Aromatherapy for Health Course

Gain a thorough understanding of how aromatherapy can affect the human body. Aromatherapy is the use of scent – or aroma – for therapeutic purposes.

This course will give you a through understanding of essential oil properties and how they work for the human body. Some essential oils can be smelt and some are absorbed in the skin.

This course consists of the following lessons:
Lesson 1- Essential Oil Properties A
Lesson 2- Essential Oil Properties B
Lesson 3- Oil Extraction
Lesson 4- The Physiology and Psychology of Aromatherapy
Lesson 5- Applications of Aromatherapy
Lesson 6- Aromatherapy Safety
Lesson 7- Aromatherapy Treatment
Lesson 8- Body Systems – Part 1
Lesson 9- Body Systems – Part 2
Lesson 10- Running your business


This course aims to help you learn the following:
Identify the different properties of essential oils and describe their effects on the body.
Identify the various methods used in extracting essential oils.
Describe how essential oils can enter the bloodstream and the process of olfaction.
Learn some of the more common application methods used with essential oils in aromatherapy.
Ensure that essential oils are used in a safe and controlled manner and identify situations where aromatherapy might not be appropriate.
Develop an aromatherapy treatment plan for a client.
Identify which essential oils would be appropriate for use of various conditions relating to specific body systems.
Understand the scope and nature of an aromatherapy business.

All the chemical compounds found in plants are derived from carbohydrates synthesised during photosynthesis. These compounds can be divided into two main groups: primary and secondary metabolites. Some chemicals may be both primary and secondary metabolites, so this grouping is a slight generalisation. However, it is a widely used method of categorisation.

This is important because an essential oil is usually a combination of several different chemicals, the majority of which are usually secondary metabolites.