Refreshing Chemistry - Part 1 - Foundational Chemistry Concepts

Five sessions equipping you with basic chemistry so you can later enjoy understanding therapeutic actions of essential oil molecules.

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The intention of the Refreshing Chemistry course is to give you sufficient understanding of the foundational chemistry of essential oil constituents so you can understand how the different chemical families may act as therapeutic agents. The course is split into three sets, allowing students with different levels of knowledge to start where they like.

Set 1 starts from the assumption that you don’t really know what atoms, molecules and bonding are, and seeks to help you understand of the three main aoms found in essential oils, Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen, and how each of these types of atoms can form bonds to make molecules (and why).

SET 1 - FOUNDATIONAL CHEMISTRY – 5 recordings

  1. Matter and Energy
  2. What are Atoms?
  3. Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
  4. Molecule formation
  5. 2D- and 3D- structures


Your Instructor


Dr E. Joy Bowles, PhD, BSc Hons
Dr E. Joy Bowles, PhD, BSc Hons

Dr E. Joy Bowles is an author, educator and researcher, best known for her contribution to the understanding of essential oil chemistry in the aromatherapy community. After completing her Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology, she developed the first course in essential oil chemistry in Australia in 1991. In 2007 she gained her PhD on the effect of essential oils on cognitive function in dementia, but her academic career went on hold for a period of motherhood and working for 10 years in chronic disease management, Joy returned to share her chemistry and pharmacology understanding with a new generation of essential oil enthusiasts, aromatherapists and health practitioners. A more detailed biography can be found here https://ejoybowles.com/bio.html#/

Publications

"The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils" (Allen and Unwin, 2003, Routledge 2020) is still used in many aromatherapy courses around the world, and is being translated into other languages.

“Dr Joy’s Aromatherapy: Use essential oils with confidence for psyche, skin, medicine and health” (Diem Capta Books, 2020) is her current statement about the three main ways of using essential oils, and the different quality of education, research and evidence required to safely use them.

Journal articles in Aromatherapy Today magazine and International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapists.

Academic publications here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joy-Bowles-2


Course Curriculum


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  Week 2 - What are atoms?
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  Week 3 - Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
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  Week 4 - Molecule formation
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  Week 5 - Drawing 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional structures
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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