Thiscomplete,practicalguideshowshowtousetheessentialoilsofflowersandherbsasagentleyeteffectivemethodofnaturalhealing.BeginningwiththehistoryanduseofessentialoilsincosmeticsandperfumesfromancientEgyptiantimestothepresentday,theauthordetails29essences,withtheirpropertiesandapplicationsinmorethan100conditions,rangingfromemotionalstresstoskindisorders.Includeseasy-to-preparerecipesformassageandmedicinaloils,facialmasks,ointments,andaromaticbaths.ExplainstheimportanceofessentialoilsinSwedish,shiatsu,andneuromuscularmassage.Providestablesofevaporationrates,odorintensity,therapeuticindex,andglossaryofmedicalterms.
