Thank you for bringing the fascinating history of aromatherapy as we now know it to this forum. I trained with Micheline Arcier, who had worked with Dr Valnet. Many people use Essential Oils in the dozens of practical ways they can be used to enhance a healthy lifestyle, and many use them in massage and skin care.

I would just like to mention the great work Marguerite Maury did in bringing together Essential Oils with vegetable oils in dilution to create workable and safe dermal mediums. She won the Prix International for her unique work and we all have so much to thank her for (http://www.oilsandplants.com/maury.htm).