An excellant guide for anyone wanting to delve deeper into the world of aromatherapy. It clearly explains everything you need to know about understanding and using essential oils. 

'THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE USE OF AROMATIC OILS IN AROMATHERAPY, HERBALISM, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Aromatherapy expert Julia Lawless shares her extensive knowledge in this detailed and systematic survey of over 190 aromatherapy oils. Using a comprehensive A to Z presentation,

'The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils

' gives detailed information on the most commonly available and widely used flower oils and aromatics, including:

• The exact origins, synonyms and related plants

• Methods of extraction

• The herbal/folk tradition for each plant

• The uses of each plant

• Aromatherapy applications

• Home and commercial uses

• Safety information

This is the definitive reference guide to essential oils, covering every aspect you need to know about aromatic oils from their history and how they work on your body and mind and how you can make your own individual blends. Indispensable to aromatherapists in their healing work as well as to anyone interested in the use and potential of essential oils.

This guide to aromatherapy has been updated to include current thinking on HRT, transplants and the role of aromatherapy in first aid. The essential oils have been reorganized into one chapter, and other topics include: massage; reflexology; emotional healing; and stress management. 

This book is intended to introduce you to and help you understand aromatherapy. The history and underlying principles of Aromatherapy are explored and advice and guidelines are given on how to treat a range of problems at home, in a straightforward but comprehensive manner. 

Aromatherapy is one of the most popular of the healing arts, and everything you’ll ever need to know about the essential oils necessary to practice aromatherapy is contained within this practical guide. By harnessing the therapeutic properties contained within the essential oils extracted from aromatic plants, a whole host of physical and psychological complaints can be relieved.

The Illustrated Guide to Essential Oils contains:

• A history of aromatherapy and the use of essential oils through the ages.

• Specific complaints, from stress to skin problems, and how to treat them with essential oils.

• The many different ways in which the oils can be applied, and the various benefits of each.

Beautifully illustrated, this guide is a must for anyone keen to learn all there is to know about essential oils.

ISBN: 1859060900

This beautiful box holds wonderful incense fragrances that will help you unwind, arouse your senses, and make you feel more alive! Inhaling the sweet smell of sandalwood, rose and frankincense will have a powerful effect on your mood and surroundings, and help you to rediscover the benefits of this ancient form of aromatherapy. The book describes the traditional use of each incense fragrance, and then shows you how to get the best from each. There are meditations, visualizations and affirmations, plus snippets of incense lore on every page. An attractive black ceramic incense burner is also included, along with clear instructions for safe use of the fragrances. In bygone times, incense was burned to please the sensibilities of the gods. Now you have everything to indulge yourself! Pack contains incense fragrances, ceramic burner, 48-page illustrated book, and a beautiful Chinese-style box to keep. 

Magical Aromatherapy by Scott Cunningham combines the modern science of aromatherapy with the ancient science of magical perfumery. Together they make a powerful system that can improve your life and bring you what you want. Already, over 170,000 people have found out how useful this book can be. You can, too!

In these pages you'll discover how to use aromas from fresh and dried herbs and essential oils to make changes in your life. You can use them to bring you love, peace, protection, psychic awareness, happiness, joy, and more.

You'll discover that the dried seeds of celery can be used to enhance psychic awareness or bring restful sleep. The fresh flowers of gardenia can be used for peace, love, and spirituality. Honeysuckle can be used for weight loss and prosperity. This book includes full instructions on how to use these three and ninety-seven more aromatics!

If you do magical rituals, you'll also be thankful for information such as the ruling planet and element for each of the herbs. Also given are aromas of the seasons, lunar cycles, days of the week, and zodiacal signs. You'll also learn how to make, store, and use essential oils. Cunningham also includes addresses of essential oil distributors; fresh and dried plant distributors; and aromatherapy organizations and publications. There's even a glossary and a great annotated bibliography, as well as a history of magical perfumery.

Even if you've never done any magic in your life, you can use this book. For example, to attract love, "visualize yourself freely giving and receiving it as you smell the crushed fruits" of the caraway. You can repeat this several times a day, especially if you are worrying about your current relationship.

And if you've been doing rituals for a long time, you will find this book to be invaluable. The correspondences and information will allow you to use aromatics to enhance any of your rituals. This is truly a book anyone can use.

ISBN: 1841812714

Paperback 400 pages

This comprehensive illustrated reference explains how to choose and use essential oils for beauty and personal care, physical and mental health, relaxation, and as aids to meditation. It includes contains complete instructions for aromatherapy-based skin and body treatments and for making your own creams and lotions; remedies to help overcome worry, anger, stress, depression and other troubling emotions; aromatherapy techniques to enhance self-massage, sports massage, and intimate massage; first aid and healing techniques for simple ailments; and aromatherapy meditations for calm, insight, and clarity and for psychic cleansing. It also includes a Directory of Essential Oils giving the properties and uses of 75 common and exotic oils.