# Aesthetic nursing and aromatherapy: reflection on interlocution, applicability and potential

## TL;DR

This paper explores how aromatherapy can be used in aesthetic nursing, focusing on its potential and relevance in modern, less invasive beauty practices.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a reflective analysis of aromatherapy's applicability in aesthetic nursing through the lens of integrative health.

## Key findings

- There is a growing demand for natural products and less invasive aesthetic procedures.
- Aromatherapy shows potential as a complementary practice in aesthetic nursing.
- Recent legislation in Brazil highlights the evolving nature of aesthetic nursing.

## Abstract

to reflect on aromatherapy in the specialty of aesthetic nursing.

a theoretical essay of a reflective nature, with integrative and complementary health as a conceptual framework, supported by both international and national literature, with analysis of previous and current professional legislation.

presented in two topics that are interconnected and discuss the points of convergence between the topics under analysis: the increased demand for products of natural origin and for aesthetic procedures that are less invasive point to the dialogue, applicability and potential of aromatherapy in aesthetic nursing.

recent legislation on aesthetic nursing in Brazil indicates the constant improvement of this specialty, which reinforces the need for work that enables the transfer of knowledge for safe and effective practice.

refletir acerca da aromaterapia na especialidade de enfermagem estética.

ensaio teórico de cunho reflexivo, tendo a saúde integrativa e complementar como marco conceitual, sustentado tanto em literatura internacional quanto nacional, com análise da legislação profissional pregressa e atual.

apresentado em dois tópicos que interligam-se e discorrem sobre os pontos de convergência entre as temáticas em análise: o aumento da procura por produtos de origem natural e por procedimentos estéticos que sejam menos invasivos apontam para a interlocução, a aplicabilidade e a potencialidade da aromaterapia na enfermagem estética.

as recentes legislações da enfermagem estética no Brasil indicam o constante aperfeiçoamento dessa especialidade, o que reforça a necessidade de trabalhos que possibilitem a transferência de conhecimentos para uma prática segura e eficaz.