Discover the Healing Power of Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Guide to Aromatic Oils and Their Uses

althea browne: Very informative.

Spain on Nov 18, 2023

Iris: While the book provides a wealth of information about the origins, spread, characteristics and common use of essential oils, the author would add considerable value and meaning to it if she expanded the "Safety Data" section for each of them. Examples:
- Which oils should be avoided by people taking anti-coagulant medication?
- Which oils are dangerous for people suffering from hormono-dependent cancers?
- Which ones risk interacting negatively with other medication?
- Which ones are not recommended for people with kidney problems?
- Which ones would negatively affect existing high blood pressure?

United Kingdom on Apr 17, 2023

Starlea: Recommended from college. I use this book all the time. Wish there was another covering carrier oils in such amazing detail. Highly recommend.

United Kingdom on Mar 20, 2023

MissKelBel: Amazing! This book has those old fashioned things like an index, glossary and a few appendices. Oh how I love an index! Contents page is well laid out with many different sections beyond just the oils themselves. The section on the oils though is of course the bulk of the book.

Information contained is relevant, well laid out, easy to read, easy to comprehend and concise but complete. Pretty much any and every oil you can think of is covered in this book and then some. Different systems within the body as well as specific ailments are covered, ways of using essential oils, information on blending and so much more.

This is the 5th book that I have purchased on essential oils from Amazon within recent months and so far it’s my best purchase. Followed by “The Aromatherapy Companion” by Jade Shutes and Amy Galper if your after something a little smaller with just the more common oils covered. Both are professionally published.

Forget the independently published books (have bought 3 of those on essential oils/related subjects) if you’re serious about wanting to learn more on essential oils. This book is professionally written and published and much less...

Australia on Mar 07, 2023

SUZY: andwile i have to say im quite happy about the the advice given on uing essential oils the auther and pbblisher ave left out 2 very picese of safty info wicc i belive should be in chapter one whice is not and they are proper detales on how to safley dilute the essenial ois to use topiclly i also belive i page or so shold ave been accouled for shuch inpho on how to safley bend difernt oils togeter to use safley in my time over the years i av adat least 3 other books wich my ex diched and i have to say that woild make 6 books on oils if bought out of wich only one aurter had the forsite to sart her book with the corect diultion inpho this to me ias one out of 2 very inportant bits of safty isse no moden book i have foud to dateashully conciderd it it hard enough or inporsat enough to print and to my bind these to bits of safty avivice are proberley 2 of the most inportant pieces

United Kingdom on Jun 07, 2021

MidwestLady: This is the gold standard Essential Oil book. Do some comparing, and checking and you'll agree. It is an encyclopedia, as it says. The information is in good depth, and complete, and it includes nearly all the essential oils in current use. Julia Lawless is a world renowned expert. I use this book often. You can delve a bit deeper in the chemistry and I have some of those books. For the daily, in depth, practical and experienced but yet science-based information we need, this book is it. I am so exceedingly tired of thin little books with the same repetitive recipes for cleaning and skin care and air freshening etc etc etc. Or, big glossy books with pages of gorgeous photos with info that's been lifted from the same source as last year's big gorgeous glossy book. They have their place, to interest you, and give the short answers for those who only want quick and light information. This book takes you beyond the "dabbling in essential oils" phase to actual knowledge and useful application.

United States on Feb 26, 2017

M. North: I was actually surprised by two things:
1. The fact that I have a now vast and still growing library of books on Aromatherapy and Essential Oils (Including from authors like Worwood, Cooksley, Schnaubelt and Tisserand) yet I now find myself reaching for this one more than some of these other authors.
2. The negative reviews of others.

I guess my expectations were different. While it is an Encyclopeia which should make it a valuble reference source, I feel it does what an Encyclopeia should do and what is standard for that type of reference - that is it covers a lot of information on a broad range of items that you can look up (in this case essential oils) and does a good job giving you the necessary background and basic information that you would need to get a good understanding of what it is you looked up. (Not be a master at that topic because that would result in something far more extensive and a very weighty book when covering so many oils.) Despite being concise and to the point Lawless still manages to give you a snap shot of each oil with information on 13 topics for each of the over 165 oils listed (one review said over 190 but not sure where that number came...

United States on Apr 10, 2012

Veil_Lord: My wife is big into the aromatherapy essential oils stones things like that. She's taken courses on it, she talks about it with their friends, and she reads about them on the Internet. I wanted to be nice to her so I got her this book as a surprise. She loves it.

The book covers a lot of stuff. It's got some history of different routes and things so information about aromatherapy and a herbalism. The stuff she found more interesting though is it also tells about the body and actions and applications for the oil basically how whales work what they do to different parts of the body and how they can affect things. Later in the book it shows how to use them at home for things such as massage, skin oils and lotions, hair care, etc. I personally enjoy the massage aspect. The book also teaches about creative blending of the oils which she really enjoyed. She's been mixing different ones according to the book and having a great time doing.

At 194 pages, this book is a great buy for somebody who likes essential oils aromatherapy and such. I don't want to mislead you though, this isn't like a paperback book on aromatherapy. The portions I mentioned before that she liked...

United States on Oct 09, 2010