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AWP 008: Five Reasons Every Aromatherapist Should Learn Essential Oils Chemistry

Aromatic Wisdom™ Podcast with Liz Fulcher

English - January 15, 2015 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
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We all want our essential oil blends to be effective and safe, right? Essential oil chemistry makes that possible! It is really important for anyone working with essential oils to understand the chemistry of these powerful plant extracts you're working with, especially if you are making blends for other people.

What You Will Hear in this Episode

Basics of essential oil chemistryWhat is a GC/MS report? What a Gas Chromatograph measuresWhat a Mass Spectrometer measuresWhat is an essential oil chemical familyFive reasons why even a basic understanding of essential oil chemistry is fundamental to a professional aromatherapy practice.In the "Smell Life" segment: 

Links and Resources:

Read Liz's blog Post:  Are Your Essential Oil GC/MS Tested?Recommended Book: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand

Enjoy the podcast; I hope it inspires you to explore what’s possible with essential oils and aromatherapy for your health and well-being!

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