Massage Therapist Essential Oils For Massage Therapy 4

Question 1

A client with high blood pressure is booked for an aromatherapy massage. Which essential oil should the therapist AVOID?

Accepted Answer

Rosemary

Answer

Rosemary is a stimulant that can raise blood pressure and should be avoided with hypertensive clients.

Question 2

What is the purpose of performing a skin patch test before an aromatherapy massage?

Accepted Answer

To identify potential allergic or sensitization reactions to an essential oil

Answer

A skin patch test is conducted to detect hypersensitivity or allergic reactions before applying an essential oil blend to a larger area.

Question 3

Which essential oil is most commonly associated with promoting sleep and reducing insomnia?

Accepted Answer

Vetiver

Answer

Vetiver is a deeply grounding, sedative essential oil widely used to support sleep and relieve chronic stress and insomnia.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes a 'sensitization' reaction to an essential oil?

Accepted Answer

An increased immune response after repeated exposure that causes future reactions

Answer

Sensitization is an immune-mediated process where repeated exposure to an allergen leads to an increasingly severe reaction upon future contact.

Question 5

Sweet orange essential oil is extracted from which part of the orange tree?

Accepted Answer

Rind (peel)

Answer

Sweet orange essential oil is cold-pressed from the outer rind of the orange fruit, unlike neroli which comes from the flowers.

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