Aromatherapy is a holistic treatment involving the use of aroma compounds such as essential oils to enhance wellbeing. Practitioners are not regulated but may choose to join an Accredited Register.
The International Federation of Aromatherapists (IFA) awards qualifications as an Awarding Body and is also the Professional Body for aromatherapists worldwide, established in 1985. The IFA is a charity set up in the public interest, whose purpose is the preservation of health and wellbeing by advancing the knowledge, practice of and expertise in aromatherapy by education, teaching and training. IFA provides a register of globally qualified and regulated aromatherapists who engage in evidence-based practice for the safety of the public.
The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) is a voluntary regulator of complementary healthcare practitioners.