Final Exam Review Flashcards
How to Make a Perfume (Instructions)
1) Concept, strength, type
2) Fixative - Rosewood or Lavender
3) Blend oils then add alcohol (pure grain alcohol or vodka)
4) Store for 4-6 weeks.
Perfume Dilutions
Perfume: 15-20% essential oils, 80% alcohol, 5% distilled water
Cologne: 3-5% essential oils, 70% alcohol, 20-25% distilled water
Splash Cologne: 1-3% essential oils, 70-80% alcohol, 20-30% distilled water
Perfume Oil: Use jojoba oil and combine up to 50% essential oil to carrier oil (1ml vial = 10 drops of ea)
Who perfected the art of Aromatherapy?
Egyptians
What country made an important contribution to the study of plant medicine by classifying and indexing the knowledge they got from the Egyptians?
Greece
Who is credited with perfecting the art of distillation?
Avicenna
Commercial production of essential oils began in Grasse, France around
1530
Who is credited with coining the term, “aromatherapy”?
Rene Maurice Gattefosse
You can protect essential oils by
Storing them in a dark cool place
The time is takes for an essential oils to penetrate the skin varies by usually takes
20-70 minutes
Pimenta racemosa
West Indian Bay
Ociumum basilicum is effective for treating
Nervous debility, stress, depression
Which of the following is not a true essential oil?
Benzoin
What does photo-sensitive mean?
Can cause skin pigmentation when applied before exposure to sunlight
Bergamot oil is expressed from
From the peel of the fruit
Black Pepper oil is a rubefacient. This means the oil could
Cause redness to the skin, possibly irritation
To help with your studies, a good essential oil to use as a mental stimulant is
Bay
Piper nigrum is the botanical name for
Black Pepper
An essential oil that is hypertensive
Raises blood pressure
Using an emmenagogue essential oil will help with
Inducing and/or regulating your menstrual cycle
An essential oil that is mucolytic
Breaks down mucous
Which essential oil is recommended for treating epilepsy?
Basil
Dr. Palolo Rvesti, author of In Search of Perfumes Lost , researched
The use of citrus oils to treat depression
The most common extraction method of essential oils is
Steam distillation
With hydro-diffusion steam is produced
Above the plant material
When an essential oil is rectified, it means it has been
purified by re-distillation
When an essential oil in citrus fruits is found
In the little sacs under the rind
Two main qualities of hydrosols are
Anti-septic and anti-inflammatory
Gas chromatography is an apparatus that records
Chemical constituents present in an essential oil
One of the advantages of using fractioned coconut oil is
Indefinite shelf life
Carrier oils for aromatherapy should be
cold pressed
An essential oil that is effective in treating neuralgia is
Cajeput
Cardamom essential oil is especially helpful for problems of the
Digestive system
One of the prime uses for Carrot Seed essential oil is
Skin Care
Cedrus atlantica
Cedarwood
A characteristic of German Chamomile is that it’s colour is
Bluish-green
Chamaemelum nobile
children’s ailments
Melaluca cajeput
Evergreen tree
Wheatgerm oil is a natural antioxidant because of it’s high source of:
Vitamin E
What carrier oil is recommended for painful, inflamed joints, sprains and bruises?
Safflower oil
Essential oils from trees, such as cedarwoof atlas, often have a
Grounding effect
Essential oils from citrus fruits are extracted by
expression
To prevent contamination of an essential oil, it is best to
Avoid touching the dropper to the skin
What is the maximum number of essential oils to use in a blend
5
What is the maximum strength you should make a blend?
5%
A synergy is a blend of oils that
produces more effective results than when using individual oils alone
How many drops of essential oils would be in a 4% dilution in 65mL carrier oil?
52
Which of the following statements respresents a top note
gives first impression, evaporates quickly
Adding a base note to a blend has the effect of:
Deepening the blend having an emotional and spiritual effect
Three essential oils that are recommended for dry skin would be:
Benzoin, Frankincense & palmarosa
As well as being an antidepressant, this oil is also recommended as a cell regenerator for treating aged, wrinkled skin
Clary Sage
How do we perceive odour?
By olfactory epithelium
Which of the following essential oils could be irritating to the skin?
Cinnamon
Which of the following essential oils has the most drug like effect and shouldn’t e used i alcohol has been consumed/
Clary Sage
Syzigium aromaticum is the botanical name for which of the following essential oils?
Clove Bud
Which of the following is considered the herb of happiness with aphrodisiac properties?
Coriander
Cupressus sempervirens is excellent for treating?
All spasmodic coughs
Which of the following essential oils aid in digestion?
Coriander
Cajeput, coriander & cyress are all good for treating
Rheumatism
How many drops of essential oil would you use in a 30mL bottle to make a 3 percent blend?
18 drops
To treat varicose veins, you could use a compress of
Cajeput and cypress
Cinnamon Leaf, Clove Bud and Coriander are all:
Stomachic
Salvia sclarea is very effective for treating
Menstrual problems
All organic substances contain
Carbons
Monoterpenes are made up of
10 C atoms joined together
Essential oils may generally be regarded as good oils to use on children and the elderly if they contain a high percentage of
Alcohols
Diterpenes have a
Balancing effect on hormonal system
Phenols are
Powerful antiseptics and bactericidal
Geraniol, linalol and alpha-terpineol are all
Alcohols
Esters are
Generally safe for young and elderly
Which eucalyptus essential oil is best for treating the upper respiratory system?
globus
Which eucalyptus essential oil is mild for the skin?
radiata
Which eucalyptus oil makes a good insect repellent?
Citriodora
Foeniculum vulgare can be used in a mouthwash to treat:
gums
Bosweillia carteri is especially beneficial for
Soothing mind and emotions
An essential oil especially beneficial for treating fibrocystic breasts is
Geranium
Zingiber officinale is noted for its effects on the
digestive system
Geranium essential oil is an all round balancer, especially for:
women
Two uses for geranium essential oil are
Balances hormones, good for circulation
An essential oil effective for treating rheumatic pain and neuralgia is
Ginger
Which essential oil has a high percentage of phenols?
Fennel
Sweet fennel and ginger would work well together to treat
Digestive system
An essential oil that is a strong diuretic is
Fennel
Painful legs from varicose veins will benefit from a blend of
Cypress & rosemary
Which carrier oil is contraindicated for hepatitis or AIDS patients
St. John’s Wort
Photosensitive essential oils, when applied before sun exposure can cause
Skin Pigmentation
Toxic reactions to essential oils usually occur only when
recommended dose is exceeded
Dermal toxicity is indicated by
local inflammation of the skin with itchiness
Two essential oils that could have a psychotropic effect are
Clary sage and nutmeg
How many drops of EO are recommended for a bath?
5-10
To do a steam inhalation to a bow of very hot water, add:
4 drops of essential oil
Cold compresses are a good treatment for
injuries and sprains
Citrus paradisi EO is obtained by
expression of the peel of the fruit
An excellent tonic for the lymphatic system is
grapefruit
When treating bruises it is good to use an anti-hematoma oil such as:
Helichrysum
Hyssop EO is beneficial for
Releasing emotional pain
An excellent oil to use at childbirth as it stimulated uterine muscles is
jasmine
Jasmine is an absolute and is extracted by
Solvent extraction
Juniperus communis has similar actions and is from the same family as
Cupressus sempervirens
Lavandula hybrida is a hybrid invented by crossing
True lavender and spike lavender
An excellent EO to diffuse for pneumonia is
Lavender
True lavender grows only
at high altitudes
Two EO that are safe to use for children are
R. Chamomile & lavander
The ruaceae family’s main characterists are
Cooling, refreshing, digestive and skin care
Bosweilla carterii and Commiphora myrrha are members of what family?
Burseraceae
Which plant family produces the greatest number of essential oils?
Labiatae
What family do the highly antiseptic essential oils of cajeput, eucalyptus and tea tree belong to?
Myrtaceae
What family do all the citrus oils belong to?
Rutaceae
What oil in the Myristicaceae family that is a powerful brain stimulant?
Nutmeg
Juniper and cypress oils both belong to what family?
Cupressaceae
What plant family do herbs belong to?
Labiatae
Fennel, coriander and carrot seed all belong to which family?
Umbelliferae
If a client reports symptoms of headaches, nausea and dizziness after a treatment you should
Explain that the body is detoxifying and the reaction is normal
A precaution to Citrus Limon
It is phototoxic
Palamrosa and Vetiver are members o the Gramineae family, along with which essential oil that is also diluted from grass?
Lemongrass
Origanum marjorana is very effective for
Calming and regulating the nervous system
The herb lemon balm is known as
Melissa officinalis
Mandarin is an exceptional essential oil for treating
Pregnancy
A caution of Citrus aurantifolia is that it is
Phototoxic
Which of the following essential oils are both hypotensive?
Marjoram and lemon
Which of the following EO is often adulterated?
Melissa
An effective blend for treating arthritis would be
Lemon, Marjoram and Cedarwood
What system are memories of odours stored in?
Limbic system
Olfactory system is part of the
Nervous System
How do we perceive odour?
Olfactory epithelium
Our sense of smell has a great influence on the function of what system?
Central nervous system
Where precisely is the hypothalamus located?
top of the brainstem, centre of the brain
Which of the following blends would be most effective for treating depression?
Neroli, bergamot and sandalwood
Commiphora myrrha from the Burseraecae family is especially good for treating
Wounds, has a strong anti-inflammatory action
Citrus aurantium amara is the botanical name for
Bitter orange
Which essential oil can be hallucinogenic when used in high doses?
Nutmeg
If you were wanting to treat nervous and intellectua fatigue which two essential oils would you choose?
Bay & nutmeg
Which scent has been recorded as being the oldest known perfume dating back over 3000 years
Myrrh
For treating aging skin and wrinkles, these two essential oils should work effectively
Neroli and myrrh
Melaluca viridiflora is an excellent for treating
sinusitis
An essential oil that is in the same botanical family as Commiphora myrrha and has the same properties of wound healing and expectorant is
Frankincense
Which essential oils are produced from the same tree?
Bitter orange and neroli
Niaouli is an essential oil high in oxides which are
mucolytic and expectorant
Myristica fragrans is produced by steam distillation of
The kernel of the fruit
Citrus essential oils have a pleasant aroma and are generally
Refreshing and uplifting
Myrrh is a thick resin and a base note - what are it’s qualities?
Grounding & sedative
Which blend will have the best therapeutic results for treating depression?
The blend that is the most appealing to the individual
This essential oil is in the same family as Eucalyptus and si also used to treat respiratory problems
Myrtle
The recommended dilution for pregnant women is
1 percent
EOs recommended for treating young children are
Lavender and roman chamomile
Oils safe for pregnant women
Geranium, mandarin, roman chamomile
Pleasant and safe essential oil to use in the bath for treating a pregnant woman?
Lavender
Treating digestive issues for a pregnant woman, which EO are best.
Roman Chamomile
Which EO is excellent for treating pregnancy as it has a harmonizing effect on the body and mind
Tangerine / Mandarin
Palmarosa, lemongrass and vetiver are all grasses and belong to which family?
Gramineae
A good blend for preventing stretch marks would be:
Tangerine in jojoba oil
As palmarosa has cell regenerating properties it is excellent to use for
skin care
Which of the following EO is used as an aphrodisiac
patchouli
Which of the following EO is recommended for treating prostatitis?
Pine
Petitgrain is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of what tree?
Orange
Because os it’s stimulating properties, it is recommended that Mentha piperita not be used:
At night
A good oil to diffuse to help prevent epidemics of contagious diseases is
Pine
Patchouli and petitgrain are both effective for treating
depression
To treat a headache, rub a drop of this oil on your temples
peppermint
To effectively prevent stretch makrs, how long should the oil blend be used?
End of 4th month until 6-7 weeks after baby is born
To treat postnatal depression it is wise to use uplifting oils such as
Grapefruit and mandarin
You can blend petitgrain with tangerine to try to create the exquisite scent of
Neroli
Which of the following EO may be helpful in treating shingles
Peppermint
What EO are great for treating muscular pain?
Rosemary
Which EO is effective for treating a sore throat by rubbing 1 or 2 drops on the throat of an adult?
Sandalwood
The EO of rose produces an absolute which is highly concentrated viscous, semi-solid perfume material. How is it extracted?
Solvent extraction
What is the common extraction method for rose otto?
Water distillation
Best oils for depression and emotional problems?
Bergamot and rose
Which EO is noted for it’s hormonally balancing qualities?
Rose
Oil blend for aging skin
Rose, rosemary and sandalwood in macadamia nut oil
Rosemary and sage work well together for treating which of the following?
Hair and scalp
Rosmarinus officinalis is a herb and a member of which family?
Labiatae
Which oil is noted as a mental stimulant to help you with your studies?
Rosemary
Aniba rosaeodora is the botanical name for
Rosewood
Where does rosewood essential oil come from?
Trees of rain forest in South America
The botanical name for common sage EO is:
Salvia officinalis
Which of the following EO whould be used sparingly when blending?
Rosewood
What country produces Santalum album EO?
India
While Sandalwood has many uses, it is especially effective for treating
Genito-urinary conditions
Which of the following EO is a top note? (Rose, Rosewood, Rosemary & Sage)
Sage
Which of the following is a base note, excellent for grounding, elevating and balancing certain chakras?
Sandalwood
Sage EO has a fairly high concentration of ketones therefore your should consider
Best to use in low dose for a short period of time
Which of the following oils and anti-depressants? (rose, rosemary, rosewood, sandalwood, sage)
Rose, Rosemary, Rosewood, Sage
Melaluca alternifolia is the botanical name
Tea tree
If a person is feeling weak and physically debilitated a good choice of oil would be
Thyme
Which of the following would be the best antiseptic for treating wounds?
Tea tree
Why is it recommended to use ylang ylang in moderation?
Hypertensive
Which EO is known as the essence of tranquillity?
Can cause headaches
Canaga odorata is the botanical name for
Ylang-ylang
Vetiver is a grass and belongs to the Gramineae family. Which of the following EO is also in the Gramineae family? (Geranium, palmarosa, petitgrain, patchouli)
Palmarosa
Which EO is hypertensive?
Thyme, Rosemary, Sage
Which EO is hypotensive?
Ylang Ylang, Orange, Lemon
Which EO is recommended for treating herpes simplex?
Tea Tree
Members of the Myrtaceae include:
Tea Tree and Bay
Which family is highly antiseptic ad good for fighting infections?
Myrtaceae
The family benzoin belongs to has anticatarrhal and expectorant qualities and has powerful skin-healing effects. Which family is it?
Styracaeae
What caution should you consider when using essential oils with a high phenol content?
Use in low concentration for short periods
Which EO is konwn by either of these names, Syzygium aromaticum or Eugenia aromatia
Clove Bud
Because lavender contains a high percentage of alcohols and ester it can be considered:
Gentle and safe
Citrus EO are nice to diffuse and are noted for
Their uplifting effect
Red oils can be effective for balancing the bas chakra
Myrrh and patchouli
Which family is anti-rheumatic and helps reduce cellulite?
Cupressaceae
The azulene content makes this oil blue. The deep the shade of blue, the more azulene it contains
Yarrow
When you want to revitalize and energize the whole body, the Essential oil to massage the lower back with is
Black spruce
This EO is effective for harmonizing the physical, spiritual, astral and mental bodies
Canadian Tsuga
