lifestyle of modern society often makes many people suffering from stress and depression. To compensate for the sense of stress and depression, many people who use some methods which are believed capable of providing a sense of calm like using yoga, meditation, to aromatherapy. If yoga and meditation can be done without the need of some equipment, then aromatherapy certainly need some tools like candles or fragrances. Although it can provide a sense of calm and relieve stress, some health experts actually reported if candles or aromatherapy fragrance it can also negatively impact our health.
A study conducted by Alastair Lewis, a professor at the University of York, in some houses that are often used for aromatherapy. In this study, some equipment like aromatherapy candles, incense, air fresheners, aerosol sprays to be examined and tried to check out a variety of organic content in the room. In this study, several factors like levels of chemicals to substances in the air berkonstrasi studied to see if there are any adverse effects to human health or not.
The results of this research turned out to be very surprising where the chemicals found in the air in the room that is often used for aromatherapy turned out to be formaldehyde. Formaldehyde itself is one of the compounds that are believed to cause cancer in view of its ability to alter the structure of DNA that make the emergence of many cancer cells. Their findings makes Lewis argues that the withdrawal of aromatherapy candles and a few other ingredients to make the risk of tumors and health problems in the lungs and respiratory tract like asthma. The content of formaldehyde itself can increase the risk of cancer of the nose and throat if used for prolonged periods of time.
If we are accustomed to using aromatherapy candles to make our minds become more calm, it helps us to consider this re-considering the risks we inhale the chemical content of formaldehyde can cause cancer. Eliminating stress can be done by some other means like exercise or at least go out of the house so that the mind becomes much fresher without great risk to the health of our bodies.
