Hot Tubs and Aromatherapy

Hot Tubs and Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy involves using the power of smell to enhance health and well-being, and heal illnesses. Few would disagree that smells are powerful; they can greatly influence our mood. Most of us would have had the experience of feeling exhilarated when a strange and enchanting smell wafts into our noses while walking around in a garden.

Aroma therapists say that smells do much more. Scents can alleviate pain, tone up the skin, reduce anxiety, relieve tensions and invigorate the whole body. They provide a great experience curing fatigue at the end of a tiring day.

Aromas work on the brain through the olfactory neurons in the nasal cavity. The neurons carry the sensation to the limbic area of the brain. The limbic system is connected to memories and emotions and it is no wonder that smells can rouse long-forgotten experiences and affect one’s emotions.

Scents in the Hot Tub

Hot tubs are meant for relaxation. When aromas supplement the warm water, the effect can be dramatic. Just imagine soaking in the warmth of the water that also fills your nose with the smell of jasmine or rose at the end of another day!

The aromas are created by essential oils, oils that extract the essence of flowers, plants, herbs, fruits, barks, grasses and trees. These oils are added to the water in the hot tub and your experience suddenly acquires a new dimension. Hot tub aroma products often come in the form of crystals rather than oils, because oils can spoil the water quality.

The sense of well-being that you feel as a result can improve your health over a period of time, because mind and body are closely linked.

Therapists say that there are 150 kinds of essential oils, providing different benefits, including antiseptic, antiviral and pain-relieving effects among others. Hot tub users are more likely to be interested in the stress-relieving, relaxing and invigorating properties of the oils. There are reportedly oils that are antidepressants or diuretic, or that can improve your digestion.

Adding smells to your hot tub water can thus result in much more than creating a pleasing experience. They can have just the kind therapeutic benefits that you are looking for.

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