Research Paper : Effect that Aromatherapy Gets in Woman`s Period Pains

Kim, Nam Yeoun; Kim, Chang Suk; Kim, Yoon Shin

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2008;14(2):378-383.
Published online June 30, 2008.

아로마테라피가 여성의 생리통에 미치는 영향

김남연, 김창숙, 김윤신

Research Paper : Effect that Aromatherapy Gets in Woman`s Period Pains

Nam Yeoun Kim, Chang Suk Kim, Yoon Shin Kim

Abstract

Modern people want something that can cure diseases like enjoying with ease spirit, without any side effects. Due to the wish, this study focused on aroma therapy, one way of natural therapy has treatment benefits not only on human`s mind but also body, and tries to be a basic data that can be applied to real life by studying effects of abdominal massage applied of aroma oil and absorptive lotion using rose geranium, clary sage, cypress, juniper berry, roman chamomile, and ginger essential oil on menstrual pains of female. Generalizing the results of this study, as the results proved that aroma oil and aroma lotion has little differences in their effects, the study showed that aroma therapy can be used and encountered easily by using lotion that is relatively east-to-use than oil.

Key Words: Aromatherapy