Aromatherapy for babies and young children

Our sense of smell has a powerful effect on us. The nervous system of newborn babies is highly developed. Their acute sense of smell can detect the odour of milk in their mother’s breast and will stimulate their need for nourishment and survival. From the first few weeks a baby will to be able to recognise his mothers individual smell irrespective of whether they are breast or bottle fed. Babies and young children can also respond quickly to the wonderful scents of Aromatherapy.

• Essential oils with their gentle, calming properties can help soothe babies and toddlers when they are overtired, ease aches and discomforts, encourage sleep and help protect delicate skin. But  for the first weeks following birth all their skin needs is gentle cleansing with water. See Baby skin   Baby bottoms
• Massage research studies have shown that babies who are massaged regularly feed and sleep better, and suffer less colic than those that are just cuddled or rocked- see Baby massage 
• Some essential oils should be avoided during Pregnancy and breast feeding. Others should not be used on babies at all. When choosing pure essential oils, or ready to use products containing essential oils, it is best to seek out those that have been prepared by experienced qualified Aromatherapists- see Essential oils for babies and young children
• For babies and young children we recommend that you use Allison England's 'Aroma Baby' range for babies, which contains gentle essential oils such as Lavender, Roman Camomile, German Camomile, Mandarin, Neroli and Rose Otto. -see Aromatherapy Baby products .
• For a present for a new baby try our 'New Life 'gift box. Let us know who the gift is for, what you would like to say on the gift tag, and we will post it for you. Simple!

Allison England and her team have many years experience of formulating and blending essential oil products for Mothers and Babies.

For more information on how to use essential oils safely for babies and young children there’s Allison England’s book Aromatherapy and massage for Mother and baby

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