
05/30/2023
Today’s use of plant extracts (essential oils) came about as the result of an accident in a chemical laboratory. Réné-Maurice Gattefossé, a French chemist, badly burned his hand and discovered that Lavender oil helped to heal a burn very, very quickly. He first used the word ‘aromatherapie’ in 1928, and published his “Aromatherapie” book in 1937.