A total of 87 women were evaluated. A statistically significant difference was found between the participants' pre- and post-application psychological score in intervention groups, whereas the score in the control group did not differ significantly. Aromatherapy massage decreased the psychological score MD: ?3.49 (95% Confidence Interval of Difference: ?4.52 to ?2.47). Massage therapy also decreased the psychological score MD: ?1.20 (95% Confidence Interval of Difference: ?2.19 to ?0.08). To distinguish the effect of aromatherapy from massage separately, we compared the reduction in the psychological score. Aromatherapy massage decreased the psychological score more than massage therapy MD: ?2.29 (95% Confidence Interval of Difference: ?3.01 to ?0.47)