Essential Oils Natural Remedies: The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing

I have been interested in essential oils for a while now, but I never really did any research or reading on them. I even have a couple bottles that were given to me sitting on my dresser, but really I had no idea how to use them, and that I would need a carrier oil for most of them. Essential oils seem to be on trend right now in the U.S. But I never really was sure if they were for more than aromatherapy. This book gives you all the information you need to learn and start using essential oils for your health. I love how the author starts with the simple essentials, explaining what essential oils are, and ways they are used. The author goes on to explain how the oils are collected and why they are so powerful. Essential oils are natural oils in the plants that are removed and purified for use. Many health issues can improve or even heal completely by using essential oils instead of turning to modern chemicals in drugs. The book goes into detail listing the essential oils, what they can provide and how they are used. It also includes how to choose your essential oils and how to choose a carrier oil. With recipes for massage oils, and great ideas for mixing your own shampoo, soap, and massage oils, this book becomes a perfect reference for anyone interested in essential oils. Later in the book there are lists of medical issues and how to treat them with essential oils. I am hoping to try some of these soon. The last thing this book goes into are references. It talks about the most popular and the best places to get your essential oils. I have yet to pick a company I desire to get my first essential oils from, but using this book I have a much greater understanding of what essential oils are, how to use them, and how to store them and mix my own oils for my tastes. Truly this book is just a perfect reference. It teaches the basics, as well as what to watch for when buying oils. It really is the best reference for using essential oils for natural remedies.

I am in love with this book!! As someone who just began using essential oils, recently, I made sure to do some research as far as which book would be best and have the most useful information. This one takes the prize, for sure!! It really is a complete and comprehensive book of everything essential oils! It not only informs the reader of the process of extraction, methods of application, many recipes for common ailments, and things of that nature, but it also breaks down each and every oil! The profile for each oil includes: an overview about the plant and most common uses, application methods, blends with, precautions, and medicinal uses! In the glossary, you can search by the oil itself or the ailment, which is very nice! There is so much information in this book, but it is broken down in such a way that makes it very easy for the average person to process and put to use. I have already recommended this book to several different people and have had at least two of those people purchase it already! If you are looking for a book on essential oils that gives you all the information you could possibly need in such a way that is easy to comprehend and use, then this is definitely the book for you!! I definitely recommend this book to anyone just starting out and even to those who already have a good handle on essential oils and their medicinal properties! A+++++++

Eccelent book and very useful information. The format of the book and the presentation is a pleasure in itself!

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Review: Essential Oils Natural Remedies: The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing by Althea Press 4 stars for Essential Oils Natural Remedies: The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing by Althea Press. A friend introduces me into the world of Young Living (YL) 100% pure essential oil somewhere last October. Though I attended their talk and tried out one of their oils, my interest isn't fully piqued until beginning of this year when I purchase more of their oils and find myself loving them more and more. Five months later, I decide to take the plunge and join as a YL member. Though a YL member and equipped with an Essential Oils pocket reference book by Life Science Publishing (compliments of my friend), I find myself hungry for more information from other guidebooks written or research done with no reference whatsoever to YL. The thing is, I want a clear and unbiased view on the uses, applications and powers of nature's remedies without the influence of any one particular brand. With the above in mind, I proceed to do my share of research and readings online. It is then that I realise that the more I read, the more confused I get. A good example is on the topic of ingesting essential oils. While some are strong advocates when it comes to ingesting the so-called therapeutic grade essential oils, others clearly warn against doing so. In the end, I find myself researching on books to buy instead and that is how I land up with not one but two essential oil reference books; this being one of them. Having read this A-Z reference on essential oils, below is my take on this guidebook:- Pros (1) Pleasing layout with coloured chapters. (2) Easy to use and navigate. (3) Clear and concise explanations on uses and application methods, blending and precautions. (4) Covers 168 common ailments with suggested homemade remedies. (5) Includes profiles of 75 essential oils. (6)Provides reviews on 10 most popular essential oils brands and their products. (7) While the book does not recommend ingestion of essential oils, it does not condemn doing so; instead it encourages readers to do proper research prior to using essential oils internally. Cons (1) Non-exhaustive coverage on the profiles of essential oils. To name a few, Cistus, Wintergreen and Palo Santo are not mentioned in the book. (2) No information on ingestion of essential oils. Taken verbatim from the book "While this book does not recommend ingesting essential oils, after proper research, you may decide it is right for you." In my opinion, the book is plainly taking the easy way out by putting this huge disclaimer out there. To that end, it defeats my purpose of buying this guidebook because the very act of purchasing this book is the result of having conducted this so-called proper research. (3) Not much information is provided on the 10 popular essential oils brands and their products except awareness of the brand name itself. All in all, I am pleased with the wide coverage of ailments and recipes offered for natural remedies. However, this book can have done better by providing more information with regard to ingesting essential oils.

Truly a great book and price for all the book has to offer. The book is over 400 pages! This is my first physical book of oils and I can tell you that it is going to be a great resource for when I need to look up something that is bothering us and needing addressed. Great guide to help me understand how to use them and the history of them too. The first part of the book has the aliments to look up and gives you recipes and or oils and how to use them for that specific problem. Gives suggestions on recipes and normally has more than one suggestion for the aliment. The second half of the book shows you the oil and then what you can use the specific oil for and what you can also blend them with too! I am in love with this book. I have had it for several weeks and honestly I have used it almost DAILY!! Yes seriously. Again I am a newbie to essential oils so every time one of the kids or hubby and I have an issue I hurry and look it up and see what I can help to clear up our problems. I have used the recipes for soreness/pain, hemorrhoids, asthma, kidneys and man oh man they have WORKED. I love this book and actually am going to buy another for a friend's Christmas gift. Lots of information and a great tool that any oil user should use and have for the emergency aliment.

Oh My WORD! Where do I start? I absolutely love this book! I had been searching for a comprehensive book about Essential Oils and I think I found it. I am new to learning about essential oils other than Tea Tree Oil as I have used that for several years. I wanted a book that would tell me everything I need to know. How, what, why, when, and where. It answers all of those questions. Essential Oils has an incredible list of Essential oils and what their uses are. It also has a long list of different ailments and what oils would be helpful. There is a glossary for terms, and sections about each of the different therapies that would be good to use with essential oils such as aromatherapy. Another great asset to the book is the storing tips and instructions.. It is incredibly written, easy to understand, and just a joy to read. I fully am in love with this book and I am excited to have it as a reference guide in my new journey. The price point is excellent for this kind of information. You are definitely getting it for a steal of a price. You could easily triple the cost of this ebook and still have it at a great price for this. information. I received this book in hopes of an honest review. I LOVE this book and I gladly gave it 5 stars. All opinions are mine!

I couldn't believe it when I saw the Kindle version of this 454 page book for sale for only 99 cents. It was the best 99 cents I ever spent. Here's what's inside: Chapter 1 - Covers the history, benefits and production of essential oils. Gives an overview of aromatherapy. Chapter 2 - Getting started with aroma therapy. Choosing oils and equipment, storage methods for long lasting oils, explains carrier oils and essential oil safety. Chapter 3 - Application methods and uses: aromatic and topical. Discusses diffusers and inhalation and direct application via compresses and massage. Chapter 4 - Ailments - Gives an extensive list of common ailments in alphabetical order and which oils and methods best treat them. Chapter 5 - An encyclopedic list of 75 essential oils, their latin and common names, which other oils they blend well with and what their benefits and uses are. This section alone is worth the price of the book. There is a handy ailment quick reference guide at the end and a useful chapter on different brands. This doesn't compare the brands, but it will tell you which are some reputable brands and gives an overview of comments by purchasers. As a beginner to essential oils, I found this book thorough and extremely useful. It's a tremendous value for 99 cents!

A great read but not something I normally would pick up to read. I enjoyed broadening my knowledge on essential oils. Now let me tell you I personally have never used a essential oil in my life but I do plan to now that I have read this book. I liked the explanations of each and every essential oil. I also like that they listed each benefit to the oils and how to know whether or not you have a pure oil. The book is broken down into detailed chapters, it also gives you a bit of a history lesson on why essential oils were made and the benefits of using them. The book also lists different ailments you may have and which oils are best to treat them. For example I suffer from migraines and cluster headaches so I would use peppermint oil on my temples to alleviate the pain. I do like the fact that now knowing what oils are used for what. This allows me to now know what soaps or aroma candles are best for my stress and moods. All in all I was pretty impressed by the information this book gives to the reader. It was nice to see detailed explanations all organized and easy to read. I will definitely be reading this book more than once and putting my new found knowledge to use. I was given this book in exchange for an honest unbiased review.

This book describes what essential oils and carrier oils are. How you should do a skin patch test because if you are allergic to a plant, you will be allergic to it's oils. How to keeps your oils so the don't go rancid etc. Describes illnesses, disorders, etc. and what essential oils to use to help them. Tells you how long an oil's shelf life should be. Overall, a very informative book.

I love this book. It’s thicker than I expected, containing a wealth of information in such a beautifully presented, clear format. Worth so much more than its reasonable price tag.

It has very basic information and recipes also I tried but not effective. P.S. I use thereupatic grade essential oils.

It is a nice big book where you can find any ailment and it tells you which essential oil [s] re best to use and it goes into detail of all the essential oils there are and for what they are best used for. I am really pleased with it and also I would like to thank Amazon for the quick delivery - I was not expecting it to arrive so soon - thank you so much .

I use it as a reference book it is so easy to use and very clear. It discusses health issues and remedies it is well worth the money It is a keeper