The Aromatherapy Book
Applications and Inhalations
1st Edition
Published on 8. October 2013
400 pages
978-1-58394-819-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jeanne Rose, affectionatley known as the Grand Dame of aromatherapy to those in the field, has compiled over the years a wealth of practical and researched information about aromatherapy. With her charming humor she weaves the history of aromatherapy. In this book you will find almost anything you would want to know about aromatherapy including recipes, her own and others, from skin care to pet care. She even covers the unusual aspects of aromatherapy such as the musical and chakra qualities of essential oils. An excellent book for beginners or beyond. It is a wonderful book for looking up particular essential oils, finding their properties, cautions etc. for both the beginner and advanced aromatherapy student. The aromatherapy reference charts listed in the book are indispensable and there is even a Chakra and Color chart as well.
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Jeanne Rose has also written Jeanne Rose's Herbal Guide to Food, Jeanne Rose's Kitchen Cosmetics, and Jeanne Rose's Herbal Body Book.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Author's Preface
- Introduction by Victoria Edwards
- Part I The Directions
- Chapter I. Choose the Correct Oil
- Table 1. What Is the Problem? Which Oil to Use?
- Table 2. Essential Oils Healing Powers and Uses by Victoria Edwards
- Chapter II. An Aromatic Glossary of Useful Terms
- Chapter III. Descriptions of Some Essential Oils- Words That Smell & Words That Stink
- Chapter IV. Special Tables & Lists
- Table 3. Weights and Measures
- Table 4. Amounts of Essential Oils for Blends
- Table 5. The Only Measurement You Need to Know
- Table 6. The Aromatic Pathway-Inhalation
- Table 7. The Aromatic Pathway-Application
- Table 8. Aromatic Constituents & Their Properties
- Table 9. Herbs to Improve the Sense of Smell
- Chapter V. How to Do It!
- Aromatics & Equipment
- The Art of Distillation
- How to Make a Home Still
- Aromatherapy Treatment Kit
- Enfleurage at Home
- How to Extract Scent & When to Apply Scent
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Table 10. Essential Oil Path to Treat Mind & Body
- Chapter VI. Source List
- Where to Buy the Best Essential Oils, Aromatics and Fabulous Products Where to Get Information Journals & Schools
- Part II The Recipes: Inhalations & Applications
- Introduction to Aromatherapy & Skin Care and Using Essential Oils in the Salon, from an Aesthetician's Point of View, by Joni Loughran
- For the Aesthetician: Using Essential Oils in the Salon
- Chapter VII. Carrier Oils
- What to Use as a Base for Your Aromatherapy Products
- Chapter VIII. Cosmetic Aromatherapy Applications for Hair, Head, Scalp, Face, Body
- Chapter IX. Cellulite Control Another Phase of Cosmetic Aromatherapy
- Chapter X. Perfume, Zinc, the Sense of Smell and Other Items of Interest
- Odor Classification
- Floral Clock
- Indian Method of Distillation
- Nero, the Wasteful
- The Signature Scent
- The Origin of the Temezcal & Fragrant Toltec History The Perfume Vendor, by Gloria Rawlinson
- Chapter XI. Phyto-Aromatherapeutics For Your Favorite Humans & Pets
- Chapter XII. Inhalations for the Mind
- Inhalations for Your Home
- Yummy Fragrance to Eat or Drink
- Part III Aromatherapy Magic
- Ordinary Alchemy, by Thomas Norton
- Chapter XIII. Ritual Aromatics
- Aromatic Dreaming
- Death by Fine Fragrance, A Well-Smelt Tale
- Part IV The Fragrance Foundation Survey on the Sense of Smell
- Part V The End
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Addendum: An Aromatherapy Afterthought, The Search for Gattefossé
- Index
- Jeanne Rose Biography
