The Complete Illustrated Guide to Aromatherapy

This book is *excellent*! Really detailed and comprehensive. It includes:1. A section on how aromatherapy can be practiced at home (lotions/treatment oils/steams/perfume blending/proportions -- and more!)2. A detailed section on massages and carrier oils3. Info on medicinal/clinical aromatherapy4. A very comprehensive section on common conditions that can be treated by aromatherapy5. A detailed section on the essential oils themselves (e.g. functions/characteristics/safety data/smell).6. Brief appendix about vitamins and essential oil chemistryI've seen her other bestselling book (The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils) -- and although that book is also an excellent info source (165 oil profiles+brief theraputic index), it is "too" broad for me. The bulk of that book is oil profiles, and it contains profiles on many oils I won't use and won't be able to find in stores (although, of course, it also contains profiles on every common oil you can imagine). I would consider buying it if I need a comprehensive essential oil guide in the future.I prefer this book (The Complete Illustrate Guide to Aromatherapy) because it covers a broader area and is practical; it's well written, pleasant on the eyes (great-to-read layout) and interesting, with useful info on many areas (e.g. recipes as well as oil info). Although this book does not contain as many oil profiles, the content of the profiles are 90% the same as her other book, which does the job for me. The photos and illustrations are beautiful, too! : ) Superb reference for beginners or pros.

The lay out of this book is beautifully done. It's a wonderful quick reference guide because of this. The photos make it very visually interesting, and it is very easy to find information on whichever topic is of most interest to you. I also appreciate the fact that for each recipe, she also provides a list of other essential oils that work well for that condition.

My sister and I recived this book and some Essential oils for Christmas. This book is a great book if you want to go into Aromatherapy or Message therapy. It tell you how to mix the oils and ways to message them into you aching muscles. It shows you some great hair treatments and how to relax those horrible hedaches away. It shows you some pressure points to ice when having heat exshastion or heat stroke. In my over all opionion this is a great book.

This is a wonderful reference book on essential oils. I am especially glad for the section on oils with cautions or oils that should not be used at all in aromatherapy. I keep this book close by at all times... it has become indispensable!