Sara Panton, co-founder of essential oil company vitruvi has written Essential Well Being: A Modern Guide to Using Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals (Penguin $29.95). The book contains more than 100 essential oil recipes and suggestions, with illustrations and photos. Vancouver-based Panton grew up on B.C.'s west coast, studied at UBC and has a background in global health. She co-founded the company with her brother Sean Panton.

Essential Well Being: A Modern Guide to Using Essential Oils in Beauty, Body, and Home Rituals (Penguin, 2019) $29.95 978-0-735235854

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