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Discover the Healing Benefits of AromatherapyIn The Aromatherapy Companion, you'll find hundreds of soothing and healing recipes for beauty, health, and emotional well-being through every stage of life. Noted aromatherapist Victoria Edwards offers a comprehensive guide to using some of the more unusual essential oils and carrier oils and shares her secret blends for the bath, massage, perfumery, health care, and aphrodisiacs. She also includes special recipes inspired by mythology, astrology, and Ayurvedic medicine.
List of contents
Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Chapter 2: An Overview of Essential Oils and Their Properties Chapter 3: Aromachemistry Chapter 4: Safety and Toxicity Guidelines Chapter 5: Carrier Oils -- The Vehicles of Delivery Chapter 6: Basic Aromatherapy Applications Chapter 7: Creating Your Own Blends Chapter 8: Natural Perfumery Chapter 9: Aphrodisiacs Chapter 10: Aromatherapy and Ayurveda Chapter 11: Mythology and Aromatherapy Chapter 12: Aromatherapy for Children and Teenagers Chapter 13: Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Menopause Chapter 14: Men and Aromatherapy Chapter 15: Aromatherapy for Successful Aging Glossary Recommended Reading Resources Index
About the author
Internationally known aromatherapy teacher and consultant Victoria Edwards owns Leydet Aromatics, a mail-order business specializing in essential oils. She is also director of the Aromatherapy Institute and Research Center and the author of The Aromatherapy Companion and 25 Aromatherapy Blends for De-Stressing. She is a member of the National Institute of Holistic Aromatherapists and lives in northern California.
Summary
Illuminating information about the history of aromatherapy, as well as the chemical properties and characteristics of essential oils.
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“The most comprehensive aromatherapy guide available. Victoria Edwards includes profiles of essential oils and gives instructions for using them in a wide range of recipes for beauty, health, and emotional well-being.” – Aromatherapy Thymes
