Many raise the concerns that essential oils are unsafe for use in food due to contamination and adulteration. It is also noted how essential oils quickly absorb into the skin and enter the blood stream in certain cases. The point is contaminated, adulterated and/or denatured essential oils have no place being sold in any capacity. Clearly the FDA has approved certain essential oils for use in food and these are the ones included in "Aroma's" decadent recipes. There is a safety area in the book where pointers are given including not to ingest essences if you are pregnant and to avoid botanicals you might be allergic to. In some cases I would suggest lowering the drop counts they suggest as one or two drops can be flavorful enough.
This book, like many related to aromatherapy, can't resist tossing in recipes for your body as well. Hence, "Fragrance" in the title. In this case all of the recipes are assembled together which some may find awkward: Mint Basil and Coriander Bath Salts rests right above Mint-Infused Asparagus Soup. Would it have been better to segregate these recipes to their own chapter? Maybe, but their position is useful.
The way the book is sectioned explains the merging of culinary and body recipes. These sections include: Refreshing, Herbal, Floral, Earthy, Spicy and Luxurious. In each of these categories a scent/essential oil is focused upon. For example in Earthy, coffee and green tea are featured. Luxurious has Vanilla and Saffron. The nice part about such a grouping and perhaps the idea behind it all, is to be able to create a scent to go along with your culinary delights. By scent I mean a perfume (or perfumed item) that one could spray around a room prior to the dinner party to enhance the experience. For instance in the Spice area there is a recipe for a cinnamon perfume and right under it one for Moroccan stew. It would indeed be a unique and welcome touch to spray the perfume around the dinner table where the stew would be served. Of course prior to doing this for guests you should know of any possible allergic conditions.
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