The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy
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The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy by Salvatore Battaglia is the 1997 first-edition classic that serious essential-oil enthusiasts still hunt for on the second-hand market. At 476 heavily illustrated pages, this vintage paperback from Australia’s Perfect Potion press delivers the deepest single-volume reference of its era: every major oil is profiled with botany, chemistry, safety data, and step-by-step blending formulas you simply can’t find condensed this thoroughly online. Because it predates the diluted advice that floods today’s blog posts, Battaglia’s original text preserves pre-2000 sourcing standards and rare folk uses that later editions quietly edited out—making a clean, unmarked copy like this one a time-capsule for purists and professional aromatherapists alike.
Collectors prize the 1997 printing for its sturdy lay-flat binding and the author’s own hand-drawn botanical sketches, printed on matte paper that still releases the faintest scent of lavender if stored properly. This copy shows only light page-edge foxing—common to Australian paperstock of the period—while every interior page remains crisp, un-highlighted, and free of the spine creasing that plagues most well-thumbed aromatherapy manuals. From a smoke-free home and never inscribed, it’s ready to slip straight onto the reference shelf or into a gift box for the natural-health devotee who insists on first-edition authority.
Whether you’re formulating spa blends, studying for a clinical aromatherapy certification, or curating a 1990s wellness library, Battaglia’s vintage guide offers the reliable dosage charts, safety contraindications, and environmental sourcing notes that modern reprints have abridged. Secure this increasingly scarce first edition now and you’ll own the foundational text that today’s holistic practitioners quote—and the dog-eared office copies they wish still looked this pristine.
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