Helen Nagle-Smith – författare

As the aromatherapy market expands exponentially, newer and lesser-known essential oils are often missed from traditional aromatherapy texts. This unique and updated toolkit profiles 40 emerging oils from around the globe with each profile detailing the background, strengths, chemistry, cautions and safety, sustainability, and personality of the essential oil. Each profile, including Moldavian dragonhead, petitgrain lemon, and damiana, also includes the physical, emotional, and spiritual uses of each essential oil as well as other oils with which it can be safely blended.Written by an experienced researcher and aromatherapist, this distinctive and comprehensive guide includes case studies and over 80 recipes, as well as the most up-to-date information on the latest recognised essential oils such as mango myrtle and pineapple myrtle.Aromatherapists reading this book will benefit from specialist knowledge on lesser-known and unusual oils, creating a more innovative and expansive practice.

As the aromatherapy market expands exponentially, newer and lesser-known essential oils are often missed from traditional aromatherapy texts. This unique and updated toolkit profiles 40 emerging oils from around the globe with each profile detailing the background, strengths, chemistry, cautions and safety, sustainability, and personality of the essential oil. Each profile, including Moldavian dragonhead, petitgrain lemon, and damiana, also includes the physical, emotional, and spiritual uses of each essential oil as well as other oils with which it can be safely blended.Written by an experienced researcher and aromatherapist, this distinctive and comprehensive guide includes case studies and over 80 recipes, as well as the most up-to-date information on the latest recognised essential oils such as mango myrtle and pineapple myrtle.Aromatherapists reading this book will benefit from specialist knowledge on lesser-known and unusual oils, creating a more innovative and expansive practice.

This pioneering guide explains how aromatherapy can be a powerful ally for those struggling with trauma or loss. Tailored for professionals looking to support their clients, it recentres the role olfaction plays in our lives, and explores the nuanced ways in which aroma can interact with our limbic system and promote psychological healing.This important resource takes a trauma-informed and scientific approach to aromatherapy as a healing modality, educating professionals on how to engage with traumatised clients, and how to look after themselves in the process. It includes detailed case studies from established aromatherapists around the globe which explore the various contexts in which aromatherapy can be used to promote healing, including end of life care, addiction, abuse, and traumatic events such as the Grenfell fire.Supplemented with essential oil profiles, including comprehensive safety precautions and dilution rates, this book provides an invaluable blend of scientific insight and practical wisdom for professionals looking to engage in aroma as a healing modality.