Working with Unusual Essential Oils

In her highly anticipated book, Working with Unusual Essential Oils, Helen Nagle-Smith gives us an insider’s tour of these many new aromatics - each a cornucopia of aromatic facts and fascination. Helen Nagle-Smith succeeds in conveying this through her conversational, convivial style and thorough, expert coverage of these fragrance-rich plants and their volatile extracts. Essential reading for every essential oil enthusiast! – Gabriel Mojay, Founding Co-Chair of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA) and Author of Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit.A remarkable body of work! Helen Nagle-Smith shares her journey in how she develops a deep relationship with newer and unusual essential oils to discover their benefits physically and emotionally. Her approach is multi-faceted and encouraging. She provides not only her insights, but suggestions for how the reader might explore these lesser-known essential oils. In the early chapters, she addresses many of the concerns that aromatherapists have about sustainability, research and safety and informs the reader about the complexities of buying and using essential oils. – Lora Cantele, RA, APCAHelen Nagle-Smith uniquely conveys her understanding of how plant essences speak to as us humans rather than how they simply interface with our bodies. She navigates the crossover between the physical, mental, and emotional bodies remaining neverendingly grounded and practical. Her work never fails to refresh and excite me and is food for my aromajunkie soul. – Elizabeth Ashley, Author of The Secret Healer series of aromatherapy manuals and UK Director for the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy

Helen Nagle-Smith has been a clinical aromatherapist for almost 20 years and is an essential oil researcher, aromatherapy author, writer, and teacher. She runs her own aromatherapy practice and has taught with an aromatherapy school, delivering workshops and courses on aromatherapy in many subjects including grief, transition and change, the menopause, vaginal health, and stress and anxiety. Helen has written numerous articles and case studies for several international aromatherapy journals and is currently writing a book on the subject of aromatherapy and trauma. She lives in Buckinghamshire.