H.E test

• Try to relax and take it easy for the rest of the day – if you can and feel the need to,

  nap
• Drink plenty of after your massage as your lymph nodes, which have been stimulated, are removing toxins from the body. Your urine might be much darker than usual – this is due to the toxins leaving your body.

  water for 24 hours
• Avoid (hot baths/showers, body wraps, saunas, sunbeds) for 24 hours.

  heat treatments
• Avoid as they can dehydrate your

  body and add more toxins to your body. This would reverse the effects of the

  massage since the massage is in turn aiding the body in removing the

  accumulation of toxins.

  alcohol, smoking, caffeine, and fizzy drinks
• Avoid eating a so your body can focus on natural healing and detoxifying itself.

  heavy and spicy meal
• may take place after your massage and are completely

  normal showing that the massage is working well and your body is responding to the treatment.

  Healing Reactions
• (although this could be a sign of deep relaxation,

  especially if you are usually always on the go)

  Fatigued or tired
• Increased or

  sweating, thirst, urination
• or

  Irritable energized
• (low or high)

  Heightened emotions
• nose

  Runny, stuffy, blocked
• Sound and vivid

  sleeping dreams
• are often used in aromatherapy, a form of alternative medicine that employs plant extracts to support health and well-being.

  Essential Oils
• are concentrated plant extracts that retain the natural smell and flavor, or “essence,” of their source

  essential oils
• Essential oils: when applied to your skin, some are absorbed.

  plant chemicals
• Essential oils: certain application methods can improve absorption, such as 

  applying with heat, to different areas of the body
• inhaling the aromas from essential oils can stimulate areas of your , which is a part of your brain that plays a role in emotions, behaviors, sense of smell, and long-term memory

  limbic system
• Essential oils can be and applied to the skin. They may stimulate your sense of smell or have medicinal effects when absorbed.

  inhaled or diluted
• used to boost energy and aid digestion

  Peppermint
• used to relieve stress

  Lavander
• used to calm nerves and help with focus

  Sandalwood
• used to reduce stress and improve skin conditions like eczema

  Bergamot
• used to improve mood and reduce anxiety

  Rose
• used to improve mood and relaxation

  Chamomile
• used to treat headaches, nausea, and skin conditions

  Ylang-Ylang
• used to fight infections and boost immunity

  Tea tree
• used to help with depression, childbirth, and libido

  Jasmine
• used to aid digestion, mood, headaches, and more

  Lemon
• It has been estimated that 43% of people who have use some form of alternative therapy to help relieve their symptoms

  stress and anxiety
• Recent studies have also observed reduced pain after applying peppermint and lavender oil to the skin. It has been suggested that applying a mixture of chamomile and sesame oil to the temples may treat headaches and migraines. This is a traditional Persian headache remedy.

  headache
• Smelling lavender oil has been shown to improve the of

  women after childbirth, as well as patients with heart disease

  sleep quality
• It has been suggested that essential oils may help fight .

  inflammatory

  conditions
• Find an oil that contains only aromatic plant compounds, without additives or synthetic oils. Pure oils usually list the plant’s botanical name (such as Lavandula officinalis) rather than terms like “essential oil of lavender.”

  purity
• True essential oils are the ones that have been changed the least by the extraction process. Choose a chemical-free essential oil that has been extracted through distillation or mechanical cold pressing

  quality
• Purchase a brand with a reputation for producing high-quality products.

  reputation
• (or abrasives) are compounds able to slough away the top layer of dead epidermis cells of the skin, thereby leaving the skin appear smoother, fresher and less wrinkled (peelings).

  exfoliants
• the result of exfoliation is to promote blood circulation in the skin and to increase the turnover of surface skin cells.

  exfoliants
• Exfoliation can be achieved either mechanicall by scrubbing the skin with cleansers containing small, hard particles (scrubs) or also by applying cleansers containing active ingredients with a peeling effect

  exfoliants
• Tea is a name given to a lot of brews, but purists consider only green tea,

  black tea, white tea, oolong tea, and pu-erh tea the real thing.

  HERBAL TEA
• Teas all derived from the Camellia sinensis plant, a shrub native to

  China and India, and contain unique antioxidants called

  flavonoids