Aromatherapy Blending

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This course provides you with a great deal of information about different essential oils and carrier oils so that you are qualified to create your own blends of aromatherapy oils. You can incorporate these aromatherapy oil blends in the treatments you currently offer. The theory is delivered online with clear diagrams and audio. Reception, consultation and aftercare guidance is covered as well as contra-indications to treatment. Photographs and diagrams ensure that this course is both engaging and informative to give you the confidence to perform an aromatherapy massage treatment.

Although aromatic oils have been important to many cultures for thousands of years, aromatherapy massage is a relatively modern treatment which was discovered in the 1950s. Aromatherapy is a much newer treatment than many other complementary therapies, yet this innovative treatment is very popular and is sure to be a welcome addition to your treatment menu.

Not only is aromatherapy massage deeply relaxing, it can also help to heal a great number of illness and ailments through the use of beneficial blends of essential oils. Aromatherapy treatments are also sure to smell fantastic for both your client and you as a therapist.

This course will teach you everything you need to know about offering a professional aromatherapy massage and blending your own oils. The course includes an online assessment at the end of every module.

This GTi Aromatherapy Blending of Oils course follows the National Occupational Standards and covers reception, consultation and ventilation. It also covers contra-indications and contra-actions, detailed information about essential oils and information about carrier oils, as well as information about preparing to give a treatment, and how to adapt the treatments you currently offer to include the use of aromatherapy oils.

The GTi Aromatherapy Blending of Oils course includes the GTi Professional Standards course, usually priced at £60, for all students who have not completed this course.

The GTi Aromatherapy Blending of Oils Award is accredited by the Guild of Beauty Therapists, the UK’s leading professional beauty trade body.

The course is accompanied by full-colour images. You will receive access to a PDF manual which you can refer back to. The sixteen modules and examinations are completed online with full online support available.

On completion of the course, successful students will receive a GTi Aromatherapy Blending of Oils certificate which is acceptable for insurance purposes with The Guild of Beauty Therapists.

Modules:

1. Introduction, Reception and Consultation
2. A Background to Aromatherapy
3. The Olfactory and Limbic systems
4. Contra-indications Preventing Treatment
5. Contra-Indications Restricting Treatment
6. Contra-Actions
7. Oil Extraction Methods and Oil Storage
8. Oils
9. Oils
10. Oils
11. Oils
12. Oils
13. Carrier Oils
14. Blending Essential Oils and Synergy
15. Preparation for Treatment
16. Aftercare