The Family Guide to Aromatherapy: A Safe Approach to Essential Oils for a Holistic Home

Mix up a happier home with aromatherapy recipes for the whole family.

Full and busy households are a beautiful thing, but they can also create stress and chaos. The Family Guide to Aromatherapy is a complete, family-friendly reference for using essential oils at home to promote wellness and harmony. With safety at the forefront, this book teaches you how to use aromatherapy to benefit the whole family.

Learn how to mix and properly dilute the right oils to help ease everything from acne and anxiety to indigestion and insomnia. The whole family can make blends to help with things like mood and confidence, and even make their own shampoo―with safe ingredients for all ages.

The Family Guide to Aromatherapy offers:

• The real scoop―Learn the joy and benefits of essential oils, along with their honest limitations and potential risks.
• Aromatherapy for every life stage―Hundreds of recipes are sorted by age group, from prenatal to seniors.
• Safety first―Each chapter begins with watch-outs for the associated ages, and charts explaining which essential oils are safe, which to use in moderation, and which to avoid altogether.
• Handy references―You'll find pages to write notes, and a glossary of 30 common essential oils and their properties.

Use aromatherapy to create a peaceful, pleasant, and safe environment for everyone.

"Ready to use essential oils with your family safely and effectively? Erika Galentin has put together a guide which takes you every step of the way, assuring not only the best practices for family care, but also practical considerations in safety and sustainability so you can be sure you are using the right oils the right way."―Bevin Clare, MS, Professor of Herbalism at Maryland University of Integrative Health and President of the American Herbalists Guild

"The essential oil industry can be rife with quality control issues, unethical practices, and potentially dangerous application recommendations, but author Erika Galentin successfully balances her deep appreciation for the healing properties of essential oils with safe and sustainable use guidelines that are often missing from essential oil resources. She presents the information clearly with bulleted tips, charts, a multitude of clever and easy-to-make recipes for a range of health uses, and well-written profiles on key essential oil herbs. The Family Guide to Aromatherapy is a must for anyone who wants to use essential oils effectively and safely."―Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), Clinical herbalist and author of Body into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies

"Erika Galentin's new book, The Family Guide to Aromatherapy is a much needed, informative, and accessible companion for families wanting to use essential oils safely and responsibly. Erika's guidance is both thoroughly researched and experience-based. Finally, someone is offering low dilution recipes and considering safety as the number one factor. A go-to book for any family wishing to use essential oils in an informed way."―Cathy Skipper, co-founder of AromaGnosis Online School and author of The Alchemy of Menopause

"Educational, inspired, and empowering, The Family Guide to Aromatherapy includes thoughtfully-crafted, safe, and effective blends to support most everything and everyone in your household. Erika’s training, experience, and unique perspective shine in the recipes, tips, and best practices shared throughout. With the depth and breadth of its scope―and room for notes! Every aromatherapist and essential oil enthusiast can learn and grow with this book."―Kristina Bauer, Founder and writer at The Untamed Alchemist, executive producer of Uncommon Scents

"The Family Guide to Aromatherapy is exactly the essential oils resource that I’ve been waiting for! Filled with expert advice on how to use essential oils both safely and effectively, this book has given me the confidence to use essential oils for my family’s health. The reference charts and interesting recipes will have me reaching for this book again and again and again. Erika has written a treasure for essential oil enthusiasts!"―Rosalee de la Forêt, author of Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal