Other scientist follo up on the work of Sullivan Gattefosse during world war 2 when many soldiers were burnt and also experienced all sorts of other life changing wounds. Or are you just confused about where aromatherapy came from and what it's use is. The terms was first coined by a French chemist in 1920 and refers to the use of various naturally occurring plant substances and in particular oils distilled from plants called essential oils. The chemist was Morrie Gattefosse and he "discovered" the healing properties of essential oils following a fire in his laboratory.

At the time he had a vat of lavender oil there as he was studying the use of essential oils. Have you heard about aromatherapy but really don't know what it is. There was a fire at the laboratory and his arm was burnt, so he plunged his arm into the vat of lavender oil, experiencing immediate pain relief from the burns. Research was done into the use of essential oils on burns and various. Not only that but the burns healed very fast and left virtually no scarring.

Lets consider a little about the history and uses of aromatherapy.