Aromatherapy

Overview

This Aromatherapy course at Warnborough College is a safe introduction to the use of aromatherapy oils. You can study the course in your own home with support from our highly experienced and friendly tutors. They are there to guide you all the way. The course is suitable for anyone wanting to use aromatherapy in the home or to use herbal oils for work.

A distance learning course in Aromatherapy to help you learn about growing and using essential oils in your own home or at work. The course is suitable for anyone interested in aromatherapy. Learn about essential oils, herb oils and their uses.

You can start the course at any time and study in your own home. There is unlimited tutor support, so you can contact our highly experienced and helpful tutors throughout the course.

Course Aims

• Give the scientific names (genus, species and variety names) of ten different plants from which essential oils are derived.

• Research an essential oil of your choice.  Find out as much as you can about the oil

• Suggest different blends that can be used for treating a head cold.

• List a range of oils that would be considered safe to use for children.

• List a range of types of vegetable oils appropriate for use in massage and indicate what types of skin the oils are good for.

• Explain why some herbs tend to be collected in the morning, some before flowering, some during flowering, and others at various times of the year.

• Submit your detailed costing for processing herb materials to produce essential oils.

• Discuss which essential oils may not be safe for use during pregnancy.