The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health - Beauty - a Safe Home Environment
by Valerie Ann Worwood
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Author: Valerie Ann WorwoodEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991
ISBN: 0931432820
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: New World Library
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Book Review: Great book for humans, can be deadly for pets.
Summary: 3 Stars
Warning: Before I start this review, everyone who reads this book must know that her advice on pets and essential oils is wrong. Dogs and cats cannot process the chemicals in essential oils and so it is such a strong poison to them, that it can kill them. I would have given this book four stars if she hadn't included that section.
With that said, this book is a good book for essential oil beginners, of which I am one. There is a lot of preamble based on how to use them, how to recognize quality essential oils, and their uses. Users who are very familiar with essential oil usage and are looking for something without a lot of background information that contains mostly blends and suggestions might not be as happy with this book.
What I particularly like about this book, is that she lays out 10 basic oils from which many blends can be made. This is very good for those of us who don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on creating a huge kit of essential oils. As you go, you can start adding oils that you particularly like or need to the basic ten, but the basic ten are pretty affordable.
The book contains a handy quick reference near the beginning for common ailments, has chapters with blends for many health issues, children's health, women's health, men's health, perfumery, beauty, cleaning, and creating pleasant aromas for your house.
I think that most people (especially beginners) will have the best experience with this book and their blends if they are very circumspect about making sure that they are truly using therapeutic grade essential oil, and since essential oils aren't regulated, this can be difficult because there are many companies on the market that claim they sell therapeutic grade oil, but actually dilute it in a carrier base, or use a combination of ingredients that smell the same, but aren't really the true product. Thankfully, Worwood provides not only a detailed explanation of how to test for purity of product, but also provides a list of essential oil companies that she as a practitioner has found to be trustworthy.
The main drawback of this book is its section on pets. As I stated in the warning, it is critically important that you not use essential oils on pets. However, with this caveat I can recommend this is a great book for essential oil beginners.
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Essential oils are one of the world's great untapped resources. This complete volume explains how to incorporate these ancient medicines of the earth into everyday life for personal care, physical and mental health, and a safe home environment. It gives more than 500 recipes using essential oils as alternatives to often toxic human-made health, beauty, and cleaning products.Aromatherapy Books
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