Aromatherapy Blending Diploma
Learn to select essential oils, calculate suitable dilutions and prepare individual blends. Your course includes 15 lessons, a learner manual, 50 illustrated oil profiles, practical assignments and tutor feedback.
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01 Welcome and course resources
Your learning route, course manuals, illustrated oil profiles and assessment requirements.
Your learning route, course manuals, illustrated oil profiles and assessment requirements.
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02 Introduction to aromatherapy
What aromatherapy is, its objectives, realistic effects and professional boundaries.
What aromatherapy is, its objectives, realistic effects and professional boundaries.
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03 Understanding essential oils and quality
Botanical identity, plant parts, extraction methods, quality checks and supplier records.
Botanical identity, plant parts, extraction methods, quality checks and supplier records.
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04 Chemistry of essential oils
Constituents, chemical families, chemotypes and the limits of predicting effects from chemistry.
Constituents, chemical families, chemotypes and the limits of predicting effects from chemistry.
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Skin, inhalation, body systems and realistic treatment effects.
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06 Oil selection, storage and safety
Buying, storing and using essential oils safely with individual restrictions.
Buying, storing and using essential oils safely with individual restrictions.
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07 Carrier oils and massage mediums
Carrier selection, properties, skin suitability and massage bases.
Carrier selection, properties, skin suitability and massage bases.
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Dilution calculations, fragrance notes, blend preparation and recording.
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09 Alternative aromatherapy applications
Inhalation and other applications, with product-specific preparation and safety boundaries.
Inhalation and other applications, with product-specific preparation and safety boundaries.
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10 Essential oils directory
Illustrated oil profiles, botanical identification and individual safety checks.
Illustrated oil profiles, botanical identification and individual safety checks.
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11 Contraindications and referral
Consultation, restrictions, adaptations and recognising when referral is needed.
Consultation, restrictions, adaptations and recognising when referral is needed.
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12 Preparing the therapist and client
Hygiene, presentation, comfort, consent and therapist wellbeing.
Hygiene, presentation, comfort, consent and therapist wellbeing.
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13 Planning, aftercare and reflection
Individual treatment plans, recording, aftercare and reflective practice.
Individual treatment plans, recording, aftercare and reflective practice.
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14 Practical blending assignment
Five to ten oil profiles, three recorded blends and a two-week scent journal.
Five to ten oil profiles, three recorded blends and a two-week scent journal.
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15 Knowledge test and completion
Applied questions, a scored knowledge test with an 80% pass mark and tutor confirmation.
Applied questions, a scored knowledge test with an 80% pass mark and tutor confirmation.
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