Simple Guide into the World of Oils
Understand the oil. Understand the choice.
A practical, evidence-informed reference to 31 botanical oils, bringing their composition, skincare properties and everyday formulation into one accessible guide.
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Choosing an oil is more than choosing a bottle
Why does one botanical oil feel light while another feels rich and substantial? Why can oils from the same plant differ in composition, texture or behavior on the skin?
Fatty acid profiles, vitamins, sterols and other naturally occurring compounds all contribute to the character of an oil — but so can cultivar, growing region, extraction method and processing.
Simple Guide into the World of Oils was created to make those differences easier to understand. Rather than presenting one universal list of “benefits” for each oil, it gives you the composition, context and practical information needed to make a more informed choice.
Cultivar matters. Extraction matters. Region matters.
Inside the guide
31 botanical oils
Explore each oil individually — its character, composition, practical uses and considerations.
Fatty acid profiles & composition
Understand how an oil’s chemistry contributes to its characteristics and behavior.
Quick Reference Cards
Return to essential information quickly when choosing or working with an oil.
Basics of Skincare
Build the foundation needed to make more informed ingredient choices.
Blending
Learn how individual oils can complement one another and how thoughtful combinations can serve different purposes.
Botanical Infusions
Explore practical methods for preparing plant-infused oils, with examples you can put into practice.
This book doesn’t tell you what to think.
It gives you tools to understand why.
There are no miracle oils and no universal answers. Skin, circumstances and purposes differ — and botanical oils differ too.
Whether you're discovering botanical oils for the first time or already work with them professionally, the aim is the same: to replace guesswork with curiosity, understanding and informed choice.
Who is this book for?
Curious readers
For anyone who wants to understand botanical oils beyond simple lists of benefits.
Massage & bodywork practitioners
For practitioners who want more context when selecting oils for individual clients and treatments.
Skincare enthusiasts
For readers who want to understand how composition, skin condition and oil choice connect.
Indie formulators & makers
For small-scale formulators and makers who want practical reference information when choosing, comparing and combining oils.
Take a look inside
From quick reference to deeper understanding — and from knowledge to practice.
Why I wrote this book
My fascination with botanical oils began long before I knew the words fatty acids, unsaponifiables or skin barrier. Some of my earliest memories are of walking through the forests of Latvia with my grandmother, gathering plants and learning that nature rarely gives us simple, one-size-fits-all answers.
Years later, the same questions kept coming back — from clients, workshop participants and fellow practitioners:
Which oil should I use? Which one is best?
My answer was rarely the name of a single oil.
I wanted people to understand why one oil might be a wonderful choice in one situation and a completely different oil in another. Because knowledge should not create dependence on someone else's recommendations. It should give us the confidence to ask questions, understand our choices and make informed decisions for ourselves.
Simple Guide into the World of Oils grew from that idea.
It is my way of putting the fishing rod in your hands rather than simply handing you another fish.
— Sabine Jakobsone
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Published by Amber Sea Holistics
Amber Sea Holistics is an independent holistic wellbeing practice and publisher in The Netherlands, founded on three principles: knowledge, guidance and care.
Publishing is a natural extension of the practice — another way to share practical knowledge beyond the treatment room and encourage curiosity, understanding and informed choice.
Knowledge. Guidance. Care.