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Essential Oils : the
Soul of Aromatherapy
"Discover
the Secret to Improving Your Physical
Emotional Health and Restoring Balance to Your Body!"
Essential oils are the heart and soul of aromatherapy.
Whether they are candles,
light fixtures, potpourri, or cloth, essential oils provide
the scent that aromatherapy uses to ease pain and relax
the body.
Essential oils come from plants. These oils are extracted
from the various parts of the plants including the bark,
the branches, the leaves, roots, the fruits, the buds, the
resin, the twigs and even its fruit peels. That is how abundant
these oils are in the environment. This is perhaps why potpourri,
which come from dried parts of trees, have scents of their
own.
Some plants have essential oils only in one part. Examples
of these are the rose and the jasmine whose essential oils
can be found in their leaves. Some have essential oils in
various parts. Some even have different oils in different
parts. An example of this is the orange tree which can produce
different oils from its different parts.
Because they are naturally extracted, a real natural oil
will be very concentrated. You only need a drop in order
to fill up the room with the aromatic scent. However, there
are pseudo-essential oils that are made from a combination
of essential oils and fragrant oils. Fragrant oils are oils
that are synthetically-made through chemicals. These are
produced by copying the scents of different essential oils.
In fact, fragrant oils are the basis for a lot of colognes
and perfumes on the market.
Although essential oils and synthetic fragrant oils have
the same scent, thanks to science. Each kind elicit different
reactions from people. Chemicals from the fragrant oils
are often irritating when concentrated. Some can even elicit
a slight headache. Essential oils on the other hand can
ease muscle pains and relieve stress as well promote wellbeing.
This has been proven in so many studies. Essential oils
are also naturally concentrated and just a few drops is
enough to fill up a large room.
One thing to remember though when buying essential
oils for aromatherapy is to make sure that you have
the quality oils in your hands. You see, although they are
all natural, some have better effects on people. Among the
factors that affect the quality of the essential oil is
the plant source, the method of harvest and the method of
extraction. How it is made and what chemicals are put into
it before or after the harvest can also affect its quality.
For instance, spraying pesticides can lower the quality.
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"Discover the Secret to Improving Your
Physical amotional Health and Restoring Balance
to Your Body!"
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