Aromatherapy Books

I bought this book as an alternative to Young Living's Essential Oil guide. I like it ok. There are a few health concerns that I would have like to have seen in this book, but overall it's pretty good. You can browse either by the oils name, or an illness or condition. It gives detailed explainations of how to use the oils for aromatherapy purposes and tells you which oils will best suit certain problems. If you're looking for a good aromatherapy guide and don't want to pay $25 and up, this is a good little book.

This is the first book I ever read on the subject and it got me so interested that I had to run out to the nearest health food store and buy myself an aroma lamp with 3 oils. I found it very informative and easy to follow.

An attractive and informative small book that gives basic information about essential oils used in aromatherapy for over 25 different oils such as Chamomile, Eucalyptus, Jasmine and Lavender--to name a few. The pictures are just beautiful and the write-up is done in fancy lettering. It makes a wonderful gift.

In each section, there is a description and history, a medicinal section and properties for each oil. My favorite is LAVENDER: Did you know that Lavender Oil is used as the basic ingredient of many fragrances? Lavender has a calming effect and this book recommends a drop of lavender oil on your pillow or in your bath to promote a restful sleep. Properties of lavender include a muscle relaxant, sedative, antidepressant and others....

If you have been wondering what Aromatherapy & essentialoils are all about this is a good book to start you off. This booklists the most common & some not so common essential oils &their uses. It also gives a brief history of each particular essential oil & what plant it comes from. Also, how to mix with a carrier oil as essential oils must be diluted. It provides a good all-around quick reference to understanding & using essential oils.

I am a qualified aromatherapist and have resently purchased Astrological Aromatherapy from Amazon and have found it invaluable for new information about the star signs and essential oils which will help me introduce new questions into my consultations before each treatment therefore giving me greater insight into which essential oils will best help the individual client.

I am a lifelong aromatherapy student and practicing massage therapist and very pleased to add this book to my library.Patricia Davis is a world recognized aromatherapist and teacher and this is a fascinating combination of two ancient arts. Each astrological sign is explained with each having a signature essential oil and additional oils for the sign's weaknesses and temperments. The Sky Gods chapter is full of planet information, Walk around the Houses is a sketch of birth charts.Others are: Life Cycles, Blending with the Zodiac, Plants and Planets, Putting it all Together,a great Glossary, Suggested further reading lists, and a short chapter called Where Do We Go From Here. Ms Davis urges all to see the interactions and relationships of all things in nature and to appreciate and feel wonder at the power and help we humans can and must find in what we too often take for granted or fail to see at all.Aromatherapy is just being recognized in the United States and I believe it will become what medicine thought antibiotics would be...without the disasterous side effects and consequences.This book shows stepping beyond one art and seeing the worth of combining them.
I highly recommend it. It will be a permanent member of my library. You won't be disappointed.

I love the idea of using entirely natural substances with many proven benefits for mind, body and soul, to make perfumes. This book is a pretty decent introduction. There are numerous perfume recipies which encourage creativity and experimentation. The book is clear, serves its purpose and is clearly based on a lot of experience about combining scents. It gets four stars rather than five because it is a little modest in its aims - it doesn't use any of the exotic oils to make perfumes - and a little sparse on explaining the real magic of essential oils -ie that they are extraordinary complex substances that work on a physical, emotional and spiritual realm simultaneously. For books that do wonderful justice to essential oils see Valerie Wormwood's Fragrant Mind and Fragrant Heavens.

i love this book. if you are interested in finding out how to scent anything, be it your body, hair, skin, lotions, bath oils, or your living room -- this book is a great place to start. It is a marvelous introduction to aromatherapy focussing on teaching the basic principles you will need to understand in order to create your own blends. The book also lists a mulititude of excellent sample blends and imparts a wealth of knowledge on the essential oils and how to use them effectively. there's something in here for everyone.

Johari's text is pleasant and easy to read and his book gives a pretty good introduction for the subject. Johari as a "Renaissance man" knows how to combine Ayurveda with western knowledge for easier adoption without breaking the original meaning of this ancient Vedic science. It is only that the rest of book is only a list of diseases and their remedies etc., so there is not so much information on this book, only half of the book is worth reading. The book gives good example activities such as waking up early in the morning that you can try the next day and instantly see the results, how much such a lifestyle can alter your life. Get this book, if you want to know what the Ayurveda is all about.

This has been a wonderful book to read in this world of meat-obsessed diet and disease ridden lifestyles. I read it whenever possible to take a peak into the ancient wisdoms of the Hindu prophets who created these techniques for living. It's a fascinating, intelligent book, and a wake-up call to our modern (not always better) way of life.

This book is the latest by the author who has authored several other books on the subject over the last six years. It combines in one handy volume, three alternative treatment options for 60 common ailments and conditions. Acupressure, Aromatherapy and Herbal Therapy are covered. The acupressure points are clearly explained by using line drawings of the human body and indicating the points. Precautions where applicable are also given.

The author explains that acupressure is meant for immediate relief and is to be followed by aromatherapy and herbal therapy.

Depression is one of the sixty ailments covered but in my opinion, depression is a major health disorder and is to be treated by a competent health professional, not necessarily by a mainstream psychiatrist. The author of course advises that all the treatments should be undertaken only under the supervision of a physician.

The author rightly stresses the importance of correct breathing.

This book will be very useful to those who can't take allopathic medicines because of the side effects or cost. A pocket reference book dealing with 50 of the 60 ailments is available from the same author and will be a very invaluable aid.

A fantastic resource...well-organized, easy-to-use and understand, Do-It-Yourself Natural Health is exactly what the title promises: a great, handy and practical guide to a host of common conditions.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in natural health, feeling better, gaining vitality or taking a natural approach to an existing condition. This is a book you will consult again and again. Highly recommended!

I was a bit skeptical when I ordered this book, but when it arrived, I was blown away! It tells how body scents effect our sexual attraction and gives recipes for just about anything, including aromatic tampons! Some of the topics stated in the book just aren't attainable. No one has the time to make the effort of anointing themselves with 20 different kinds of oils. Otherwise, a very informative and naughty book.

Maggie Tisserand's book, "Essence of Love," is an excellent introductory book for anyone interested in the use of scents to improve one's romantic life. Tisserand provides basic tips and pointers for those who are new to working with essential oils, and also explains which scents are most useful for which effects. Even if you don't have a lover to massage with heavenly-scented oils, you can benefit from bringing scents into your daily life. Luxuriate in scented baths, and savor the pleasure of a well-scented home.

If you are really getting into the art of blending essential oils, Tisserand provides a number of wonderful recipes that can help you with various skin and hair care issues, or simply improve how you feel (emotionally). I was surprised to learn that jojoba oil can emulsify fats in the deeper layers of the skin, so the body can more easily get rid of them -- and that lemongrass oil can fight and eliminate infection in the connective tissues of the body.

This book is a wonderful reference book, as well as being packed with information that will both inspire and amaze you. I found Tisserand's list of scentual facts to be especially fascinating... it includes such tantalizing tidbits as, "Female hormones can be diffused across a room, but male pheromenes can only be transferred by intimate contact."

I came to purchase this book after coming upon Marge Clark's very helpful site naturesgift dot com. I was impressed by her knowledge of different types of essential oils and her willingness to explain things on her site so we could make an educated purchase. Who knew that there were at least 2 different kinds of chamomile? And that how they extract the oils from the flowers makes them have different uses for the body? Well I didn't, so I'm glad I got her book. The chapters in the book include:

Essential oils (eo's) - outlines differences in botanical species, countries of origin, method of distillation, cultivation, production--basically telling you how to get the best quality eo for your purposes.

Carrier oils - helpful chapter, but the book leaves out a number of oils on her site that I'm interested in such as Argan Oil, Camellia Oil, Sea Buckthorn Oil, and Rice Bran Oil. Hopefully she expands this chapter a bit in the next edition. The dilution table at the end of the chapter is very helpful :)

Using eo's - how to prepare eo's for compresses, inhalation, diffusers, topical application, sprays; safety concerns with eo's.

Aromatherapy for mind and mood - which eo's affect what mood, along with a few recipes

Eo's for massage - how much to mix in for full body vs local massage

The aromabath - recipes for bath, shower, jacuzzi (yowza!)

Healing with eo's - recipes for skincare (acne, wrinkles), sore muscles, bruises, sunburn, headaches, sinus congestion, nausea

Fragrances for the home - recipes for things I never thought of as uses for eo's, including: living room, bathroom, and kitchen fragrances, carpet deodorizer, shoe/sneaker freshener(!), insect repellant, glass cleaner, mold/mildew remover and an general germ killer.

Alphabetical guide to the eo's and their uses - this is the most info-packed chapter, going into the best types of eo's to buy, their uses, and what they blend best with. Regarding CO2 distilled varieties of eo's, her website has a lot more info than her book does...

All in all, this is a nice book to have, full of pretty, zen-like pictures, and it has a lot of info in it considering its short length. As stated before, however, there are some things I wish she would have expanded on, such as carrier oils and CO2 extracted eo's for skincare. If it weren't for the info on her website that's not included in her book, I would have given it five stars. :)

I just received my copy of Marge Clark's new book. It is a compact and concise course on aromatherapy. I appreciate the size of the book, and am amazed at the thoroughness with which Marge covers her subject. Many other books on the subject are more verbose and many others are more formulaic. In this book, Marge shares her extensive knowledge of essential oils, including their best uses, safety profiles, and some lovely blends one can make for oneself.
Marge is one of the best teachers of aromatherapy, because she is a true student of aromatherapy. Her business, Naturesgift, is a success because of her integrity and her shared wisdom, and her new book is a natural extension of both of those qualities.

I have used many of Valerie's recipes for many years (on a personal level) and have been delighted and have greatly benefited from the results. So the conditioner on page 200 is the first one that hasn't 'worked' and I wonder why? I am the sort of girl that meticulously counts out 6 grains of salt if that is what the recipe says so I followed her conditioner recipe exactly. The problem? Well, the instructions say to rinse off and I did, hmmm and did again, and did again. Sticky, greasy hair still described my dark locks. I tried the Vinegar rinse. I then resorted to shampooing off (which Valerie advises for some of the other conditioners) which resulted in only slightly less sticky, greasy hair. Still not able to go out into the world arena. My hair felt yuk!

It was only when I washed my hair again, (this time with a commercial shampoo) that I was able to remove the residual oil of the conditioner.
Disappointing and extremely time consuming. Thank goodness I wasn't washing my hair prior to a big night out.

Can any 'guru' out there help me with this? Is there a misprint in the book? I love making my own personal care products and want to make my own conditioner as well. Please advise. Thank you!

Excellent book. Very good explanations and very helpful with finding remedies for all the common ailments. I reference this book all the time and basically can't do without it. I recommend it very highly.

As I was starting to learn Aromatherapy my High Priestess lent me her book to start out with. I fell in love with this book "The Magick of Aromatherapy: " that I kept turning to her for the book for information I couldn't find in any other books I acquired.. I have 7 in all.. This is a MUST have for any serious student of Aromatherapy ~ Serenity ~

I had to give this book 4 out of 5 stars simply because it didn't have some oils listed in it that I thought should have been, and had some that I didn't think should have been (i.e, did not have tangerine or lemongrass and a couple other popular ones I can't recall offhand, but did list strawberry, apple, civet and ambergris which are usually artificial/synthetics which I don't use.)

But, aside from that, it has many recipes and blends for both magickal and theraputic uses as well as quite a few good correspondence tables in the back that always come in handy! There are sections for prosperity and success, health, love and lust, general recipes, and more that escapes me at the moment. Since I got this book a few weeks ago it has been one of my main references along with Cunningham's Magical Aromatherapy and compliments my theraputic (read: non-magickal) aromatherapy books nicely. The first half of the book is magickal and general application information about oils and thier uses, and has summaries of all the oils used in the book one by one. The second half is blends, recipes and correspondences. The writing style is great, it's easy to read and put to use immediately. I especially liked the print type - done in a dark forest green on off-white recycled paper, very easy on the eyes and you feel as if you are reading a hand written book or someone's notes.

Overall, I think the Magick of Aromatherapy is a valuable addition to anyone interested in the magickal applications of aromatherapy and essential oils but wants some medicinal and theraputic info as well; it hits the mark on both. Even for those who may have books of this type already and some on "regular" aromatherapy (like I do) will find value in it as the recipes/blends are different and more varied than most I have run across; a rather eclectic mix. It's also a good book for someone who doesn't already have a book or two of this type and would make a great gift for someone just starting out in magick or whose interests lean that way and they are interested in aromatherapy, just add a couple of inexpensive essential oils, a nice bow and voila'!