Although the word aromatherapy wasn’t coined until 1937, by French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé, the practice of using scent to calm the mind and soothe the nerves been around for centuries. Frankincense, for example, has long been used in spiritual practices to enhance meditation, and has recently been clinically shown to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression.

— Read more in Is It Time For Some Aromatherapy? at Town & Country.