You have one goal: to find THE book on the first try that will inspire you and meet your needs without having to spend hours in bookstores or ask the opinion of five or six of your friends... This file is made for YOU ! Here we present to you the books rigorously selected and classified according to different categories of interest. For each of them, we highlight visuals, information on the content but also, on the practical side, their price, their dimensions and number of pages… this is also important! For each book, we also explain to you why we love it at the Compagnie des Sens. And to make this difficult choice easier for you, each book has been classified by level: Level 1 for books that are easy to approach, more or less short, which can be read easily and relatively quickly. Level 2 for slightly more advanced books, where you will find relevant information on many oils and synergies to achieve. Level 3 for relatively complete books that dare to venture into explanations of the molecular mechanisms of essential oils. Level 4 for the cobbles, the most complete books dealing with aromatherapy, those which require serious knowledge and an immeasurable love for essential oils. Did you recognize yourself in one of these levels? So don't wait any longer, take the plunge and above all... Happy (first) reading!
This article was updated on 25/08/2022The selection of books on aromatherapy
Everything you need to know about essential oils...
In these books, you will find the benefits of essential oils (and even sometimes vegetable oils) on your health. Focused on general explanations in aromatherapy, you will also appreciate the presentations provided for each essential oil and for different pathologies.
T. de la Charie
Treat yourself with essential oils
We wanted to make this work a complete, precise and accessible guide to relieve all everyday ailments with essential oils but above all to know why and how it works! He references 100 precise information on essential oils, 20 on vegetable oils and details the preparation of 100 synergies.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €26.50
- Number of pages: 521
Jp. zahalka
Complete Aromatherapy Dictionary
This guide complete, practical and explanatory, presents detailed general information on aromatherapy, how to choose and buy your oils, and obviously how to use them. It references, like a dictionary, more than 255 essential oils, 32 hydrosols, 34 vegetable oils and 309 common pathologies.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2017
- Average price: €28.75
- Number of pages: 511
D.Festy
My essential oils bible
It is a complete aromatherapy guide which lists 79 essential oils and 28 vegetable oils and lists from A to Z nearly 200 pathologies to be treated via aromatherapy. Complete and easy to access, it constitutes a good basis to start.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2007
- Average price: €28.75
- Number of pages: 551
D. Baudoux
Practical guide to family and scientific aromatherapy
This book is a work simple and accessible to all which guides the beginner user for a first approach to essential oils in complete safety.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2008
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 160
F. couic marinier
The living earth guide to essential oils
This complete, practical, very visual and explanatory guide presents detailed general information on aromatherapy, how to choose and buy your oils, and obviously how to use them safely. He references 135 essential oils and more than 600 synergies for health and well-being!
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2020
- Average price: €34.50
- Number of pages: 476
F. Millet
The great guide to essential oils
This book is a reference guide which allows you to discover aromatherapy and essential oils. It lists more than 90 essential oils, 35 hydrosols but also vegetable oils and more than 200 aromatherapy formulas for family use.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2022
- Average price: €25.50
- Number of pages: 356
D. Baudoux
Aromatherapy
This latest work by Dominique Baudoux is more than complete. It is based on numerous scientific data while remaining accessible to as many people as possible, presents technical sheets for 100 essential oils and offers 300 synergies! Something to delight everyone.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2017
- Average price: €40.25
- Number of pages: 534
P. Franchomme
Aromatherapy exactly
This book covers different basic notions of aromatherapy: botany, biochemistry, biophysics and therapeutics. By scientific approaches, it aims to show the interest of aromatic molecules in the use of essential oils.
- Level: 4
- Year of publication: 2001
- Average price: €80.50
- Number of pages: 490
Mr. Falcon
Treatise on scientific and medical aromatherapy
True gold mine of information, this book contains a lot of information necessary for learning aromatherapy. Between explanations on the molecule-property relationships and the mechanisms of action, this work is aimed primarily at people using essential oils for medical purposes.
- Level: 4
- Year of publication: 2017
- Average price: €103.50
- Number of pages: 989
D.Festy
What essential oils during my pregnancy?
This work by Danièle Festy is a real natural guide to living well during pregnancy. Essential oils, plant infusions, homeopathy or even EPS, all natural solutions are offered!
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2011
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 271
Jaffrelo
Aromatherapy for little ones
This work by Anne-Laure Jaffrelo is a complete guide for use essential oils correctly in children aged 0 to 10 years. Essential oils, vegetable oils, hydrosols, all natural solutions are offered to overcome childhood ailments and disorders.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2015
- Average price: €16.25
- Number of pages: 128
D.Festy
I'm learning about essential oils - Visual guide
This book is, as its name suggests, a real visual guide on essential oils. While being interesting and complete, the content is pleasant to browse thanks to its different illustrations, and thus allows you to better memorize the information! In addition to the many synergies offered there, 10 essential oils are treated in a very fun way.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2017
- Average price: €22.00
- Number of pages: 202
D.Festy
I don't know how to use essential oils for children
Children can also benefit from the benefits of essential oils, but while respecting certain precautions. Danièle Festy guides us here on how to use them, for what age, and above all why ! Eczema, bronchitis, whooping cough or stomach ache: nothing resists aromatherapy.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €20.75
- Number of pages: 252
F. couic-marinier
Essential oils: the complete guide for the whole family
From babies to seniors, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, Françoise Couic-Marinier leaves no one behind in this new work on essential oils, very complete and accessible. Between precautions for using essential oils for all ages, and aromatherapy synergies adapted to everyone, there is something for everyone!
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €27.75
- Number of pages: 520
D. Baudoux
Practical guide to aromatherapy: diffusion
This book discusses the effects of aromatherapy in diffusion. Divided into several parts, this work details the essential oils to diffuse and breathe but also synergies adapted to various situations, pathological or simply atmospheric.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2013
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 144
D. Baudoux
Practical guide to aromatherapy for pets
This book is a simple and accessible work which guides the beginner user for a first approach veterinarian essential oils safely.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2008
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 142
The selection of books on vegetable oils
Everything you need to know about vegetable oils...
In these books, you will find the benefits of our friends vegetable oils in aromatherapy but also for other uses (in cooking or in cosmetology for example). From basic data on vegetable oils to their uses, including recipes adapted to your needs, you will know everything about HV as they say in the industry!
J. Kaibeck
Vegetable oils
This book provides the basics on the different vegetal oils that can be found commercially: how they are obtained, where to find them, how to use them, in what cases and for whom.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2013
- Average price: €17.25
- Number of pages: 256
S.Chesman
The short guide to vegetable oils
This book explains how to choose your vegetable oils and use them (internal, external use, etc.). For the 26 oils of this book, find the applications cosmetics and therapeutic, but also the contraindications.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2017
- Average price: €20.75
- Number of pages: 104
A. lefief-delcourt
The big book of vegetable oils
This book is a true complete guide to knowing vegetable oils. On the menu, 37 portraits of HV, uses classified according to different pathologies (canker sores, sunburn, colds, etc.), cosmetic treatments, dietary recipes or even uses for taking care of the home.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2020
- Average price: €19.75
- Number of pages: 256
The selection of books on hydrosols
Everything you need to know about hydrosols…
This selection of books will provide you with all the information you need about hydrosols: how they are produced, what are the quality criteria for choosing the right hydrosol, but above all what their properties are and how to use them! Between cosmetic and therapeutic properties, you will be surprised by everything you can do with hydrosols.
P. Dalmas
Guide to floral waters and hydrosols
Patricia Dalmas proves to us through this work that hydrosols have many more uses and benefits than you might think. By presenting us with all the properties of hydrosols for our health, it delicately opens the doors to anyone curious to discover the potential of hydrolatherapy.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2012
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 208
L. Bosson
Hydrolatherapy
By mixing therapeutic, cosmetic, energetic but also psycho-emotional properties, Lydia Bosson takes a look at all the possible and imaginable uses of hydrosols. His book is a reference when you are interested in hydrolatherapy, but also to complete your knowledge on the subject!
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2015
- Average price: €34.50
- Number of pages: 280
Jp. zahalka
Complete dictionary of hydrosols and floral waters
After essential oils, Jean-Philippe Zahalka tackles hydrosols to offer us this more than complete dictionary bringing together 70 monographs where all possible uses of floral waters are offered, both cosmetic and therapeutic.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2014
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 224
The selection of books on cosmetics
Use natural products correctly to make your own cosmetics
Do you want to take care of your skin, your body, your hair and above all with natural products? These books are made for you. Understanding cosmetics, identifying and knowing our skin, learning to make your own cosmetics while using essential and vegetable oils... If that's what you're looking for, click!
J. Kaibeck
Adopt Slow Cosmetics
Adopt Slow Cosmetics is a guide allowing you to understand cosmetics current, how to read labels but above all how to change our way of consuming cosmetic products in a more reasoned, more responsible and more intelligent way. He also gives advice on how to take care of your skin, with which natural products.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2015
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 234
C. Chevalier & H. hideous
Homemade plant-based cosmetics
The book by Catherine Chevallier and Hélène Cacheux gives many recipes for natural cosmetics, yes, but not only that! To properly use and formulate your cosmetic products, you must first of all know and identify your skin type. Homemade Plant Cosmetics is a guide for all skin types, and all natural ingredients.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2018
- Average price: €23.00
- Number of pages: 384
The selection of books on health nutrition
Discover the benefits of superfoods, bee products and spices
Superfoods, spices and certain bee products all have one thing in common: they can be added to our diet whether for taste pleasure or their health benefits. To find out everything about these products: what their properties are, how to choose them well but also how to use them well, we have selected these few books to add to your library, cooking or health section!
A. Dufour and C. Garnier
My bible of healthy superfoods
This book is a truly complete guide to healthy superfoods. On the menu, complete portraits of 56 superfoods, recipes for all times of the day and programs adapted according to your state of health.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €27.75
- Number of pages: 477
J.Nicolay
The Great Book of Apitherapy
This book is a true complete guide to knowing apitherapy. From understanding the life of bees to the different hive products and their uses in health, cosmetics or cooking, everything is there. Honey, royal jelly, pollen, propolis, beeswax, venom, discover all their benefits and uses.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €20.75
- Number of pages: 224
Dr. Stuart Farrimond
Spices: expert advice
Between culinary and scientific explanations, this book is both accessible to novices and provides a new perspective on the fascinating world of spices. More than 50 spices are described, and around twenty recipes are offered.
- Level 1
- Year of publication: 2021
- Average price: €28.75
- Number of pages: 224
The selection of books on clay
Discover all the benefits of clays in natural health and cosmetic care
Are you looking for natural solutions to relieve various disorders or to care for your skin or hair? In these books, discover everything there is to know about this miraculous land and how to use it well.
R. Dextreit
The clay that heals
Who better than Raymond Dextreit, a pioneering naturopath of the last century who himself treated himself with clays, to talk about their benefits? This essential book is therefore the fruit of theoretical knowledge and lived experience over more than 60 years.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €17.25
- Number of pages: 223
C. Baudet
In shape thanks to clay!
This complete, practical, organized and explanatory guide, written by a passionate person, presents everything you need to know to get started with clays ! From the fundamentals to the essential cosmetic treatments without forgetting the scientific aspect and the pathology approach, this guide will support you in the use of clays in all their forms.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2012
- Average price: €19.75
- Number of pages: 144
The selection of books on gemmotherapy
Everything you need to know about bud macerates...
Would you like to know more about gemmotherapy? In these books, you will discover with interest everything you need to know to properly use bud macerates and to perceive the potential of these formidable trees and plants!
S. Boistard
Gemmotherapy - Practical and family guide
This practical and family guide to gemmotherapy - Buds for health, is written by a enthusiast who immerses us in the world of the forest and in our relationship with nature in order to present gemmotherapy to us in all simplicity. With kindness and peace, this guide will accompany you in the discovery and use of bud macerates.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2016
- Average price: €25.50
- Number of pages: 256
P. Andrianne
Treatise on gemmotherapy
This treatise on gemmotherapy - Therapeutics through buds, is a complete and scientific book which develops gemmotherapy in a clear and precise manner. A true work of synthesis, it thus offers a list of the recognized medicinal properties of each bud, while taking up the general principles and methods of use of bud macerates.
- Level: 3
- Year of publication: 2011
- Average price: €41.50
- Number of pages: 384
L. Pineau
The great book of gemmotherapy
The great book of gemmotherapy allows you to discover the power of buds in therapy. Ideal for novices as well as experienced ones, this very comprehensive work covers all aspects of this practice and presents the majority of the buds used.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2019
- Average price: €22.00
- Number of pages: 400
The selection of books on herbal medicine
Everything you need to know about medicinal plants...
Since the dawn of time, plants have been used for their beneficial health properties. They have since largely proven themselves, and are now experiencing renewed interest. No more little infusion reserved for grandma, now the whole family benefits. To know how to use them correctly, and which ones, the best thing to do is to train! Discover our selection of books to discover the world of herbal medicine.
G. Corjon
Treat yourself with plants
In "Treat yourself with plants", we discover all the possible uses of more than 100 plants, as well as their properties and their precautions for use so as not to take any risks. Finally, plant associations and advice are given for different health problems.
- Level 2
- Year of publication: 2018
- Average price: €9.25
- Number of pages: 253