
The most effective application of essential oils is via the skin in the form of massage. Each client is given individual consultation after careful consideration I will choose oils best suited to my clients needs. The beauty of using aromatic oils is that more then one condition can be treated. A client may decide to have a treatment because they are suffering stress but they may also have a secondary condition eg varicose veins, these can both be treated successfully together by using different oils. The atmosphere is extremely relaxing and the treatment last for approximately 75 minutes.

Physiology of aromatherapy
In aromatherapy there are two ways in which essential oils may be absorbed into the blood stream:- Through the skin and via the respiratory system. Essential oils have three distinct modes of action.
They initiate chemical changes in the body when the essential oil enters the bloodstream and reacts with hormones and enzymes.
They have a physiological effect on systems of the body.
They have a psychological effect when the odour of the oil is inhaled.

Absorption of oils via the blood stream
Skin is the largest surface area for the application of essential oils, it represents the most common route for absorbing essential oils into the bloodstream for therapeutic effect. It is also the largest organ of the body.
Essential oils can take up to 90 minutes to be absorbed into the blood stream. Depending on surface area of the skin, thickness of carrier oil used and volatility rate of essential oil.
Precautions:- Increase greatly on damaged skin. Care on broken skin.

Effects on skin:- Protects, antiseptic, cell regenerator, calming, anti inflammatory, and balances secretion of sebum.

Absorption via the respiratory system
Inhalation:- This is a slower method. Diffuses into the bloodstream.
Antiviral helps infections:- Lavender. Eucalyptus and Tea Tree.
Antispasmodic helps to calm spasm in the bronchial tubes:- Clary sage. Peppermint and Frankincense.
Expectorants remove excessive phlegm:- Eucalyptus. Peppermint and Sandalwood.

Olfaction (smell)
Via nose, through nerve ending that connect to the olfactory bulb in the brain, and part of the brain known as the limbic system which is linked to memory which evokes emotions. Limbic has connection with thalamus, hypothalamus and pituitary so influences endocrine system.

Circulatory system
Some essential oils have affinities with certain organs or systems of the body, and will have a special effect on that organ or system when at that point in its circulating journey. The oils will be either wholly or partly deposited in any organs for which they have a special affinity; others will exercise a more general effect. Whatever part of the essential oil is left after therapeutic work in the body has been done, will be excreted by one path or another. Lavender:- Is a heart sedative and is said to help reduce palpitations and lower blood pressure.
Lemon:- Is a tonic to the circulation and can help to liquefy the blood.
Neroli:- Can aid a poor circulation due to its depurative effect (blood cleaning).

Lymphatic system
Essential oils have various effects on lymphatic system.

Diuretic essentials oils help to accelerate lymph and tissue fluids circulation:- Fennel. Lemon. Juniper and Geranium.
Stimulating circulatory system:- Black pepper. Rosemary and Ginger.
Increase production of white blood cells:- Bergamot. Lavender. Lemon. Rosemary, Chamomile and Thyme.
Antiseptic and Bactericidal oils:- Chamomile. Lavender. Lemon. Sandalwood and Tea Tree.

Endocrine system
Certain oils contain plant hormones that can act on the body in the same way as hormones. Fennel contains a form of oestrogen therefore is effective with female problems, such as pre-menstrual syndrome. Indirectly essential oils can influence the hormones secretion of various glands and act as a triggers. Geranium helps to stimulate the adrenal cortex, which indirectly influences the secretion of the corticoid hormones. Clary sage, Lavender and Ylang ylang all help to lower blood pressure.

Nervous system
Touch is important to the nervous system. Aromatherapy can help the nervous system by:- Reducing nervous tension indirectly by relaxation. And stimulating the nerves to clear congestion in the nerves and thereby improve the functioning of related organs and tissue. Oils that have an affinity with the nervous system:- Bergamot. Chamomile. Jasmine. Lavender. Neroli. Marjoram. Ylang ylang. sedative and calming for the nervous system. :- Peppermint. Lemon and Rosemary all stimulate the nervous system.

Muscular-Skeletal system
Analgesic essential oils aid the relaxation of tense and painful muscle fibres, tendons and ligaments:- Lavender. Chamomile. Rosemary and Marjoram. Rufebacient essentials oils assist increasing blood supply to the soft tissue, bones and joints, helping to promote flexibility and reduce injury:- Rosemary and Black pepper.