Tag: history of essential oils

Essential Oils: A Brief History Officials in the industry suggest that the ancient Egyptians were the first to use essential oils. They may have developed distillation techniques and pioneered the discovery of medical and other uses of essential oils, as well as herbs. At that same time, the Indians and Chinese were also developing the use of plants/herbs in healing. Knowledge of oils was passed on to the Greeks, and its believed that, perhaps, the famous doctor, Hippocrates, pioneered holistic therapies. The