Not just pretty fragrances, essential oils possess hard-working properties that provide effective solutions to help with beauty care, housework, gardening, and – of course – your health. Better still, you don't even need a whole pharmacy cabinet full of them! Just six key oils will do it all.

In this book you'll discover the multi-purpose powers of tea tree, lemon, lavender, peppermint, rosemary cineole and damask rose essential oils. There are effective remedies to alleviate common conditions from anxiety and insomnia to high blood pressure and arthritis, plus pampering treatments including massages, baths, lotions and face masks. There are also miracle solutions for your home and garden, including how to keep rooms clean and fragrant, banishing dog and cat fleas, ensuring your plants stay bug-free – and a whole host more!

The six essential oils that possess hard-working properties that provide effective solutions to help with beauty care, housework, gardening, and – of course – your health.

Danièle Festy was a renowned pharmacist and bestselling author of popular reference titles on natural health care. A specialist in essential oils and the probiotics and dietary supplements that benefit our health and well-being, she ran her own pharmacy for over forty years, and devoted part of her time to offering consultations, meeting readers and writing practical health books for the general public. Her books have a single goal: to help, heal, and improve quality of life.