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Aromatherapy for Women: A Practical Guide to Essential Oils for Health and Beauty
Extracted from flowers and herbs, aromatic essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify, offering a gentle yet effective alternative in the treatment of illness, stress, and imbalance. Maggie Tisserand brings a wealth of practical experience to this book, focusing on women and their particular health and beauty concerns. She shows how the unique properties of specific essences can be used to maintain healthy hair and skin, ease minor complaints, and assist in treating more serious health problems.
The author shares her techniques for enhancing general well-being and sensual satisfaction with massage. She also gives advice on how to use aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth, and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses. Tisserand's knowledge of aromatherapy is both accessible and comprehensive, providing the reader with excellent guidance to the healing benefits of aromatic essences.
Revised and expanded edition of the aromatherapy bestseller.
Includes recipes for preparing your own oils, baths, perfumes, masks, compresses, and other remedies.
A resource section directs you to reputable suppliers.
The author shares her techniques for enhancing general well-being and sensual satisfaction with massage. She also gives advice on how to use aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth, and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses. Tisserand's knowledge of aromatherapy is both accessible and comprehensive, providing the reader with excellent guidance to the healing benefits of aromatic essences.
Revised and expanded edition of the aromatherapy bestseller.
Includes recipes for preparing your own oils, baths, perfumes, masks, compresses, and other remedies.
A resource section directs you to reputable suppliers.
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1996
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March 8, 2023
A fantastic guide for all. It contained a lot more information for common illnesses like colds, flus, etc.than I was expecting, and I'm glad of that because it was all very useful, especially when I picked germs up! However, what it lacked was conditions like endometriosis, which I was really hoping was in this book (main reason for buying it). Nevertheless, I don't regret buying it and it's a great addition to my aromatherapy bookshelf.
May 2, 2024
Some of the information in this book is useful but she does prattle on about silly things, and I didn’t actually finish this book entirely as some chapters just weren’t relevant to me, such as pregnancy. Most of it is very comprehensible though and explained in great detail.
January 2, 2022
I have this book a few in my bookcase. It is great reference for essential oils . I have read it a few times.
January 30, 2010
I was hoping to find a really great quick reference book here, but unfortunately, this edition is so old that there is some vital information that is grossly out of date. This lady disclaims at the beginning that she is not any type of therapist and the extent of her credentials is that she's married to a guy who was apparently well known for aromatherapy and that she uses essential oils herself. Yeah, that's not really good enough in my opinion for her to be handing out what is essentially medical advice. In most areas, she completely ignores the medical physicians, asserting that you can cure yourself at home from any ailment, from dry skin to yeast infections to reviving coma patients with peppermint! maybe things were different 25 years ago, but I feel a little suspicious of anyone who claims "depression" that was cured with a 30 min. bath and a nap. And speaking of baths, I'm beginning to suspect that this lady spends half of her life in the tub, since her cure for many ailments is a bath with (fill in the blank) essential oils added.
Lastly, anyone who claims that all essential oils are entirely safe and have no negative side effects, is either VERY ignorant or wants you to give them money. It's true they tend to be safer than most perscription drugs and are powerful and can be equally effective. Side effects are much less common and generally less severe. But that kind of power deserves respect. If misused, many essential oils are capable of being harmful. A person should take care to gain a working knowledge of the properties and contraindications of any oil before using it.
On a positive note, she seems to have a few favorite oils that I don't have much experience with. I plan to learn more about these oils and their properties and hopefully have a couple new additions for my collection. She also includes some useful recipes in the back, which I'd like to try. With the advanced knowledge we have of the human body and of the essential oils' effects on the body, this edition is rendered less useful than it probably was 25 years ago. I would like to find a similar type of book with more up to date information.
Lastly, anyone who claims that all essential oils are entirely safe and have no negative side effects, is either VERY ignorant or wants you to give them money. It's true they tend to be safer than most perscription drugs and are powerful and can be equally effective. Side effects are much less common and generally less severe. But that kind of power deserves respect. If misused, many essential oils are capable of being harmful. A person should take care to gain a working knowledge of the properties and contraindications of any oil before using it.
On a positive note, she seems to have a few favorite oils that I don't have much experience with. I plan to learn more about these oils and their properties and hopefully have a couple new additions for my collection. She also includes some useful recipes in the back, which I'd like to try. With the advanced knowledge we have of the human body and of the essential oils' effects on the body, this edition is rendered less useful than it probably was 25 years ago. I would like to find a similar type of book with more up to date information.
April 19, 2016
Hands-down a 5-star rating for this one. Having been introduced to essential oils 6+ years ago and reading a plethora of information on them during that time, I found the book to be a very concise, very helpful reference for a multitude of issues experienced by women *and* men alike. (Men, don't let the title of the book scare you away! There may be sections that will not apply to you, but the bulk of the book is pertinent to both sexes.)
The author doesn't spend much time talking about the basics of essential oils (what they are, how they work, safety, etc), but that was not an issue for me as I have read numerous other texts that do. (That said, if you have not read such information from other sources, and/or you are new to essential oils, I strongly suggest that you do find credible sources from which to learn that prior to reading this book and using essential oils in general. E. Oils are incredibly potent, and have the potential to harm if not used properly.)
There are a small number of things I do not agree with in this book, but discerning reader will find that to be the case in anything he or she reads, so I do not discredit the author because of it. In fact, within the first few days of starting this book, I was able to test out two different recommended protocols from the author, for two different issues, and experienced far faster and greater relief than anticipated!
Again, I highly recommend this book!
The author doesn't spend much time talking about the basics of essential oils (what they are, how they work, safety, etc), but that was not an issue for me as I have read numerous other texts that do. (That said, if you have not read such information from other sources, and/or you are new to essential oils, I strongly suggest that you do find credible sources from which to learn that prior to reading this book and using essential oils in general. E. Oils are incredibly potent, and have the potential to harm if not used properly.)
There are a small number of things I do not agree with in this book, but discerning reader will find that to be the case in anything he or she reads, so I do not discredit the author because of it. In fact, within the first few days of starting this book, I was able to test out two different recommended protocols from the author, for two different issues, and experienced far faster and greater relief than anticipated!
Again, I highly recommend this book!
June 17, 2013
Even though this book is called Aromatherapy for Women, it's not exclusively about women, just mostly is. The book covers things like the female system, pregnancy, childbirth, after the birth and remedies for children, as well as a bit on the immune system. It's written in a conversational style, with personal experiences on using essential oils for various reasons, and that's enjoyable - you feel like a friend is talking to you.
The recipes are good, I've used various ones and found them helpful. It's a kind of small book, only twelve chapters, 162 pages, so it's not as extensive as another book I have, but I would recommend it as an addition to your aromatherapy books.
The recipes are good, I've used various ones and found them helpful. It's a kind of small book, only twelve chapters, 162 pages, so it's not as extensive as another book I have, but I would recommend it as an addition to your aromatherapy books.
February 9, 2008
Great book to start with if you are not a professional...but go easy with hormonal or very strong oils like Clarysage, Roman Chamomile,Lemon etc. But overall a very easy to refer and use book.
August 4, 2008
Helpful information for the beginner. Boils it all down to a very basic few oils that will take care of many complaints. Includes helpful recipes for massage oils, compresses and baths.
October 4, 2008
This was my beginner tutorial into aromatherapy. A nice place to start.
June 21, 2012
i love this book i'ts really simple and practical :O)
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December 23, 2014
Stunningly clever brave lady
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May 10, 2015
Has inspired me to try out aromatherapy at home. Have used the ones recommended for stress-busting, and god it works!
Makes a great guidebook.
Makes a great guidebook.
July 20, 2015
Great beginners guide for some of your basic elements. Helps get a better understanding of what essential oils can do for you.
January 24, 2016
Insightful and a good intro to the practice of aromatherapy
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