Best aromatherapy books according to redditors
We found 80 Reddit comments discussing the best aromatherapy books. We ranked the 26 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 80 Reddit comments discussing the best aromatherapy books. We ranked the 26 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Texts and Reference Books
Days in the Lives of Social Workers
DSM-5
Child Development, Third Edition: A Practitioner's Guide
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond
[Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life]
(https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Feelings-Harbinger-Self-Help-Workbook/dp/1608822087/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3ZW7PRW5TK2PB0MDR9R3)
Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model
[The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diagnosis]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0534578438/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_38?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ARCO1HGQTQFT8)
Helping Abused and Traumatized Children
Essential Research Methods for Social Work
Navigating Human Service Organizations
Privilege: A Reader
Play Therapy with Children in Crisis
The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives
The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner
Streets of Hope : The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood
Deviant Behavior
Social Work with Older Adults
The Aging Networks: A Guide to Programs and Services
[Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415884810/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change
Ethnicity and Family Therapy
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Perspectives on Development and the Life Course
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents
DBT Skills Manual
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets
Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need
Novels
[A People’s History of the United States]
(https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States/dp/0062397346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511070674&sr=1-1&keywords=howard+zinn&dpID=51pps1C9%252BGL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Death Class <- This one is based off of a course I took at my undergrad university
The Quiet Room
Girl, Interrupted
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Flowers for Algernon
Of Mice and Men
A Child Called It
Go Ask Alice
Under the Udala Trees
Prozac Nation
It's Kind of a Funny Story
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Bell Jar
The Outsiders
To Kill a Mockingbird
Right before I got out of Young Living I was tempted to start the Lucy Libido classes, which is some hun who wrote a book about essential oils for sex. Now let me preface by saying that I was making $7 a month on my “business” and was looking for other ways to “grow” because it was “my own fault” that I wasn’t “rich” from this scam.
Anyhoozle, I asked my OBGYN about it because the best way to lose your sex drive as a woman is to have your lady bits taken out thus putting said woman into surgical menopause... yuck. So I was super curious as to how to help my libido (whose name is NOT Lucy btw). Well my OBGYN (will never need the OB part again) immediately was like “DONT EVER PUT ESSENTIAL OILS DOWN THERE!” And I was all “I didnt I swear!” Like a kid who was thinking about doing something wrong but got caught in advance of doing it.
So since my OBGYN went to many years of medical school and is one of the smartest people on the planet I trust her opinion way more than some hunbot who got bored in her marriage and her business started to fail so she wrote a book about how oils “saved her marriage slash sex life.”
You want to know what saved my marriage slash sex life? Quitting Young Living. Thats right me and my DH have been better in the last couple of months of no YL/MLM BS than we have been in the last couple of years when I was peddling oils.
But that’s just my opinion.....
Edit: added some quotation marks around sarcastic things.
Not exactly blog related, but since we love to hate on MLMs 'round these parts:
The fact that this book exists makes me want to board the next spaceship off this planet.
If you ignore what I like to call "fad health" and do some reading, you'll find that there are many reputable scientific studies showing that some of the natural stuff actually works. The book Scientific Validation Of Herbal Medicine is a good read, for example. There are also many links online to controlled university studies showing the effects of many different foods, spices, herbs, oils etc.
For example: Here's a study reported by the American Association For Cancer Research showing that capsaicin kills and inhibits prostate cancer cells in vivo: link.
There's also a study showing that curcumin is comparable in effectiveness to ibuprofen as a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory, without any known side effects. This, and a few other studies, are on the wiki page.
Interesting stuff.
There are numerous studies showing that many natural treatments actually do work. I just hope you aren't confusing this with something like prayer.
"There is no alternative medicine. There is only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't work." - Richard Dawkins
Scientific Validation Of Herbal Medicine. Jeffrey B. Mowrey Ph.D.
Himalayan Oregano Effective Against MRSA.
"The American Association for Cancer Research reports studies suggesting capsaicin is able to kill prostate cancer cells by causing them to undergo apoptosis."
etc.
/u/acleverpseudonym has his own perfume line. Although sometimes he is a little shy about calling himself a perfumer! You can check out his line here
In terms of making your own, if you are looking for some legitimate formulas to begin with you can check out this site.
If you are looking for a book on how to get started then you can check out Mandy Aftel's book Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume. Although her book is about natural fragrances the same idea can be extended to aroma chemicals.
We also have a fragrance DIY subreddit on here /r/DIYfragrance/.
If you have specific questions do not hesitate to ask, either on here on in the DIY forum, there are more than a few people around that will reply
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Welcome! I too enjoy reading about the mystique and history of perfumery, I know of 3 titles that may interest you:
https://www.amazon.com/Essence-Alchemy-Natural-History-Perfume/dp/1586857029/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=history+of+perfumes&qid=1554130685&s=books&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Fragrant-Secret-Scent-Mandy-Aftel/dp/1594631417/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=history+of+perfumes&qid=1554130685&s=books&sr=1-8
https://www.amazon.com/Scented-Palace-History-Antoinettes-Perfumer/dp/1845111893/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Marie+Antoinette%27s+perfume&qid=1554130747&s=books&sr=1-2-catcorr
Alkemia was also my first exploration into the indie fragrance world, which samples did you pick up? (Oh and there is nothing wrong with fishing for extra compliments;) )
Get this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavior-Therapy-Second-Basics/dp/1609185048/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1540775861&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=judith+beck
Judy Beck owns.
On the heels of this excellent response, I would also recommend Essence & Alchemy by Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes. A really excellent introductory work on blending natural oils and absolutes.
I would recommend Modern Essentials 8th edition.
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Essentials-Contemporary-Therapeutic-Essential/dp/1937702472/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1491617650&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=modern+essentials
It lists each oil and gives the note with recommended percentage that should be used in a blend for that note.
There are many.
Edited to add one more: Plutarch's Life of Cato the Younger
I have "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy" by Valerie Ann Worwood. I haven't dug into it yet but it's a pretty big book (400+ pages) and seems to cover almost every possible topic. Definitely written from more of an herbalist's/medicinal perspective, though.
Well, it's been a very long time since I've read it and that's the only thing that I remember! It was written in 1939 and was used decades later by the hippie folk I worked with. There may be an updated version somewhere. Here's a link to Amazon and you can look inside the book to see what you think. Some of the nutrition info might be outdated, but the herbal stuff has been around and in use for centuries.
https://www.amazon.com/Back-Eden-Jethro-Kloss/dp/0940985101/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=2ENQ3G126HWW9RMVKM30
And for more in-depth reading on CBT, here is a text-book:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Just thinking out loud: many people tend to dislike the "think happy thoughts" suggestion, and yeah it's a bit ill-defined, but isn't that essentially where we'd like to end up?
CBT is one method for dealing with negative thoughts and Buddhism is another -- but neutralizing negativity only goes so far -- it's difficult to maintain a neutral mindset because you're always guarding against negativity. It's easier and more enjoyable to set your mind in a positive, "happy thoughts", direction -- and those "happy thoughts" tend to guard against negativity.
I found these books great for understanding EO's.
It's best to do a fuckton of research before starting such a big venture.
https://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Book-Essential-Oils-Aromatherapy/dp/0931432820
https://www.amazon.ca/Aromatherapy-Bible-Definitive-Guide-Essential/dp/1402730063
If you're interested in essential oils, I'd suggest you to read the books instead of hippy websites or blogs.
Steer away from Valerie Ann Wormwood's books. Terrible tips and hazardous recipes without any warnings. She is the one who encourages to use undiluted EO on the skin and ingest EOs for "health benefits". Undiluted ginger EO on the broken bone to heal. Undiluted thyme EO on the open wounds. Wut???
There's only one website that I thought it is very helpful without hippy bullshit crap: Aroma Web. It has all information on toxicity, properties, guide to diluting EOs and etc.
Hey!
I am sure that you've done this, but just in case you haven't: make sure to contact the program(s) you're looking at applying to and see what that the prerequisite classes are for each. I got my masters in clinical mental health counseling and my program required a number of basic psychology courses are prereqs.
Aside from that, don't worry too much about what you don't know. If you're looking to get a jump-start you can read through a basic theories textbook (like this one) or some seminal works by notable authors in the counseling/mental health fields like Man's Search for Meaning, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, or Reality Therapy for the 21st Century.
If you don't have a background in psychology then some of these might feel a little abstract, but don't worry! You don't have to understand everything to begin exploring your interests.
I hope this is helpful!
First of all, sorry for responding so late. I saw your comment, but didn't have time to really sit down and give it the attention it warrants. Here is my reply:
This is an excellent and one of the most important points. Unfortunately, health care in America sucks in general and this is even worse for mental health due to a lack of understanding on the part of insurance companies about the nature of mental illness.
I do not have a great answer to your question because I've never really looked into it. There were some sites that seemed like good places to start that I found by Googling around:
NAMI HelpLine
SAMSHA
These are just other general thoughts/ideas:
-If you have insurance and are not really sure what's covered, call them and ask. You'll get a good idea of what's covered, what the copayment is likely to be etc. Even if the copay is more than you can afford, that is not necessarily the end. Many mental health practitioners operate on a sliding-scale which means they have some flexibility in terms of copayment.
-Look into universities or hospitals in your area. They often have clinical trainees or researchers who can see you for a reduced fee or even for free (e.g. in exchange for participation in a research study).
-I was going to say go to your local place of worship, but I am not sure how connected to mental health resources temples and masjids are.
-If you're a student with or without insurance, go to your campus counseling center and talk to them. They usually know practitioners they work with who have cheaper rates for students.
-If you don't have insurance and you aren't a student, there are hotlines or centers that might be able to help you get health insurance. I am not knowledgable of this process, but Google or asking on other subs could help.
-Depending on where you live, there can be support groups offered in the community. It isn't ideal, but you'll receive some form of support and it may help connect to other resources.
-Finally, sometimes seeing a therapist is just not an option. Whether it's due to just not being able to afford it, or maybe you live in an area that lacks mental health resources. In those cases, I could think of a few things.
You can find support groups on the internet. Not necessarily Reddit, but there are entire forums dedicated to people who experience depression, anxiety, substance abuse issues, etc. I'm sure there is a range of variance on the quality, but you should never discount the power of social support, even if it's not through a physical medium.
The other approach is self-education about mental health. Even though I put it as the last option, this is definitely one of the most powerful ones. There are a lot of great books and research papers out there on mental health, understanding specific disorders, and full clinical manuals. Some of these are not really accessible to people outside the field, but a lot of these are meant for the average consumer. You need to be careful because there is a lot of crap out there too. Check reviews, make sure the source is evidence and research based. This one is so critical. Through decades of research, we have a good understanding of many disorders, as well as the treatment approaches that are effective for them. It's important to consume content that is based on these scientific methods. If you need help deciding which books are good, again Google around or perhaps go to a psychology-focused forum and ask for opinions. One good approach is to read books written by the people who actually developed the therapies! Here are two good examples I like:
CBT for Depression
DBT
I fully realize that when you're struggling with a problem, you may feel that you don't have the physical or psychological resources to try to take this approach. But you should always know that this choice is available to you. It's something that you can try. Maybe it will help, maybe it won't. But it will definitely not hurt you.
I love that this information is being shared and accessible to individuals that need it. My only gripe after reviewing the article is that the author is just describing tenants of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Which is great, but I see no mention of the source material, or citing of where the information originated.
For those interested, here is a great book on CBT:
http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavior-Therapy-Second-Basics/dp/1609185048/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451823143&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=CBT+books
For those that would like free online resources here is a great website:
http://www.get.gg/
Yeah I do too. I'm just bad for it. It's like teachers in schools; they limit you too much on what you can do for people, and then after they limit you, you still have to get malpractice insurance because "for some reason," DERP, treatments don't work all that great. And by that I mean for prisoners and my profession is mental healthcare. Because in the real world, most of the people would have eventually fixed their own problems, with or without a therapist. I think the science says something like 80% of people would fix themselves. Forgot the exact numbers; but a vast majority would fix themselves.
I am not saying things in psychology do not work, but a lot of it comes down to stuff that people who are not fucking up their life know. If you're a person who isn't fucking up their life, and you meet someone who is, chances are you can develop a type of therapy that is as successful as what's out there now, without getting a college degree.
And the thing I find the most fucking stupid is, a lot of the people you study are from like the 70s, and they basically said "I studied psychology and this stuff is bullshit; I am going to come up with my own treatment method and keep track of the results to prove mine is better," which they did. So it was less than 50 damn years ago, and they ignored that shit they learned in college because it was basically garbage, but now we can't do the same thing. Mind you, they kept the good parts, which anyone with half a fucking brain cell could do now with current and older psychological methods, but that's it.
And because pieces of shit who can't fix their own fucking lives and want a "miracle pill" think psychologists can make them fart butterflies and piss rainbows, they decide to sue psychologists if they can't make it happen the exact second they want it to.
If you are thinking about paying a psychologist, I would try these first:
http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Life-Other-Dangerous-Situations-ebook/dp/B00F8LP88U/
http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavior-Therapy-Second-Basics-ebook/dp/B005HROKHU/
http://www.amazon.com/Coach-Your-Own-Life-Barriers-ebook/dp/B00VQL4VW0/
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Life-You-Want-Neuro-Linguistic-ebook/dp/B001OD41PC/
http://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Your-Life--Work-Were-ebook/dp/B01344BZ3E/
http://www.amazon.com/End-Jobs-Meaning-9-5-ebook/dp/B010L8SYRG/
Those books have just enough technical knowledge (how/why to do stuff), inspirational ideology and "mystical psychological mumbo jumbo" to help you fix most of your own problems.
And the worst part is, you know in college the biggest message they kept stressing over and over? "Get paid up front; get a retainer if you testify in court, or you won't get paid, or it won't be in a timely manner." Like the #1 message over and over "Get paid." Pffft. What a jackass-filled tom-fuckin'-foolery inspired joke institutional psychology is. I wipe my ass with my whole college experience, and don't much enjoy the profession. It's not the people; it's the fucking invisible leash that makes it so you can't really help people.
Would not recommend, unless you just want a tedious job helping people who would mostly eventually help themselves anyway.
this book
All of me, loves all of you
/u/obie_wankenobie you are awesome and i love you
Decades of devouring everything I could read, especially technical writing about fragrance and olfaction. And taking every possible opportunity to smell everything that I could, both "perfume" and "non-perfume".
Natural perfumer Anya McCoy has an online course that I've heard is wonderful. You won't learn everything that there is to know about aromachemicals, but you will learn a TON about perfume-making as far as measuring and working with materials, writing reproduceable formulas, testing and creating a finished product, etc. and that is knowledge that is applicable to all perfumery. You can add in synthetics as you desire, but these basics would be an awesome foundation. Also you would learn all about how to turn raw materials into compounds you can work with, like tinctures and enflurages. Here's the link to the course: http://perfumeclasses.com/index.php
A great first start, though, would be to buy her book on Amazon and try some things out at home. It's a great first step for the "home-experimental" type perfumer, who wants to start out by making scents with things you already have and are familiar with. And, it teaches you how to take the scents you create and make other things out of them, not just perfume but also room sprays, bath & body products, etc. Even if you have no interest in becoming a "natural perfumer," it's super-exciting to be able to create a tincture or enflurage of fragrant things that you encounter along your journey. These are skills that all perfumers should have, and she explains how to do it simply, without expensive equipment. The book is called Homemade Perfume.
To answer your question about tea tree/lemon/lavender they are those oils like peppermint that should be diluted if skin is sensitive. The others should be fine, of course, but if you are sensitive to them, dilute. As for ratios, I highly suggest the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Essential-Oils-Aromatherapy/dp/0931432820 . Valerie Ann Worwood is a heck of an expert. Additionally it's a great reference book in general.
Books are heavy
I love books in all forms, physical or electronic, and will read dang near anything I can get my hands on. The most recent electronic book I read was Essential Oils for Beginners. I'm currently at the beginning of a paperback my aunt gave to me- John Grisham's Gray Mountain.
Great, easy to use soap making book... Highly Recommended
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0873418328/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
I've just done a few batches, the easiest was 100% coconut or the recipes that have been predominantly coconut. I'm sure there's a chart somewhere out there with very specific times. The BEST liquid soap resource I have found is this gem http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1580172431?pc_redir=1409141248&amp;robot_redir=1
Epsom salts are often used in bath scrubs in order to help create a soothing soak. I use epsom salts in a lot of my bath bombs. I would imagine that brown sugar would add scent and a scrubby texture, but I have never used a sugar in a bath bomb.
I haven't made bath bombs in a few months, so I can't remember the ratios, but I do remember that some of my bath bombs turned out to be duds because I used too much liquid. You also have to take into account how humid your area is when making them. The mixture should feel like wet sand that is on the dry side...if that makes sense?
About a year and a half ago, I went through a major bath bomb phase - partly fueled by a Christmas gift of 10 lbs of citric acid from my husband. When I first started making them, I found this book super helpful- Bath Bombs by Elaine Stavert
This information has been around a long time, but people have grown ignorant of it because so much dependence has been given to "modern medicine", which has massive amounts of benefit but the vast body of knowledge of older forms of medicine which emphasize using the mechanisms of the human system itself to heal shouldn't be thrown out either.
Back To Eden https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940985101/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_VYiCub11X4T9C
Thanks for all you guys do. I think we've sort of beat a dead horse with the MLM stuff so I'd love to see the Discussion about them sort of die off. If people want to use them cool. If they don't, also cool. Use the brands and blends that suit you and lets not argue over them. The TLDR there for me at least is that the mention of an MLM triggers some, if that's you try resist. From a mod standpoint I'd love to see posts arguing about MLM's removed. There's already a little blurb about that in the wiki so continuing that conversation doesn't really move our overall EO discussion forward.
One thing I'd love to see added to the WIKI is a section on books that get referenced here often. Books like Essential Oil Safety, and The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy. Those are 2 that I see people reference back to fairly often. If there are others that the pros want to add here that would be cool too.
I did a CBT specific internship and these are the books I learned on.
I taught myself how to do CBT on myself using this book. It's written for psychologists on how to do CBT on their patients, but I found it pretty easy to understand and apply to myself.
https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavior-Therapy-Second-Basics/dp/1609185048/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cognitive+behavioral+therapy+judith+beck&amp;qid=1551304085&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-3
I initially followed the principles of Stoicism, which is a philosophy that's very close to the principles of CBT. So my first resource was /r/Stoicism, where you can find things like this and this that have direct correlation with CBT principles. Greek and Roman literature might be hard to get into, but there are very readable translations and the principles are applicable.
Of course, not everyone is interested in philosophy, so my recommendation would be to find something along the lines of Judith Beck's Cognitive Therapy, or other similar resources that are based on research. I can't really recommend else because I haven't read much from other authors.
But in general I would recommend reading about cognitive biases in general, along the lines of this, this, this, or this. Being conscious of how everybody thinks might help you see some negative spirals in your life, and can help you change the environment that might lead you to that negativity.
But again, professional help can be very useful, so definitely consult a professional who is maybe better for you. Good luck!
Cocoa butter lends a lovely, light chocolaty scent. And my family's favorite is made with coffee (mix coffee with Kahlua, let it sit for a week or so, then use the grounds as an exfoliant and a small bit of the extract for scent). I don't recall the exact ratios, the recipe came from Dr. Bob's Essentially Soap book (https://www.amazon.com/Essentially-Soap-Handmade-Scenting-Coloring/dp/0873418328). The coffee acts more like a deodorizer. It gets onion and fish smells off your hands. Also smells really nice in the am, but doesn't leave you smelling like coffee.
This book has been around for years. And it’s only 1 of thousands of books on the subject. THE SCIENCE OF HEALING HERBS. Too bad you haven’t read a single fucking one, you ignorant piece of shit. Fuck you and your stupidity.
Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine
http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Validation-Herbal-Medicine-Daniel/dp/0879835346