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How to Administer Aromatherapy on Infants and Children

June 1, 2009


Some of the common complaints of parents about infants and children are issues with feeding, teething problems, fevers and common colds, and tantrums. While we all try different techniques to pacify our children there are several alternative therapies that are gaining importance in the modern era. Aromatherapy is now recommended by various practitioners to help in everything from calming the babies to increasing appetites and relaxing baths to improve sleep.

If your baby is suffering from itching skin or rashes ten you can use tea tree oil on the child’s skin directly. This will help to reduce the rash by drying up the skin and preventing spread of the bacteria.

All babies so through severe pain during the teething phase. You can help to ease the pain by using chamomile oil added to ice cubes and rub it on the itching gums.

A soothing bath helps to calm a crying baby as well as helps the child to sleep well after a long day. You can help your child to have a good night’s sleep by adding a few drops of lavender oil to the child’s bath water. Please make sure that the child does not drink any of the water.

If you have a child that suffers from colic or is particularly upset while going to sleep; you must add a few drops of lavender oil to your shoulder and hold the baby whereby the child’s head is rested on your shoulder. You can sway the baby to sleep. The child will calm down with the aromatic fragrance ad sleep well.

For common colds you can use Eucalyptus oil on the child’s pillow so that the child can breathe the aroma the entire night. Do not use it on the baby’s skin as it is very strong and will cause a burning sensation. Do not use eucalyptus soil on children who are less than 2 months old.


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