Egyptian Oil: Aromatic journey

History of essential oils has the millennium. At a time when barbarian Europe is still running around in skins, "smelling" natural flavors in Egypt to develop a culture of making and using essential oils, some mysteries, which is still not solved by modern science. They are used everywhere - from preparation to the secret rite of mummification to personal hygiene.

History of aromatherapy

In a country of pharaohs of old, used as vegetable and aromatic (essential) oils. The major areas that we owe their emergence into the light, it was sacred, and medical. The priests used the oil to perform rituals in front of the ancient gods by lighting lamps with specially selected corresponding esters of Isis, Anubis and Horus. Wood resins and oils used in mummification.
They are mined in small quantities of wood tar and parts of plants and preparing medicinal ointments and tinctures, which are given to patients. Myrrh, sandalwood, hyssop, cinnamon, lily - is not a complete list of plants from which Egyptian sorcerers were prepared for their amazing curative effects of oil.

In addition to medicinal properties, they have an amazing effect on female beauty. About it and knew the great queen Cleopatra, which was built by the use of aromatic oils for the body of a cult. Recipes her masks, baths and rubdowns and today is used by thousands of women worldwide.

Egyptian Oil in the XXI century

The art of aromatherapy oil and is now experiencing its true reincarnation. Virtually all special stock markets and bazaars of Egypt tourist who wants to lead a useful gimmick home, can buy aromatic oils.

In addition to traditional vegetable oils, which produce and in our latitude, in Egypt you can buy them also from exotic plants and rare herbs. Among well-known Russians, the most valuable are jojoba oil, sandalwood, har gira, lotus, ylang ylang, patchouli and coconut. They are perfectly relaxing or invigorating, strengthening the hair structure, a positive effect on muscles and joints, skin and rejuvenate the body, helping to solve problems with digestion, relieve colds and heal wounds and just great smell.

But, making a purchase, beware: The Arabs great traders and skilled tricksters they sell in the markets largely divorced oil, giving them a hundred percent. In fact, what is sold is called an aromatic composition which is prepared at a neutral oil (eg. coconut) or liquid paraffin. From such compounds are not clever "oily" perfume. They do not carry any benefit, and the smell quickly disappears.