The Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition.  Worth its weight in gold. 574 pages, 11.25" X 8.75", hardbound
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The Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition, update and expanded in January 2009, contains the most complete and up-to-date information on therapeutic-grade essential oils, aromatherapy and a whole-life approach to health and wellness — naturally.

 

Note: The Desk Reference is a Young Living-specific reference, listing products that are proprietary to Young Living.  That can make it a little confusing if you are new to aromatherapy; you might do better starting out with Modern Essentials.  However, for those who are more familiar with the oils, it provides a lot of information on natural health that is hard to find all in one place anywhere else.

Say good-bye to foo-foo fragrances: This is serious healthcare

If what you're looking for is recreational fragrancing, then don't get this book.  The Desk Reference is about using therapeutic-grade oils and other natural products to take charge of your health.  For me, it has totally redefined the meaning of "health".

The heart of the Desk Reference is the 136-page Personal Usage Reference.  This section provides you with protocols for almost any health concern, rooted in the latest scientific research, and proven out in clinical practice.

Make the investment in yourself, and get your copy today.

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What you'll find inside the Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition

The following is an abridged look at the contents of the Desk Reference, 4th Edition.

Section 1: Background, Chemistry and Safety: Including articles on:

• Essential Oils: The Missing Link in Modern Medicine,
• What are essential oils,
• Different models of aromatherapy and the of application of essential oils,
• A brief history of essential oils;
• A brief look at how essential oils work, including:
• The significance of therapeutic-grade essential oils,
• The dangers of adulterated oils,
• The powerful influence of essential oils, and their effect on the limbic system, and
• Issues related to the chemicals in our environment and toiletries;
• Simple essential oil Chemistry;
• Guidelines for safe use of essential oils;
• The many uses of essential oils;
• The production of therapeutic-grade essential oils;

Section 2: Single Oils: Including a listing for each of Young Living's and Creer Lab Aromatology's Single Oils (see a sample page) and articles on:

• How to be sure your oils are the highest quality,
• How to maximize the shelf life of you oils, and
• Diluting essential oils.

Section 3: Blend / Massage Oils: Including listings for (you guessed it):

• Essential oil blends (see a sample page), and
• Massage oils, both aromatic and base oils.

Section 4: Supplements / Hormone Therapy: Including chapters on:

• The NingXia wolfberry,
• Essential oil-enhanced superfoods, dietary & nutritional supplements and herbal tinctures,
• Topical hormone products, and
• Water treatment.

Each of these sections contain a lot of good information that will prove beneficial to your pursuit of holistic health goals.

Section 5: Personal Care / Animal Care: Including chapters on:

• Hair and skin care,
• Bath and shower gels and bar soaps;
• Personal care & oral hygiene,
• Personal care for children,
• Household care, featuring the Thieves^® line of products, and
• A brief section on Veterinary Medicine; including animal care products, as well as animal care protocols and veterinary medicine with the oils.

Each of these listings includes a lot of information about the importance of using products containing only natural ingredients, because of the significant health dangers in many commonly-used personal care products.

Section 6: Vita Flex / RainDrop / Auricular: Including chapters on:

• The Vita Flex Technique,
• A detailed description of RainDrop and the Lymphatic Pump;
• The Auricular Technique, and
• Emotional response with essential oils.

Section 7: Cleansing / Dietary Programs: Including 32 pages of articles on health issues and programs, such as:

• The importance of doing an internal cleanse, and a description of the Master Cleanse and other cleansing programs and diets for:
• General detoxification,
• Digestion,
• Parasites, and
• Heavy metals;
• Liver health and pH balance, including articles on:
  • The importance of proper pH balance in the body;
  • Testing your pH,
  • How to restore alkalinity.
• A brief study of various health issues, including:
• Artificial sweeteners, and alternatives to Aspartame,
• The need for purified water, and the dangers of chlorination,
• Problems associated with Microwave Ovens,
• Longevity and anti-aging therapies,
• A study on enzyme therapy, including:
• What enzymes are,
• What enzymes do in the body,
• How enzymes are destroyed, and
• Problems associated with enzyme insufficiency.

Section 8: Personal Usage Reference: a 136-page How-To on the effective use of essential oils (see an example page here), including discussions on:

• how the oils work,
• when to mix oils and blends,
• how to choose and use essential oils, including the 18 basic essential oil applications,

and covering health issues from:

• Abscess (skin) to Asthma,
• Athlete's Foot to Fibromyalgia,
• Flatulence to Nerve Disorders and Diseases,
• Night Sweats to Yeast Infections, including protocols for:
• Cancers (newly updated, to better explain the role of essential oils may play in fighting them),
• Heart Disease,
• Muscular Dystrophy,
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and
• Parkinson's Disease.

Section 9: References / Appendices / Index: Including discussions on:

• Examples of AFNOR/ISO standards for therapeutic-grade oils;
• Food "ash" pH;
• Oils certified by the FDA as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) or food additives;
• Biblical references to oils or aromatic substances;
• Application codes (whether the oils can be applied "neat", or will need dilution);
• Research on ORAC;
• Abstracts and/or bibliography listings on Scientific Research, including studies on the essential oils, stevia, MSM and FOS;
• A chart on the five key groups of essential oil compounds;
• Comparative antimicrobial activity of essential oils and antibiotics;
• Chlorine and trihalomethanes research;
• A Body Systems Chart, showing which Young Living products support which systems of the body;
• A Single Oil Data Chart;
• An Oil Blend Data Chart;
• A full, 18-page Index.

In the pages of the Essential Oils Desk Reference, 4th Edition, you'll find a listing of all the Young Living Essential Oils products, and basic information on their constituents and usages.  You'll also find articles on how essential oils work, including guidelines for their safe use.  There are also articles relating specifically to:

• Babies & Children,
• Body building & fitness,
• Immune support,
• Hormone balance for men & women,
• Using essential oils to protect the body before and during Radiation Treatments;
• Proper supplementation,
• Supporting the immune and endocrine systems, and
• The importance of avoiding petrochemicals;

Without a doubt, the Essential Oils Desk Refererence, 4th Edition contains a wealth of information that can transform your life.

It can literally redefine for you the meaning of "health".

Clearly, this is a reference that will prove its worth to you time and time again.  I've had the Desk Reference since the first edition came out in July of 1999 (when it was called the PDR for Essential Oils).  I've used it almost every day, and still haven't plumbed its depths.

But, despite the depth of information there, you don't have to read it all through to make excellent use of it: it's written as a handbook, a convenient reference, not a text book.  All of its information is readily accessible.

I can't imagine life without it.

Make the investment in yourself.  It's only $55.95, plus shipping and handling.