Book Review of The Complete Book Of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy

Valerie Ann Worwood’s book “[simpleazon-link asin=”0931432820″ locale=”us”]The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health – Beauty – a Safe Home Environment[/simpleazon-link]” is among the most satisfactory and down-to-earth books concerning this subject, and was written specifically for the beginner. If you were to give a training course on aromatherapy for beginners, this is 1 of 2 primary texts I’d use, because it is so complete.

Her way of writing is extremely to the point, easily understood, and enjoyable to read. No dryness here.

The author starts by talking about ten essential oils that make up a fundamental care kit, and then describes how such oils ought to be used with an A-Z listing of common household occurrences. Here is a tiny sampling of the topics:

-Abdominal pain and discomfort.
-Abrasions.
-Black Eye.
-Bruises.
-Common Colds.
-Fever.
-Headache.
-Hiccups.

For the record, Worwood writes in the very beginning of the book that the information contained therein isn’t meant to replace a Physician’s care.

In the book are sections on Travel, Sports related injuries, and Beauty (3 chapters covering the the topics head to toe!), Maternity and Motherhood, Men’s/Women’s Health (separate chapters), and Aging. The content and writing are exceptional. She concludes the book with chapters on aromatherapy for animals, and gardening – useful information we haven’t seen anywhere else except in a piece by Dr. Gary Young. The charts at the end of the book are indispensable, and very useful as a quick reference.

Valerie’s bibliography references such authors as Belaiche Gattefose Valnet, Duraffourd, Lapraz and Wells all which reveal that the author is as well read as she is experienced. These experts are the very pioneers of the modern revival of aromatherapy, and really should by all who want to become serious students of the science and art that is aromatherapy.

Worwood has over twenty five years of working experience both as a student and as a specialist inside a country where aromatherapy is given serious attention.

My only suggestion for any revision would be the addition of an in-depth chapter on essential oil chemistry, as well as their interaction with the bodily systems. Otherwise, I believe this book to be amongst the best out there on the subject. It should be on the book shelf of anyone interested in aromatherapy and essential oils.

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Overall Rating (based on customer reviews): 4.5 out of 5 stars

The specs of ‘The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health – Beauty – a Safe Home Environment’ are:

• Publisher: New World Library (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931432820
• Product Dimensions: 9.1×6.1×1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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