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What is an essential oil? |
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An essential oil is a concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. They are also known as volatile or ethereal oils, or simply as the "oil of" the plant material from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An oil is "essential" in the sense that it carries a distinctive scent, or essence, of the plant. Essential oils do not as a group need to have any specific chemical properties in common, beyond conveying characteristic fragrances . - Wikipedia |
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What is Aromatherapy? |
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Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health. -Wikipedia |
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What is a hydrosol? |
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Hydrosols are the condensate water coproduced during the steam-or hydro-distillation of a plant material for aroma-therapeutic purposes. - Catty |
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What is fragrance oil? |
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Not to be confused with essential oils, fragrance oils are synthetic chemical based compounds. They may also be a mixture of these petro chemicals and essential oils. |
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Can I use fragrance oils for Aromatherapy? |
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Fragrance oils may cause allergic reactions and sensitivity in some persons because of the petro-chemicals. Contrary to some thought, fragrance oils are not conducive to Aromatherapy. It is the life force of the plant that is involved in the healing, not inert chemical compounds, not to mention the toxicity that may occur. Also, don’t be fooled by commercial supper-market "Aromatherapy Air Fresheners," and the like. Read the labels. There are "fragrance" chemicals in there somewhere. Use only pure essential oils on yourself, family and in your products. |
