Aromatherapy for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started with Essential Oils by Anne Kennedy

Aromatherapy for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started with Essential Oils Reviews

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  Sandy Sandmeyer

  Aromatherapy for Beginners by Anne Kennedy is one of the most comprehensive essential oil books I've seen in quite some time.  The author was thorough, however, I found a couple of errors that I want to clear up.
  
  If you get essential oils in your eyes or other sensitive mucous membranes, do not flush the area with water but with a carrier oil such as coconut oil or even olive oil. Grapefruit essential oil does not interact with medications as grapefruit juice does.  To learn more about that, check out pharmacist Dr. Lindsey Elmore's explanation.
  
  The author mentions a number of essential oils companies.  Unfortunately, she utterly dismisses Young Living as an expensive provider while she fails to accept that these oils are safe for consumption due to their Seed to Seal process.
  
  I appreciate the fact that this book covers 15 of the most common essential oils rather than trying to talk about every single one of them.  The oils covered in the book are Clary Sage, Clove, Eucalyptus (globulus), Frankincense (boswellia carterii, b. serrate, b. sacra), Geranium, Grapefruit, Lavender (lavandula angustifolia), Lemon, Lemongrass, Patchouli, Peppermint, Roman Chamomile, Rosemary, Tea Tree, and Thyme. In the pages that directly address each oil, the author covers oils that each oil blends well with, substitutes for the oil, healing properties, issues that the oil treats, precautions, application methods, and popular uses.
  
  The last 2/3 of the book are remedies, recipes, and applications using the 15 most common oils and they are listed under three headings:  Remedies for everyday health and ailments, Recipes for personal care and emotional well-being, and Applications for the home and outdoors. Topics covered in each heading are the most common uses that one would look for when using essential oils.  So, the most common physical conditions such as allergies, blisters, insomnia, and menstrual cramps are found in the everyday health and ailments section. Topics such as acne, depression, oily skin, and stress are found in the personal care and emotional well-being section.  The home and outdoor heading covers household cleaning, laundry, gardening and houseplants, and pests.
  
  All-in-all, I have found that this book is comprehensive and a great addition to an essential oil library.  This will be a book I keep for future reference.
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  Kayla

  a good basic book for beginners.
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  Lisa

  I am obsessed
  
  I got this on kindle and I think I bookmarked everything. I have a few essential oils and they are all part of the few that she talked about. I want to try everything, this book fas gotten me super excited to do more. I’m a believer.
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  Niamh Mitchell

  This is a great book, not only for beginners. I love the amount of blends and recipes in it and it's really well organized. Of the ones I've tried so far all of them were wonderful.
  
  I've repurposed a few recipes for other uses and they worked out well too. So glad this is part of my library.
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  Laurie Keep

  This book is what I have been looking for to start using essential oils. Easy to understand, well laid out. I can't wait to get started!
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  Cheryl Roth

  Very practical, lots of good recipes, plenty of beginner guidance.
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  Ruby M. Lear

  Very good beginners book.
  
  I really enjoyed this book. I can't believe how much information was in a beginners book. Highly recommend. Thank you Anne.
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  Jeanene

  This is a great introduction to essential oils and she gives you recipes and very practical tips.
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  F. Denise

  I have read three or four books on essential oils. So far this is the best. Just getting in to oils, found this very informative