Wellness Therapies
What alternative health practice incorporates concentration, such as mindfulness, and focus on breathing or the repetition of a mantra to achieve a higher spiritual awareness?
Meditation
A neutral oil used to dilute an essential oil is called a(n):
Carrier Oil
What alternative health practice uses pressure on specific points of the feet, hands, and sometimes the ears to influence certain body conditions?
reflexology
A broad term used to describe the medicinal use of plants is known as herbalism or:
phytotherapy
Which concentrated trace element in sea plants help neutralize free-radical skin damage?
natural antioxidants/antioxidants
The only two essential oils suitable for direct contact with the skin are:
lavender and tea tree oil
What natural therapy is known as the controlled use of essential oils?
Aromatherapy
Commercial extractions that require soaking an herb in alcohol to extract the active ingredients from the plant are known as:
Tinture
Susan’s friend recommended a skin care treatment that involved using a seaweed-infused mask. What type of treatment could Susan ask for when she makes an appointment at her favorite salon/spa?
algotherapy
Steeping an herb in a container such as a tea bag in boiling water is a(n):
Infusion