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)

Little House on the Prairie books have been beloved by both children and adults alike since they were first released in the 1930's. This book contains 21 word search puzzles based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Unlike other puzzle books that are usually thrown away when finished, this work is meant as a guide to the Little House books to keep and refer back to. Contains information about each of the Little House books as well as interesting information about the Ingalls family, the places where Laura lived, and the television series. Complete list of all the Ingalls - Wilder museums and homes with contact information on how to visit. Puzzles suitable for all ages. Parents may choose to read the entries about the Little House books to their children, as they are written on a young adult reading level. Each puzzle was created by the author by re-reading the entire set of Little House books and pulling out words that showed the basic theme of each story. Puzzles and descriptions based on each of the following Laura Ingalls Wilder books: - Little House in the Big Woods - Farmer Boy - Little House on the Prairie - On the Banks of Plum Creek - By the Shores of Silver Lake - The Long Winter - Little Town on the Prairie - These Happy Golden Years - The First Four Years - On the Way Home - West From Home Gregory White has been studying Laura Ingalls Wilder for over 35 years. Excerpt: I was able to take a charter bus with Evelyn and a group of about fifteen others (mostly adults) to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home in Mansfield, Missouri. The experience of visiting Rocky Ridge Farm is probably why I still enjoy museums to this day. It wasn't the souvenirs in the gift shop that interested me - it was being able to walk across the same floors as Laura and Almanzo, to look out of the same windows of their house and see the views they saw, and to actually lay eyes on the desk where she wrote the Little House books. For someone wanting to become a writer when he grew up, it showed me a connection between a real person and a place, and the world she created to share with the entire world through writing. - Gregory White

With a no-nonsense approach and easy to follow directions, professional soap maker, Gregory White, shares his experience (and recipes) for creating cold process soaps. White takes the reader step by step through the process of making natural soaps for family, friends, and for profit. Easy to understand and master. This second edition includes extended directions for first time soap makers, new recipes, how to make soap in small and large batches and a guide to using essential oils. Includes tips and advice for how to cut and cure soap, how to sell your soaps, packaging and labeling, and how to set up at a craft fair or market. Over 45 soap recipes from luxurious to economical.