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Essential oils have been used in perfumery, food flavouring and medicine for about a thousand years. Long before they were first distilled in Persia, the Ancient Egyptians produced scented oils from frankincense, cedarwood and other plants - utilised by priests and perfumers alike.
However, the word 'aromatherapie' was coined as recently as 1928 - by French chemist Rene- Maurice Gattefosse.
Initially, aromatherapy gained popularity in the UK as a beauty treatment; however, the increasing recognition of its therapeutic potential by orthodox health care professionals has made it one of our fastest-growing complementary therapies.
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