Three favorite aromatherapy books to add to your reading list

What’s your favorite aromatherapy book at the moment? Any recommendations of must-reads? In this week’s Aromatherapy Q & A you’ll find 3 books that you should add to your reading list:

Jodie (Current Student): 

I recommend Gisela Cheung’s book “香薰䕶理手冊”. The reason why I like it is because it’s very easy to understand. The book also features some blended formula – they are really useful and also help me to understand the function of essential oils.


Shireen (EOP Tutor): 

My favorite book is “Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell” by Zygmunt Bauman. It explains why we are drawn to certain aromatic oils – an understanding may be found in this great book which explores the history of scent and its role in healing, magic, ritual and intimacy.


Caroline (Managing Staff): 

My personal recommendation is Kurt Schnaubelt’s book “Advanced Aromatherapy - The science of Essential Oil Therapy”. This is a book for us who practice aromatherapy the "English" way to know more about the "French-German" way. It is also an excellent guide for aromatherapists to choose essential oils for their clients through the conclusive system introduced to connect essential oils and their effects.


Another “must-have” aromatherapy book in your library should be Robert Tisserand’s updated version of his comprehensive guide “Essential Oil Safety” which will be available end of September. We will do a bulk pre-order so please email us if you would like to reserve your copy!