In the past it must have been a case of trial and error because early man did not have modern science to validate and classify the oils and their effect on the body. It was in fact Gattefosse in 1937 who coined the term “Aromatherapy”. He explained at length the properties of essential oils and their methods of application, with examples of their antiseptic, bacterial, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. He discovered the healing properties of essential oils after he burned his hand in his chemistry lab and healed it remarkably quickly by using Lavender.