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Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Holiday Gift List

The Perfect Gift for the Melt and Pour Soap Maker on Your List

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11. Jojoba oil

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Jojoba oil makes a wonderful carrier oil for essential oil blends and aromatherapy applications in that it has no scent...and lasts a long long long time.

12. Aromatherapy for Women Book by Maggie Tisserand

Author Maggie Tisserand brings a wealth of practical experience to this newly revised best-selling classic on aromatherapy, focusing on the concerns particular to women.

She shows how the unique properties of specific essences can be used to maintain healthy hair and skin, ease minor healt complaints, and assist in treating more serious problems. Explaining how essential oils can be used to support the imune system naturally, the author shares her techniques to reduce stress, enhance well-being, and increase sensual satisfaction. She also gives advice on how to use aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses.

13. Disposable Pipettes

Blending one drop of this and three drops of that is precisely what aromatherapy and essential oil blending is all about. Using these disposable pipettes makes measuring a lot easier...and they're so inexpensive, you really don't mind throwing them out when you're done - which is really important for keeping your essential oils pure and unadulterated.

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