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    Essential Oils for Beginners
    Essential Oils for Beginners
    Essential Oils for Beginners
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    Essential Oils for Beginners

    By Benedict Stewart

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    More and more people throughout the world are saying that essential oils have improved their lives in so many different ways. As a result, those who haven’t yet tried using such plant-derived substances have become increasingly curious. They’re wondering whether they, too, could benefit from oils like citrus, geranium, ylang ylang, and neroli. If you are among them, you should definitely read this book.
    By doing so, you’ll discover the most important things that a beginner should learn about, including:
    •The origins of essential oil use, especially aromatherapy
    •The evolution of aromatherapy throughout the centuries
    •The main perks of using essential oils
    •The different ways through which such substances are used
    •The safety pointers that should be followed
    •The possible downsides of misusing essential oils
    •The correct (yet effortless) way of diluting oils before use
    •The procedures involved in doing a skin-patch test
    •The right way of buying and storing essential oils
    Those might seem a lot and truth be told, that list isn’t complete. You might think that learning will be a challenging pursuit. Well, you have to keep in mind that this book is titled Essential Oils for Beginners. This was written specifically for those who barely know anything about such useful, fragrant liquids. So, you won’t have to look for the meanings of terms as you go through each chapter.
    You would not even have to reread sentences just to understand what they mean either. Simply put, everything is written and presented in the simplest way possible. After all, the main purpose of this book is to help transform curious individuals from being merely intrigued into being capable of boosting their health, beauty, and hygiene using essential oils. Don’t wait any longer. Start changing your life right now – read this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBenedict Stewart
    Release dateSep 29, 2014
    ISBN9781311978738
    Essential Oils for Beginners
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    Benedict Stewart

    Benedict stewart is a children's book and pet's book author who loves to write short tips and funny stories with five years of experience working with individuals, small companies and non-profits to find the words to help describe. Benedict have a lovely wife, 2 kids and 1 cat. Born in UK, Benedict living in London and love traveling, pet, poet.

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      Essential Oils for Beginners - Benedict Stewart

      Introduction

      Like most other people, it’s obvious that you’re intrigued by essential oils.

      You’re probably curious whether they’re potent cures or mere odor-fighters. You’re most likely wondering if they’re as safe as some people claim. Well, just by reading this beginner-friendly book, you’ll find all the answers you’re looking for. Most importantly, you’ll understand why more and more people are buying (and to a certain extent, collecting) all sorts of essential oils.

      So, don’t wait any longer. Flip to the next page and start learning. 

      Chapter 1: Essential Oils

      Essential oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquids which contain volatile aroma compounds which are extracted from plants. These oils are also known as volatile oils. Some even refer to them as ethereal oils. You’re probably wondering why they’re called essential. Well, they supposedly have the key qualities of the plants from which they’re extracted from.  

      These oils are extracted using the process of distillation, which is often done by steaming. There are other processes that may be utilized like expression, or by solvent extraction. Essential oils are obtained so that they could be used in perfumes, in cosmetic products, in soaps, as flavoring for certain foods and drinks, and for adding aroma to incense and to household

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