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1
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What 3 precautions do you take if working with essential oils daily?

A

Adequate ventilation
Frequent breaks
Vary essential oils

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What caution applies to all Citrus Esssential Oils?

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Photoxic

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3
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Photoxic means:

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Avoid exposure to sun/tanning beds (UV rays) for 12 hours post application.

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4
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What cautions are advised during first trimester of pregnancy?

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Most EOs should be avoided during first trimester.

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5
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What % dilution can be used during 2nd and 3rd trimesters?

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1%

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6
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Which three EOs can be used during second and third trimester?

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Ginger
Lemon
Mandarin

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7
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What EO should be avoided if person has high blood pressure but does not take medication for this issue?

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Rosemary (very stimulating)

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8
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If a person has LOW blood pressure, avoid which essential oil?

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Sweet Marjoram

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9
Q

Never use the following three toxic oils?

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Cassia - sensitizer
Sassafras - possibly carcinogenic
Thuja

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10
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In our final choice of blend, BH recommends we use how many top notes and base notes.

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No more than two of each.

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11
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What is the easiest (simplest) way to blend EOs?

A

Equal number of drops.

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12
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What is the alcohol concentration of perfume?

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5-30%

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13
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What is the alcohol percentage of Eau de Toilette?

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4-8%

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14
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What is the alcohol percentage of splash cologne?

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1-3%

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15
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Does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?

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Yes.

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16
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EOs can be easily set on fire? Yes or no.

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Yes

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17
Q

Essential oils do not dissolve in?

A

Water

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18
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Top notes do what two things?

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Evaporate into air quickly and are usually uplifting

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19
Q

Middle notes can be both what:

A

Uplifting or relaxing

20
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Base notes are what?

A

Usually more relaxing

21
Q

What is the most common method used in extraction of essential oils?

A

Steam Distillation

22
Q

What is the most common method of distillation?

A

Steam distillation.

23
Q

Describe Steam Distillation?

A
  • water heated
  • high pressure steam passes through plant material
  • oils are evaporated
  • steam is collected
  • sent through coil cooled by running water
  • steam condensed
  • essential oil and condensed water separate with oil rising to top
24
Q

What are a byproduct of the distillation process?

A

Floral waters

25
Q

Three things to know about Enfleurage?

A
  • an extraction by fats
  • oldest method of obtaining essential oils
  • method no longer commercially viable
26
Q

What process is used to extract essential oils from citrus oils?

A

Cold expression.

27
Q

Why is the Solvent Extraction Process not suitable for some people and why?

A

They still retain a good amount of non-volatile substances and residues of solvent.

These could provoke an allergic reaction in people with sensitive skin.

28
Q

The process whereby a potential unwanted side-effect of one chemical component can be nullified by the presence of other chemical components.

A

Quenching

29
Q

What is the only difference between plant an animal cells?

A

Have extra set of organelles called chloroplasts.

30
Q

Essential oils occur during the what metabolism in the plant?

A

Secondary

31
Q

David Williams says that there are very few essential oils that do what?

A

Do not change their odour during the period of their evaporation.

32
Q

On first smelling the fresh dip of an essential oil, what is perceived and what does it consist of?

A

The Top Note - consists of combined odours of the most volatile constituents

33
Q

On smelling the same dip of an essential oil a second time (after an interval of time) what is noticed?

A

The Middle Notes (the body) may be noticed although there will always be lingering traces of the top note complex.

34
Q

Smell that same fresh dip of essential oil a third time (after a second interval of time), what happens?

A

The Middle Notes (body) will have evaporating leaving a residual odour known as the DRY OUT.

35
Q

In order to get an odour profile description for as many oils as possible from what two books:

A

Essential Oil Chemistry by David Williams

And, Natural Aromatic Materials - Odours & Origins by Tony Burfield (2 volume materials index)

36
Q

In Ayurveda, describe the Vata Dominant Type?

A
  • thin framed body
  • tall or short
  • joints crack easily
  • irregularity is the rule
  • appetite often variable or low
  • when unwell, likely to suffer from pain and nervous disorders
37
Q

In Ayurveda, Pitta Dominant types have:

A
  • a moderate shape with good proportions
  • they can gain and lose weight relatively easily
  • eyes are sharp and penetrating
38
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Ayurveda Kapha Dominant Types are:

A
  • large bodies, large frames
  • hair is thick and wavy
  • peaceful and content
  • move slowly
  • waste little energy
39
Q

The first chakra

A

Base or root

40
Q

What is the first chakra’s energy colour

A

Red

41
Q

Second chakra

A

Sacral

42
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Third Chakra

A

Solar plexus

43
Q

Third Chakra energy colour

A

Yellow

44
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Fourth chakra

A

Heart chakra

45
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Fifth chakra

A

Throat chakra

46
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Sixth Chakra

A

Brow or Third Eye Chakra

47
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Seventh Chakra

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Crown Chakra

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