Welcome Kirsty to the online Aromatherapy course. We hope you find it useful. The course covers - Duration: 100 hours COURSE STRUCTURE There are 8 lessons as follows: 1. Plant Identification Understand the classification system used for naming plants and to be able to identify the family, genus and species names of plants used to produce essential oils. Define aromatherapy and its history, to understand how aromatherapy works, and the basic chemistry behind it. 2. Introduction to Aromatherapy To define aromatherapy and its history and to understand how aromatherapy works, and the basic chemistry behind it 3. Essential Oils Identify a range of essential oils, their uses and contraindications 4. Safe Use of Essential Oils Ensure that essential oils are used in a safe and controlled manner. 5. Carriers Identify what can be used as a carrier for essential oils and why they must be used. 6. Growing and Harvesting Herbs for Essential Oil Identify methods which can be used to grow, and harvest herbs used in essential oil production. 7. Methods of Extraction Identify methods used to extract essential oils from plants.Identify herbs and oils acknowledged as hazardous to people, and which should not be used in aromatherapy, or with great care. 8. Hazardous Herbs and Oils Identify herbs and oils acknowledged as hazardous to people, and which should not be used in aromatherapy, or with great care. Find out more at acsedu.co.uk/Courses/Health-Fitness-and-Recreation/AROMATHERAPY-VHT104-623.aspx
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:54:24 +0000
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