Aromatherapy massage is a specific type of massage treatment. It is known as the international method because aroma therapists worldwide practice it. This massage is designed to introduce the benefits of the essential oils into the body most efficiently by using a combination of strokes, acupressure, and energy balancing over many parts of the body. 

The first thing to determine is the correct blend of oils to use. Each essential oil has true medicinal properties and is a type of herbal medicine in concentrated form. The molecules of the essential oils pass into the interstitial spaces between the cells and are conducted to various parts of the body through the blood stream. Different oils have affinity to different body systems. For instance, geranium essential oil has an affinity with the hormonal system, chamomile with the digestive and nervous systems. The study of the actions of the oils is the study of aromatherapy.