Learning About AT/EO ** Was: Storing Essential Oils, Hydrosols, etc

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Hi Sandra,

 

> Butch,That helps a lot; I'm just learning about eo's,

 

Glad I am .. and that learning process might never end. I'm finding

that many folks who thought they knew a lot are discovering that they

knew a lot of humma-humma. ;-) Keep in mind that there are no experts

in AT .. there are many chemists who are experts at describing the

effects of isolated chemical components but they are the last ones we

should listen to when we think of the effects of WHOLE oils in the

natural synergy Mama Nature allows us to extract through distillation.

 

> and even though I've had them for awhile, still haven't had time to

> know how to use them much, and they're just getting older.

 

Might be that you have some that are a tad too old .. maybe some Blue

oils or cold or expeller pressed Citrus .. then might be you have some

that are more valuable now .. like Mysore Sandalwood, Rosa damascena or

Vetiver.

 

> Maybe I should get a good learner's book that tells how to make up

> formulas and practical everyday uses for them.

 

You will have no problem finding hundreds of books that tell you how to

make up formulas .. they're as numerous as cookbooks. Some even go hog

wild and include 10-15 different oils. But if you find a good one you

will have accomplished something that nobody else has done .. though

some think they have and will support their opinion with all the emotion

they can bring to bear .. my opinion.

 

As for practical, every day, traditional uses .. there are some fairly

good publications around .. a fine one being being Sylla's Aromatherapy

Practitioner Reference Manual http://www.av-at.com/manual01.html .. and

there are some folks who criticize it because its not perfect .. because

there is some information therein that can't be supported by scientific

studies, etc. But then, little about aromatherapy can be supported in

that manner .. so if that's to be the criteria for determining what is a

good reference in AT .. the answer will be .. THERE ARE NONE!

 

Then there are Martin Watt's Essential Oil Monographs .. found at this

URL http://www.av-at.com/monographs.html and you will note that he

introduces them as follows:

 

" This information resource has been ten years in the making. It is

probably the most accurate collection of properties of the 57 Essential

Oils ever published. As with Plant Aromatics, I collated every piece of

information of direct relevance to the subject that I could lay my hands on.

 

I have attempted to weed out the information of less relevance to

aromatherapists. In particular you will not find a lot of information

where therapeutic uses or safety of an oil have been based entirely on

their chemical composition. Some chemicals are mentioned, but only where

sound references could be found on their relevance. As I am a qualified

herbalist, this helped me to differentiate between the therapeutic

claims made in aromatherapy books based entirely on herbal extracts, or

on the essential oils from the same plant. " UNQUOTE

 

Then there is Martin Watt's Safety Manual .. Plant Aromatics .. at URL

http://www.av-at.com/plantaromaticsavnp.html which is supported by

scientific data .. and that data is referenced. Its broken down as:

 

PART 1: SKIN IRRITATION - SENSITIZATION - PHOTOSENSITIZATION

PART 2: TOXICITY - ORAL and DERMAL

PART 3: ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN

 

Martin's " Plant Aromatics " is NOT about synergies and therapeutic this

and that which we so often associate with being AT .. its about SAFE

levels of dilution of essential oils .. whether they are used by those

who call themselves Aromatherapy Practitioners or those who, like me,

enjoy the benefits from using essential oils. There is a big difference

and I hope to NEVER be mistaken for an AT Practitioner.

 

Finally, if you want to get into the reality of what AT is all about,

and learn the RIGHT WAY the first time .. instead of having to later

UNLEARN erronous information .. there is Martin Watt's AT Correspondence

Course http://www.av-at.com/coursedetails.html

 

> In the meantime, you are a good teacher .

 

Thank you ma'am .. I only know what I know .. if I become smart enough

to know what I don't know then I might be a good teacher. Odds of that

ever happening are slim because one must begin to deal with this as a

yonker and hope to master it sometime afore they close the lid on the

box. Plus, the reason I'm in this business is to avoid boredom .. its

the least challenging thing I have ever done in my life, though its not

the least important thing I've ever done.

 

> thanks,

> san

 

Welcome fer'shur. And y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com