- Hardcover: 547 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; 1st Edition edition (29 Mar 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333484428
- ISBN-13: 978-0333484425
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 5.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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A guide to practical aromatherapy.
About the Author
Valerie Ann Worwood is internationally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading aromatherapists and is the author of the bestselling The Fragrant Pharmacy, The Fragrant Mind and The Fragrant Heavens. Awarded a Doctorate in 1990, she has served on the executive councils of the International Federation of Aromatherapists and the Aromatherapy Organizations Council, and has initiated research projects into the clinical use of essential oils.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first book of Aromatherapy I bought. Since then I have purchased many more books on the subject but I keep referring back to this one as it is consistant, informative and easy to understand.
It covers everything from childbirth to old age, listing aromatherapy solutions to countless conditions (even hiatus hernia). It also covers beauty treatments for all ages and cooking.
A must for the beginner to the advanced.
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Quite a good book on aromatherapy. On the positive side, it has a lot of recipes for nearly everything. Recipes go from skin care to babies, gardening, pets and cooking. The book is very complete on this front.
On the negative side, this book contains an index with information of some essential oils (what the author describes as the "basic kit"). But this only covers a few essential oils. If you are looking for a guide with information on each essential oil I recommend Julia Lawless the Encyclopedia of Essential Oils.
Also on the negative side, I'm confused by the author's recommendations. She gives guidelines as to how many drops of essential oils to use per millilitre of base oil. This I found very useful. She recommends that you use a maximum of 1 drop of essential oil per millilitre of base oil. Thus, for instance, if you are blending 30 ml base oil, you shouldn't add more than 30 drops of essential oils. However, and very confusingly, many of her recipes contain a lot more drops than she recommends. There are recipes for 30 ml of base oil containing 40-50 drops of essential oils. I find this very confusing. And no explanation is given for this contradiction.
Also on the negative side, some of the oils she uses are hard to find in the UK. Not impossible, but hard to find. For instance: she uses a lot of carrot seed oil. You will not find this in any of the major high street shops (not in Neal's Yard, not in Culpeper). She also uses a lot of parsley seed oil. This one is also not available in the main high street retailers. Not only that: I checked parsley seed oil in my encyclopedia of essential oils (Julia Lawless book), and parsley seed oil is said to be moderately toxic. Perhaps this is why main retailers are not stocking it?
Also, the author misses some important base oils, such as rosehip oil. This is a base oil she does not discuss or use at all. However, it has recently been discovered as a very good oil for skin care. It seems to me that the book might be a bit outdated by now.
She also does not discuss the shelf life of essential oils. They have an use-by-end date, and this is something one should be careful to know. Some base oils go rancid faster than others. This information should have been in the book.
This book is actually quite good, but it does need a new revised and updated edition. It is very good, and you'll be happy to own it. However, this is not the only book you'll ever need on aromatherapy.
On the negative side, this book contains an index with information of some essential oils (what the author describes as the "basic kit"). But this only covers a few essential oils. If you are looking for a guide with information on each essential oil I recommend Julia Lawless the Encyclopedia of Essential Oils.
Also on the negative side, I'm confused by the author's recommendations. She gives guidelines as to how many drops of essential oils to use per millilitre of base oil. This I found very useful. She recommends that you use a maximum of 1 drop of essential oil per millilitre of base oil. Thus, for instance, if you are blending 30 ml base oil, you shouldn't add more than 30 drops of essential oils. However, and very confusingly, many of her recipes contain a lot more drops than she recommends. There are recipes for 30 ml of base oil containing 40-50 drops of essential oils. I find this very confusing. And no explanation is given for this contradiction.
Also on the negative side, some of the oils she uses are hard to find in the UK. Not impossible, but hard to find. For instance: she uses a lot of carrot seed oil. You will not find this in any of the major high street shops (not in Neal's Yard, not in Culpeper). She also uses a lot of parsley seed oil. This one is also not available in the main high street retailers. Not only that: I checked parsley seed oil in my encyclopedia of essential oils (Julia Lawless book), and parsley seed oil is said to be moderately toxic. Perhaps this is why main retailers are not stocking it?
Also, the author misses some important base oils, such as rosehip oil. This is a base oil she does not discuss or use at all. However, it has recently been discovered as a very good oil for skin care. It seems to me that the book might be a bit outdated by now.
She also does not discuss the shelf life of essential oils. They have an use-by-end date, and this is something one should be careful to know. Some base oils go rancid faster than others. This information should have been in the book.
This book is actually quite good, but it does need a new revised and updated edition. It is very good, and you'll be happy to own it. However, this is not the only book you'll ever need on aromatherapy.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this has some brilliant recipes and of the ones i've tried all have worked. It has great background information, where to go to know more and exact doses of the oils.Fantastic amount of information and an invaluable bible of aromatherapy
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