| A liquid that is typically purified, most often by | | | | Breathing them in carefully can be beneficial for |
| water or steam, from stems, leaves, roots, bark, | | | | one's health, as the lungs that the bloodstream |
| flowers, or other plant compounds is known as an | | | | are engrossed by molecules. The most popular |
| essential oil. However, they don't really feel like oils | | | | among all these is lavender essential oil. |
| at all. Only several such as lemongrass, orange, | | | | People can benefit mentally and physically from |
| and patchouli have a yellow or yellowish-brown | | | | the aroma and chemical ingredients of these oils. |
| color, while most are clear. They also carry the | | | | Some of the methods used to get these benefits |
| exact perfume as the plant it was extracted | | | | include the skin application of dilute oil, and inhaling |
| from. A little goes a long way with these oils, | | | | them as well. |
| since the smell at times can be overwhelming. | | | | Price and Quality |
| Not Perfume or Fragrance Oils | | | | These oils are usually packaged in small bottles for |
| While real plants are the source for essential oils, | | | | people to purchase. You might need to learn how |
| fragrance oils are artificially created or contain | | | | to properly store these oils, and you can find |
| artificial elements and don't provide any | | | | images of the bottles online to see what they |
| therapeutic benefits that essential oils do. | | | | look like. The oils greatly vary in cost and quality, |
| Fragrances are quite frequently chemically based. | | | | and are affected by various elements including |
| The chemicals used are created by man, which | | | | how rare the plant is, the country it's in, the |
| means it can cause skin irritation, rashes, and | | | | circumstances during the plant's origination, the |
| possibly allergic reactions. Aromatherapy must be | | | | producer's quality standards, and the plant's oil |
| natural in order for it to be effective. This means | | | | production. |
| that it comes from a source that is pure, then | | | | Essential oils are available as blends of various oils |
| diluted by being mixed with carrier oil. This is why | | | | quite often. When the oils are blended together |
| fragrances can't be used for aromatherapy. | | | | naturally, it saves from you having to buy each oil |
| Benefits | | | | separately. Although, you won't have any control |
| Carrier oil, which includes oils such as grapeseed, | | | | over how the oils are blended together, so you |
| sunflower, sweet almond, and so on, is used to | | | | may not get one that is mixed properly. |
| dilute essential oils before being applied to the skin. | | | | |