Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Essential Oils 5
Chapter 1: Making Sense Out of Scents 7
Chapter 2: Sniffing the Diff: What to Look for in a Scent 21
Chapter 3: On the Scented Trail: Shopping 31
Chapter 4: Safety First 51
Chapter 5: Essential Oil Alchemy: Making Your Own Scents 67
Part 2: Inscentives for Living: Essential Oils in Your Life 87
Chapter 6: Surrounding Yourself with Scents 89
Chapter 7: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Skin and Hair Care for Us All 107
Chapter 8: Essential Oils in the Bedroom 125
Chapter 9: Essential Oils to Ease Stress and Brain Fog 141
Chapter 10: Getting Well with Smell 165
Chapter 11: Refrain from Pain 187
Chapter 12: Essential Oils to Up Your Energy and Enhance Your Workout 199
Chapter 13: De-Bugging Your Home, Garden, and Pets 211
Part 3: How Essential Oils Work 229
Chapter 14: Distilling Essential Oil: Extraction Methods 231
Chapter 15: Exploring Essential Oil Compounds 247
Part 4: The Part of Tens 265
Chapter 16: Ten Unique Oils for One-of-a-kind Blends 267
Chapter 17: Ten (or so) Ways to Add Fragrance to Your Life 275
Chapter 18: Ten Herbs to Grow for Fragrance 281
Part 5: The Guides 289
Symptom Guide 291
Essential Oil Guide 325
Appendix: Essential Oils & Aromatherapy Resources 357
Index 363