Aromatherapy

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Reference materials

by Beth A. King

Oct 18, 2009

What books, magazines, and websites do you use most for reference when making blends for various conditions?

I like Julia Lawless' Complete Illustrated Guide to Aromatherapy and Kurt Schnaubelt's Advanced Aronatherapy.
Franzesca Watson's Aromatherapy Blends and Recipes is the very first aromatherapy book I got ten years ago and I still refer to it regularly.
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    Katharine Koeppen

    My 2 favorites for beginners are Mindy Green's "Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art" (recently revised) and Kurt Schnaubelt's "Advanced Aromatherapy" (don't worry, there's nothing advanced about this book). Both are accurate, useful books that don't promote any particular agenda and are concerned with responsible, safe use of essential oils.

    I know a lot of people like the Battaglia and Worwood books, but I find they have many inaccuracies. They list a bunch of recipes and don't necessarily explain why you would be choosing to blend particular essential oils, and knowing the "why" is what makes you an aromatherapist versus someone just blindly following a recipe book and hoping for results.

    For the advanced practitioner, Sylla Shepard-Hanger's guides are an invaluable resource.

    Last year, I published a list of recommended books with mini-reviews on my blog: http://www.aromaceuticals.com/blog/recommended-aromatherapy-books.

    Oct 31, 2009

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    Sue Carberry

    The best and most comprehensive book on Essential Oils has to be

    "The Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual"
    Sylla Sheppard-Hanger

    http://www.atlanticinstitute.com/manuals.html

    I don't use any other book since buy this 2 volume set.

    Cheers, Sue

    Nov 14, 2009

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    Beth A. King

    Yeah, I've heard that's a good one -- I'm saving up for it!

    Sue Carberry said:
    The best and most comprehensive book on Essential Oils has to be

    "The Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual"
    Sylla Sheppard-Hanger

    http://www.atlanticinstitute.com/manuals.html

    I don't use any other book since buy this 2 volume set.

    Cheers, Sue

    Nov 15, 2009