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Rose oil - A healing floral fragrance!

Rose oil is a powerful plant essence that has many therapeutic benefits for the mind, body and soul.   Rose-otto pure essential oil, rose damascena, is extracted from fragrant petals of roses by steam distillation, and is one of the most expensive aromatherapy oils.  Rose absolute, Latin name rosa centifolia, is cheaper, but is obtained by solvent extraction, which may affect the purity of the oil.  Rose essential oil has a delicate but powerful floral aroma that not only gives off a sweet perfume, but has many healing qualities.

Used in aromatherapy massage oils, which are made up from essential oil blends and natural carrier oils, rose can be good for a range of physical problems.  When massaged onto the body, rose oil can help ease the symptoms of PMS and menopausal problems, improve circulation and relieve feelings of nausea.  Rose-otto is also used by aromatherapists to treat constipation, gastric ulcers and liver problems.  Aromatherapy skin care products containing a few drops of rose aromatherapy oil can be beneficial in soothing dry, chapped or itchy skins.  Having cytophylactic abilities it can be used to promote wound healing.  This aromatic oil can also soothe and calm puffy or inflamed skin conditions, and help rejuvenate aging skin.

Used in aromatherapy oil burners or other types of diffusers, rose oil can be vaporized and the theraputic aroma molecules inhaled.  Rose-otto has antidepressant and sedating qualities, and is beneficial in inducing feelings of calm and well being.  Aromatherapists used this pure plant essence to relieve a variety of emotional disorders, including anxiety and postnatal depression.  Rose is also an aphrodisiac, and a few drops added to a bath can have beneficial effects in treating impotence or a low libido.  Aromatherapists advise avoiding this therapeutic grade essential oil during the first three months of pregnancy, or for the duration if there's a history of miscarriage.

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Caroline Smith is a successful freelance writer and regular contributor to http://www.aromatherapy-essential-oils.ws - A comprehensive online guide to the uses of aromatherapy and essential oils.