Aromatherapy
has roots in antiquity
with the use of aromatic oils. However,
as currently defined, aromatherapy
involves the use of distilled plant
volatiles, a twentieth century innovation. The word,
aromatherapy, was first used in the 1920s by French
chemist Ren?
Maurice Gattefoss?, who devoted
his life to researching the healing
properties of essential oils after a
lucky accident in his perfume
laboratory.
