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Unusual Essential Oils CPD

£120.00 inc.VAT

CPD – 6 points (IFPA) / 5 points (FHT)

Many aromatherapists become familiar with a core collection of essential oils throughout their training, yet there is a wide range of lesser-known oils that offer remarkable therapeutic potential. Understanding these more unusual oils can provide therapists with additional options when creating personalised treatment plans and responding to complex client needs.

This specialist CPD course explores a carefully selected range of unusual yet highly effective essential oils, examining their plant families, chemical composition, therapeutic actions and practical applications. By understanding how these oils differ from more commonly used aromatics, therapists can broaden their clinical knowledge and discover new ways to support physical, emotional and respiratory wellbeing.

Prerequisite: An aromatherapy qualification to PPA standards

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Unusual Essential Oils CPD

Designed for qualified therapists looking to expand their aromatic toolkit, this course combines plant family knowledge, essential oil chemistry and practical application. The result is greater confidence when selecting oils and creating more unique, targeted and effective aromatherapy treatments.

  • ✔ Build confidence in working with less familiar essential oils.
  • ✔ Expand your knowledge beyond the oils most commonly used in practice.
  • ✔ Develop a stronger understanding of plant families and their therapeutic similarities.
  • ✔ Learn how unusual oils can enhance existing treatment plans.
  • ✔ Understand the relationship between chemistry and therapeutic action.
  • ✔ Broaden your treatment possibilities for respiratory, muscular and emotional wellbeing support.
  • ✔ Improve your ability to create unique client-centred blends.
  • ✔ Strengthen your professional expertise through advanced essential oil knowledge.

What You’ll Learn

Understanding the Subject Area

Develop a broader understanding of unusual essential oils and how they fit within professional aromatherapy practice.

  • • Essential oil plant families
  • • Family characteristics and therapeutic themes
  • • Understanding unusual oils in context
  • • Essential oil chemistry and structure
  • • Therapeutic applications and indications

Common Conditions or Client Needs Covered

Explore how lesser-known oils may be used within holistic treatment planning.

  • • Respiratory support
  • • Muscular aches and pains
  • • Stress and nervous tension
  • • Emotional wellbeing
  • • Digestive discomfort
  • • Skin health and repair
  • • Immune support
  • • Circulatory concerns

Safe Aromatherapy Practice

Strengthen your confidence in selecting and using unfamiliar oils appropriately.

  • • Understanding constituent profiles
  • • Contraindications and precautions
  • • Plant family comparisons
  • • Oil selection based on chemistry
  • • Professional application methods

Practical Treatment Applications

Discover ways to integrate unusual oils into client treatments.

  • • Personalised blending
  • • Synergy creation
  • • Respiratory applications
  • • Muscular support blends
  • • Emotional wellbeing formulations
  • • Skin and circulatory preparations

Client Care and Professional Practice

Expand your ability to create individualised aromatherapy programmes.

  • • Selecting alternatives to commonly used oils
  • • Matching oils to client needs
  • • Broadening therapeutic choice
  • • Building professional confidence
  • • Enhancing treatment outcomes

Practical Skills & Essential Oils Featured

Practical Skills You’ll Develop

❧ Identify the therapeutic value of lesser-known essential oils
❧ Recognise key plant family characteristics
❧ Select unusual oils appropriately for client needs
❧ Create more varied and individualised blends
❧ Apply chemistry knowledge to oil selection
❧ Compare and substitute oils confidently
❧ Expand your aromatherapy practice beyond standard oil collections

Essential Oils Featured

This course explores a range of unusual essential oils, including:

Silver Fir, Canadian Balsam, Angelica, Celery Seed, Galbanum, Catnip, Cornmint, Spanish Lavender Sage, Thyme Thujanol, Eucalyptus Staigeriana, Kanuka, Pimento, Cubeb and Amyris.

You will also explore the key plant families associated with these oils, including:

Abietaceae, Cupressaceae, Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Myrtaceae, Piperaceae and Rutaceae.

 

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Learning Types

In House Learning

Perfect for students who prefer classroom-based learning, tutor interaction, and hands-on demonstrations.

  • Held at our Academy in Hinckley
  • Taught by an experienced Academy tutor
  • Practical, hands-on experience throughout
  • Shared learning & tutor support
  • Course kits sold separately
  • On-site aromatherapy shop with student discount

We recommend loose, comfortable trousers and tops that allow easy movement. All loose tops should be tucked in during practical work. Shoes should be flat and comfortable.


Distance Learning

Study independently from home at your own pace, with full tutor support available when needed.

  • Course notes and materials posted directly to you
  • Ideal for students unable to travel
  • Perfect for self-directed learners
  • Dedicated tutor support
  • Assignments to complete and return

Course kit included with this option. Our distance learning courses include course kits tailored to the course to help you use your practical skills while learning.


Live Learning

Learn from the comfort of your home. Our live learning takes place over two evenings via Zoom. Perfect for those who cant travel down to our academy. We run a variety of different live learning CPD through out the year.

  • Comprehensive Course Materials: Upon booking, all course notes will be sent to you, so you’re prepared from day one.
  • Interactive Learning: Participate in live sessions with our expert instructors and connect with fellow aromatherapy enthusiasts and Therapists.
  • Flexible Learning: With convenient schedules spread over multiple evenings. This course takes place over two Thursday evenings (2.5 hours each evening).

E-Learning

We offer a range of E-Learning CPD and Diploma courses where you can learn online at your own pace.

Booking & Cancellations

In House Course Booking & Cancellations

Book online, email courses@penny-price.com, or call 01455 251020. You will be asked for full payment of the course fee or given the option to pay for your course in instalments by choosing to ‘pay in three’ with PayPal or in four instalments via Clear Pay.

All bookings will be acknowledged with a letter of acceptance, sent via email unless otherwise requested, and there will be an official enrolment form to fill out and return to the academy together with copies of any pre-requisite qualifications. There is a booking deadline of the Monday, two weeks before the course start date.

If you are unable to attend an in-House course for any reason, the following will apply:

  • Cancellations giving over 14 days’ notice will receive a full refund (or have funds transferred to another course booking) less a cancellation fee of £10.
  • If you fail to attend on the day of the course with no reasoning, you will not receive a refund
  • Cancellations made within 14 days of the course start date will forfeit 50% of the full course fee paid.
  • If there are mitigating circumstances, please contact the Academy to organise a solution as soon as you are able to do so.

If the Academy cancels a course:

  • To be given a free transfer to the next available course of the same title or value.
  • If the course is available via other learning methods, the Student will have the option to transfer to Distance Learning, or Live Learning where available, with no added cost. If the student chooses to transfer to E-Learning then a refund for the difference will be processed upon enrolment.
  • If the course is a CPD, the student has the option to take the course on a 1-2-1 basis for an extra charge of £75 per day

Distance Learning Booking & Cancellations

Book online, email courses@penny-price.com, or call 01455 251020. Full payment is taken at the time of booking. Once a Distance Learning course has been purchased and your application has been accepted, you have the right to cancel your order within 14 calendar days of receiving your course materials.

  • If you choose to cancel within this period, you will be responsible for the cost of returning the course materials to us. Once we have received the returned parcel, we will process your refund for the course.
  • Please ensure that all course materials are returned in good condition. If any items are damaged, marked, used, or otherwise returned in a condition that significantly reduces their value, we will deduct a reasonable amount from your refund to reflect the loss in value.

Live Learning Booking & Cancellations

Once a course has been applied for, paid for in full, and learning materials or access details have been issued, cancellations cannot be accepted. If you experience any difficulties or are dissatisfied with any aspect of your course, please contact the Academy directly and we will do our best to assist you. Your statutory rights are not affected.


E-Learning Booking & Cancellations

Courses can be booked online, by email to courses@penny-price.com or by telephone on 01455 251020. Full payment is taken at the time of booking. Once the course has been applied for, paid in full and sent to the student then there is no option to cancel. If you are dissatisfied with the course at any point then please contact the academy directly. Your statutory rights are not affected.

About Our Academy

About Our Academy

Our Academy is designed to provide a comfortable, professional, and supportive learning environment for students. Below you’ll find information our facilities, accommodation, student resources, and what to expect when attending the Academy.

  • An extensive complementary health library
  • Complimentary tea, coffee, & herbal teas
  • Student and trade discounts on products
  • Comfortable teaching facilities
  • Dedicated practical training areas
  • On site shop

Nearby Accommodation if you need to travel.

  • Travelodge Hinckley
  • Hansom House
  • Sketchley Grange Hotel
  • Various local Airbnb properties

Address:

Penny Price Aromatherapy LTD
Unit D3, Radius Court,
Maple Drive
Hinckley, Leicestershire
LE10 3BE

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Additional information

Learning Type

Distance Learning, In House, Live Learning

Courses & Dates

Distance Learning: Unusual Essential Oils, In-House Course Dates TBA, Live Learning Dates TBA

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Hinckley
Leicestershire
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LE10 3BE

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