Title: Aromatherapy for Women Author: Tisserand, Maggie Pages: 165 Cover: Soft Publisher: Healing Arts Press Copyright: 1996 Size Cm: 21 cm H x 13.5 cm W Size Inches: 8.4 Inches H x 5.2 Inches W Summary: Extracted from flowers and herbs, aromatics essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify, offering a gentle yet effective alternative in the treatment of illness, stress, and imbalance. Author Maggie Tisesserand brings a wealth of practical experience to hit newly revised best-selling classic on aromatherapy, focusing on the concerns particular to women. She shows how the unique properties of specific essences can be used to maintain healthy hair and skin ease minor health complaints, and assists in treating more serious problems. Explaining how essential oils can be used to support the immune system naturally, the author shares her techniques to reduce stress, enhance well-being, and increase sensual satisfaction. She also gives advice on how to sue aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses. The concluding chapter of recipes contains simple instructions for preparing your own remedies, oils, baths, perfumes, masks and compresses. A glossary further defines and describes the differences between the various preparations, and a list of resources directs the reader to reputable suppliers. Tisserand's knowledge of aromatherapy is both accessible and comprehensive, providing the reader with excellent guidance to the healing benefits of aromatic essences. A practicing aroma therapist, Maggie Tisesserand has studied the many uses of essential oils and other natural remedies for more then twenty years. She lives in East Sussex England.
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Submited By: Tracey from Toronto, Ontario on 11/01/2009 Rating:
A chatty book for the layman or beginning aromatherapist. The author is not herself an aromatherapist, but has used essential oils in her household for many years.
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