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Essential Oils and Aromatherapy - How to Use Essential Oils for Beauty, Health, and Spirituality (Paperback)
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Essential Oils and Aromatherapy - How to Use Essential Oils for Beauty, Health, and Spirituality (Paperback)
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Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: How to Use Essential Oils for
Beauty, Health, and Spirituality is written in a personable and
easy to understand style and covers all of the important aspects of
aromatherapy and essential oils. Reads like a conversation instead
of a text book. Authored by a professional aromatherapist, it
includes the history of aromatherapy, how to use the oils, the
chemistry of essential oils, how to create a balanced blend, how
essential oils are made, the carrier oils used in blends, scent
notes, a few questionable aspects of the industry, recipes to get
you started, and a complete encyclopedia of the top fifty-five
oils. The essential oil guide (encyclopedia) covers fifty-five of
the most-used essential oils with detailed information about each
oil including: botanical name, aromatic profile, origin, perfumery
note, extraction method, description of the essential oil, safety
warnings, and each oils uses and benefits for the mind, the body,
and the spirit. Added bonus rarely found in essential oils books:
step by step directions showing how a professional aromatherapist
creates a blend for a client based on their ailments, symptoms,
medical history, emotions, and personal preferences. Sample Case
Study included. CONTENTS: Aromatherapy - A Brief History (from
cavemen to current day) How Aromatherapy is Applied (diffusion,
inhalation, topical, pulse points) How Essential Oils Work (how
essential oils enter and react with the body) How Essential Oils
Are Made (distillation, expression, enfleurage, solvent extracted,
infusing oils) Essential Oil Yield - How Much is Actually In That
Little Bottle (calculation of crop yields for production of
essential oil - the strength of essential oils) Understanding Notes
- Top, Middle, and Base (how notes are defined and which essential
oils fall under each category) Carrier Oils (13 common carrier oils
and their unique benefits) Creating Essential Oil Blends (creating
aesthetic and therapeutic blends - aromatherapist case study
example) Safety Guidelines - Using Essential Oils Safely (dosage
information and oils to avoid) The Chemical Constituents of
Essential Oils (the naturally occurring components present in
essential oils) Ingesting Essential Oils - The Big Debate (both
sides of the story) "Therapeutic Grade" Essential Oils - What Does
it Mean? (a critical look at a much talked about marketing term)
Questionable Therapies - The Use of Undiluted Essential Oils on the
Skin (the overuse of essential oils directly on the skin) Certified
Aromatherapist (what does it really mean to be an aromatherapist
and who recognizes it) The Essential Oil Medicine Cabinet (the top
five essential oils to begin your aromatherapy journey and why)
Using Essential Oils to Scent the Home (ways to scent the home
naturally - burners, diffusers, sprays, economical methods) The
Aromatherapy Bath (the most popular way to incorporate aromatherapy
into your life) Essential Oils and Pets (which pets benefit from /
are harmed by essential oils) Recipes (bath oil, antifungal,
relaxing, romantic, massage oil, perfume, etc.) Essential Oil Guide
- Encyclopedia (a detailed look at the top 55 essential oils and
their benefits)
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