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| The Essential Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind & Body | 
 enlarge | Author: Colleen K. Dodt
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 79391
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0882669133
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.321
EAN: 9780882669137
ASIN: 0882669133
Publication Date: January 3, 1996
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not as informative as I thought March 14, 2006
41 out of 50 found this review helpful
I'm wondering if the previous reviewers did any online research on the subject before purchasing the book & giving it rave reviews. There's very little information in the book that I can't easily find online. A good/reputable essential oil supplier's website would contain much more information than this book. The descriptions of only a handful essential oils are also extremely lacking. Somtimes she'd say, this oil is usually good for xxx, but I tried just the opposite and it still worked well (paraphrase). But she offers absolutely no explanation why it still worked for her when the oil is typically used for something else. She casually uses her own experience as examples frequently, but offers no detailed explanation. Often she just says, I like this, or I don't like this. Again, no reason why she liked or disliked something. She simply doesn't sound like a professional writer to me (almost airy), and I expected a lot more from the book, especially after reading the other rave reviews. There are many books out there not even specifically focused on the subject of essential oils, but still contain much more useful & detailed information than this book. Total disappointment. Unless you're too lazy to do any online research and only want to touch the surface of what essential oils are, then this may be the book for you. Afterall, it does contain a small amount of information in an organized fashion, but I could've written this book in a week. Otherwise, don't waste your money.
" Wisdom from a Flower" October 8, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
How our sense of smell works; exactly what is an essential oil (some are not oils at all); how to blend oils for aroma, beauty, and health ---ALL these are covered in this easy to read resourse.
A wealth of information for beginners and others well versed in this wonderful world of scent.
The Essential Oils Book Review August 2, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I like this set of books on aromatherapy and essential oils. They explain the whys and hows of aromatherapy in an easy to understand way and give you cool recipes for potions. Good for the beginner and a great reference.
Informative and interesting. May 22, 2004
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a good book. I'm a beginner but have read about 6 books and watched 1 dvd on aromatherapy. This book is upbeat, reasonably comprehensive and a joy to read. Highly recommended.
 Easy to use September 6, 2003
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I was looking for a straightforward book with recipes to get me started with aromatherapy and this one was a good place for me to start. It has an intro section on precautions of using essential oils (they're intense :) And then goes into descriptions and uses of all sorts of oils which will be useful to me once I get better at this. For now I enjoy the recipes that are in the last half of the book - especially the baths. There are also recipes for dryer scenting, floor cleaning solutions and other applications that I haven't tried yet but sound neat - especially the dryer scents!
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