Aromacosmesis

Here we are therefore talking about skin applications of essential oils in blends studied in order to carry out a skin biological, psychosomatic, and subtle activity.

The Egyptians, the Babylonians, and the ancient medical schools knew that the world of essential oils was important for the treatment of the skin, but the most interesting aspect is their application in the psychosomatic field.
Remember that essential oils are part of the secondary metabolites that the plant produces for different actions: fight, defense, adaptation, attraction, and repulsion.

The processes of extraction of essential oils, regulated by ISO and Eu.Ph. X ed., Foresee that the drug is crossed by a current of water vapor (extraction in a steam current), which has the task of physically dragging the low-boiling structures of the essential plants in its flow and then the mixture of volatile molecules/water vapor is condensed and separated into essential oil and demineralized aromatic water. From stable to volatile, from thick to thin, we get a quintessence, the soul and spirit of the plant. We can therefore argue that essential oils derive from a process with alchemical characteristics, which can be summarized as follows: separating the thin from the thick. Each plant has its own olfactory profile; each essential oil, therefore, depending on the part of the plant from which it is extracted,

The therapeutic properties of essential oils in pharmacology are also the foundation of their particular and profound action in aromatherapy, that branch of aromatherapy that makes use of the power of penetration of essential oils through the tissues to establish beauty treatments that are not limited to the skin surface, but they correct or improve in a stable way the functions and cellular exchanges. There are numerous scientific studies on the individual components of oils, such as monoterpenes, di-triterpenes, alcohols, acids, ethers, esters, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, sulfur compounds, nitrogenous compounds, sesquiterpenes, phenylpropanoids and on oils in their entirety that demonstrate therapeutic activity applying these magical ingredients to the skin.

We have affirmed that the part of the plant from which the oil is obtained has a very important value on the action that it then carries out on the physical, psychic and emotional level: the herbs are fast, they change quickly, the leaves/needles represent the most aerial part, easy to change, the seeds perform two important functions, the propagation and survival of the species, the fruits are transformed into flowers and protect the seed, the flowers take care of reproduction, seduce, attract, recall, the woods support and connect, the peels and pods contain and open to the energy flow, the roots anchor and nourish, the resins repair, protect and heal.

The high/medium/low oil note defines the volatility or persistence of the applied or diffused oil but, above all, offers a representation of the speed and duration of the action. A high note acts fast, and its action wears off just as quickly. A low note takes longer to trigger its action, but it lasts over time.

The therapeutic properties of essential oils in pharmacology are also the foundation of their particular and profound action in dermocosmetics. That branch of aromatherapy that is commonly called “aromatherapy” makes use of the power of penetration of oils through the tissues to establish beauty treatments that are not limited to the surface of the skin but go to correct or improve the functions in a stable way. cellular exchanges. The antiseptic power of essential oils is active, in addition to occasional and limited pathologies such as lesions, wounds, and sores, also for a general disinfectant action aimed at freeing the skin from microinfections that cause pimples, eczema, and skin infections. The combination of the cytophilactic properties, bioactivating and leukotactic of essential oils, has the function of stimulating exhausted tissues, promoting cell growth, and attracting a greater quantity of leukocytes to the skin surface, the greater defense that skin structures can put in place. The toning function of the circulatory system (in pharmacology: hyperemizing) leads to triggering an antitoxic mechanism that purifies the tissues of waste and toxins generated by cellular metabolism. And so, we can continue with numerous examples that testify to the multiple activities of essential oils in topical application. hyperemic) leads to triggering an antitoxic mechanism that purifies the tissues of waste and toxins generated by cellular metabolism. And so, we can continue with numerous examples that testify to the multiple activities of essential oils in topical application. hyperemic) leads to triggering an antitoxic mechanism that purifies the tissues of waste and toxins generated by cellular metabolism. And so, we can continue with numerous examples that testify to the multiple activities of essential oils in topical application.

Due to its structural characteristics, the essential oil very quickly crosses the corneocyte barrier, the protective hydrolipidic mantle, and diffuses, thanks to its apolarity, into the subcutaneous layer.