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Essential Aromatherapy: A Pocket Guide to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
This lively A to Z reference guide shows readers how to prepare and use essential oils and use them for healing physically and emotionally. The handy book culls the best of THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ESSENTIAL OILS and organizes every oil into accessible, alphabetical listings. It includes individual oil profiles, applications, and the physical and emotional conditions that warrant their use.
Specific formulas for blending essential oils for a myriad of home and health applications are provided. Detailed treatment suggestions for such special circumstances as pregnancy, children and babies, chronic pain, terminal illness, and pre- and post-operative conditions are included. This is an easy-to use guide for every reader, or a handy reference for those who already use The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy.
Specific formulas for blending essential oils for a myriad of home and health applications are provided. Detailed treatment suggestions for such special circumstances as pregnancy, children and babies, chronic pain, terminal illness, and pre- and post-operative conditions are included. This is an easy-to use guide for every reader, or a handy reference for those who already use The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1995
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August 16, 2016
The Worwoods are my go-to people for learning anything about essential oils. They are so down to my level when explaining how and why they work. This book was required for our clinical, and it sure was handy and easy to use.
August 2, 2017
This is a great book to have if you want to learn about essential oils. This is a comprehensive guide to aromatherapy and the essential oils are organized into alphabetical listings providing their profiles, applications and physical conditions that warrant their uses.
Essential oils have been around for centuries. They have been used for natural remedies to help heal skin conditions, alleviate pain and help relax the body and soothe sore muscles. Essential oils are concentrated plant essences and are called “oils” but most are watery a few are viscous and some are solid. They are characterized by their aromas, hence “aromatherapy”.
I have found it invaluable in combining different essential oils to use in a diffuser. During the Christmas holidays it’s nice to use a blend of oils consisting of cinnamon, clove, sweet orange, vanilla, pine, spruce, fir balsam and geranium and put a few drops into a diffuser. This disperses into the air and leaves a wonderful aroma in the room. It helps put moisture into a room as well. I also like to use a blend of eucalyptus, peppermint, cypress and bay to help breathing for respiratory issues and especially for colds. I love to use a blend of grapefruit, orange, tangerine, lemon and spearmint anytime. It is so invigorating.
Essential oils are also good for applying to the temples and other areas in diluted forms with a carrier oil like almond oil especially lavender oil and peppermint oil to help with a headache. For many years, I have been using tea tree oil in shampoos and for cleaning and always have some around for first aid. There are so many medical uses for essential oils. This book explains many uses for them and is a very useful guide. It does not mention how to extract them and make them that will require a different kind of book. It is a very good resource for those becoming interested with essential oils.
Essential oils have been around for centuries. They have been used for natural remedies to help heal skin conditions, alleviate pain and help relax the body and soothe sore muscles. Essential oils are concentrated plant essences and are called “oils” but most are watery a few are viscous and some are solid. They are characterized by their aromas, hence “aromatherapy”.
I have found it invaluable in combining different essential oils to use in a diffuser. During the Christmas holidays it’s nice to use a blend of oils consisting of cinnamon, clove, sweet orange, vanilla, pine, spruce, fir balsam and geranium and put a few drops into a diffuser. This disperses into the air and leaves a wonderful aroma in the room. It helps put moisture into a room as well. I also like to use a blend of eucalyptus, peppermint, cypress and bay to help breathing for respiratory issues and especially for colds. I love to use a blend of grapefruit, orange, tangerine, lemon and spearmint anytime. It is so invigorating.
Essential oils are also good for applying to the temples and other areas in diluted forms with a carrier oil like almond oil especially lavender oil and peppermint oil to help with a headache. For many years, I have been using tea tree oil in shampoos and for cleaning and always have some around for first aid. There are so many medical uses for essential oils. This book explains many uses for them and is a very useful guide. It does not mention how to extract them and make them that will require a different kind of book. It is a very good resource for those becoming interested with essential oils.
March 17, 2009
wonderful reference. It talks about essential oils and their uses and even has a guide so you can look up an ailment and it will tell you what oils to use and how. You can also look up specific oils and see what it is used for and what blends well with it as well as other iformation about that oil. Also has instructions for self-use.
August 29, 2009
This is an excellent guide and exactly what I was looking for in all respects except two: it does not discuss "at home extraction" and there are no recipes. I have lavender plants in my yard and would like to make my own lavendar oil. However, I was also particularly interested in natural remedies for skin problems and pain, and this was a wonderful guide!
January 2, 2014
Excellent condensed aromatherapy resource!
July 31, 2012
This book has a lot of good practical information. I often refer to my copy.
September 26, 2012
a great quick and easy reference for essential oils. great little pocket companion.
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May 22, 2015great begginers guide
July 17, 2018
Susan and Valerie put together this pocket guide with the essentials of the A - Z of Aromatherapy. Must read for anyone!
February 18, 2019
Fab book to get started on Essential Oils for aromatherapy!
January 30, 2020
Handy little go to pocket book to keep in your handbag and refer to anytime.
October 31, 2020
Concise but detailed.
August 20, 2022
A perfect pocket guide for quick reference. Great book!
December 22, 2008
has some good basic info, including general wellness outside of EOs. I particularly liked the formatting of the EO profiles; as well as their 'glossary of therapeutic uses' and their general glossary of EO components (ie-acids, esters, lactones, phenols, etc).
I think this is a good resource/reference for those just becoming interested and intrigued with essential oils, as well as those that are on a journey to greater understanding of EOs and their use/effect.
I think this is a good resource/reference for those just becoming interested and intrigued with essential oils, as well as those that are on a journey to greater understanding of EOs and their use/effect.
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