Chemistry Of Essential Oils Made Simple: GOD'S LOVE MANIFEST IN MOLECULES @ richardeward.com

Chemistry Of Essential Oils Made Simple: GOD'S LOVE MANIFEST IN MOLECULES
by David Stewart
from N A P S A C Reproductions

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Definitive Book On Essential Oils
  I have yet to find any book written in English that can replace the exhaustive scientific information available on essential oils in this one. The size of this book may prove formidable to some. If you hated chemistry in school, you may find the scientific chapters breaking down each essential oil's properties tedious. However, the writer is a talented educator and interjects not only appropriate humor but fascinating lore into every paragraph. There are basic chapters on techniques and useage of essential... more info

• A lot of information, but not all correct
  Dr. Stewart is not chemist, nor knows chemistry so well, therefore he made several errors in this book. Although he collected a lot of information, not all materials are well-reviewed nor verified. His explanation about the transformation of matricin(he calles it matricene) to chamazulen is incorrect, the classification of terpinen-4-ol as phenolic compound is invalid, let alone the false chemical formulas of chamazulen and terpinen-4-ol.
  His preaching reduces the professional quality of the book. What... more info

• awesome
  This is an excellent book! I enjoyed the connections between the essential oils and our Creator.

• Beginner to Essential Oils - Way over my head!
  As a beginning user of essential oils trying to educate myself, this book was an overwhelming read for me (at nearly 850 pages). I would instead recommend Dr. Stewart's book as an excellent resource book for professionals who work with and educate others about essential oils. (e.g. Licenced Aromatherapists, Raindrop Facilitators, and Aromatherapy Instructors). It is much more of a textbook on the how & why of the Chemistry behind essential oils than which essential oil is good/bad for this or that and... more info

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