This comprehensive introduction to aromatherapy explains how to choose and use essential oils for health, beauty and well-being. It contains everything you need to know about the subject, including skin-care treatments, massage techniques, how to create perfumes to suit different moods, simple remedies for common ailments and meditations for relaxation. It also provides a directory of 68 common and exotic essential oils, with each entry describing the characteristics of that oil, listing its main therapeutic properties and warning about any potential contraindications.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introducing aromatherapy. Part 2: Using aromatherapy. Aromatherapy for beauty; Aromatherapy for moods and emotions; Aromatherapy massage for relaxation; Aromatherapy for healing; Aromatherapy for mind and spirit; Part 3: Directory of essential oils. How to use the directory; Essential oils in common use; - Flowers. - Herbs. - Resins and roots. - Citruses. - Trees and woods. - Spices. - Grasses, seeds and shrubs. Exotic essential oils; Hazardous essential oils; Glossary of therapeutic terms. Index. Acknowledgements.

Author Biography

Gill Farrer-Halls is a trained aromatherapist and has worked generally within Buddhism throughout her career as a writer, editor, and video producer. She has spent extensive time in India and Nepal during the course of her career. She is the author of Meditations & Ritual Using Aromatherapy Oils for Godsfield.