Aromatherapy in the North Country

Common Questions

What is aromatherapy?

The use of essential oils distilled from plants — applied in blends, diffused into a room, or worked into massage and bodywork. Practitioners blend both for scent and for the associations a particular oil carries.

Are essential oils safe to use at home?

Essential oils are concentrated and are normally diluted in a carrier oil before they touch skin. A number of them are not suitable during pregnancy, for young children, or around cats and dogs, and they are not intended to be swallowed. Ask whoever blended them how they are meant to be used.

Are ritual or anointing oils the same thing?

Related, but blended for a different purpose. A ritual or anointing oil is made for spiritual practice — anointing, dressing candles, altar work — and is usually a carrier oil with botanicals, resins or essential oils added, chosen for what the ingredients are associated with rather than for scent alone. How one is meant to be used depends on the tradition and on the maker, who is the right person to ask. They are not therapeutic or culinary products, are not intended to be swallowed, and some contain materials that should not go straight onto skin.

Where can I find Aromatherapy in the North Country?

Spirit NNY has 4 listings under Aromatherapy, in Lake Placid, Potsdam and Watertown. Each one opens a profile with whatever contact details that business has published, and the town links on this page show everything else listed nearby.

Spirit NNY is a directory. These answers describe what practitioners offer and are not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a substitute for care from a qualified health professional. Listings are not endorsements — check credentials and insurance with the practitioner.

Aromatherapy by Town

• Lake PlacidAdirondack High Peaks
• PotsdamSt. Lawrence Valley
• WatertownThousand Islands & Tug Hill

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