Essential Oils

Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary, and more.

Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.

*5 stars* “...covers a broad spectrum of essential oils,… methods of extraction and implications for efficacy…. [C]ontains safety assessments for cosmetic use, food ingredients, and drugs [and] aims to provide users/practitioners/distributors with enough information to assess when and how essential oils should or should not be used…. As society ventures into natural approaches to health care, this book is needed to provide an understanding of the risks, benefits, and implications so that utility is appropriate. [A]n important guide for practitioners and a practical tool for professionals who develop and market essential oils…. [C]omprehensive and well organized…, an easy reference guide for any reader and provides a significant level of detail.” —©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Tolu Oyelowo, DC, PhD (Northwestern Health Sciences University)