It's nice to have a book about aromatherapy that collects together everything you need to know in one easy-to-read volume. Gill Farrer-Halls explains how to choose and use essential oils for health, beauty and wellbeing, including skin-care treatments, massage techniques, how to create perfumes to suit different moods, simple remedies for common ailments and meditations for relaxation. She also provides a directory of 68 common and exotic essential oils. Each entry describes the characteristics of that oil, lists its main therapeutic properties and warns about any potential contraindications.
400pp, 140mm x 166mm, illus. in colour, softback, 2009