Hi
I've just started ITEC Aromatherapy too - and we don't have to buy all 42 oils! The tutor has said we can use her oils until we start to get our own, and though we will be expected to have some of our own oils by the time our exams start, we certainly don't have to go out and buy them all in one hit, not are they stipulating which we have to buy (though we are not allowed to use any that are NOT on the ITEC list of 42)
Btw - I have had a look at various websites - there is one called ID Aromatics who look far cheaper than the others, and minimum order only £35, but I have no idea what they are like - have posted to see if anybody else has any experience of them, so hopefully might hear back soon whether they are any good or not!
L.M.T.
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