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Essential Oils for Aromatherapy – Benefits of Essential oils

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Essential Oils for Aromatherapy

Essential oils are natural with true aromatic essence and with beneficial properties of the plant. Essential oils are different than fragrance oils and perfume oils. Essential oils are the distilled essence of the plant. Perfume oils and fragrance oils are created artificially, having artificial substances or are diluted with carrier oils. These artificial oils are not used in aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is the process on body using volatile plant oils, essential oils for psychological and physical wellness. Essential oils provide the good benefits to body when used correctly and safely. There are many essential oils used in aromatherapy. Though essential oils and others are extracts out and distilled by different methods. The essential oils are also known as natural, aromatic, and volatile and plant oils. Aroma therapy oils contains many other natural ingredients like cold pressed vegetable oils, jojoba, hydrosols, herbs, milk powders, clay, mud’s, sea salts, sugar etc. Continue reading →

Properties of Essential Oils, Perfume Oils

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Properties of Essential Oils

Essential oils are liquid which are distilled from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots or other elements of plant. Essential oils are not that much oily but clear and in some cases amber or yellow in color. They are highly concentrated with slow evaporation on long time. Essential oils are different than perfume oils or fragrance oils but used in aroma therapy oils. Essential oils are derived from the true plants. Perfume oils are artificially created fragrances or contain artificial substances and do not offer the therapeutic benefits that essential oil offer. The chemical composition and aroma of essential oils can provide valuable psychological and physical therapeutic benefits. Essential oils are very much beneficial when applied with oils like sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil and grapeseed oil to the skin. Inhalation of the Essential oils also has therapeutic benefits as these oil molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream by lungs. Continue reading →

Essential Oils, Fragrance Oils, Perfume Oils

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Concentrated hydrophobic liquid consisting volatile aroma compounds from plants are known as essential oil. Some of the synonyms for essential oils are volatile oils, ethereal oils or aetherolea. Distillation process is used to extract out essential oils. Distillation, cold processing are the non-toxic method to derive essential oils. Expression, solvent extraction etc are additional processes. A good therapeutic grade essential oil is produced using non-toxic procedures that preserve the life giving vital essence of the plant. Essential oils are used in cosmetics, perfumes, soaps, to flavor food and drink, in preparing of incense and household cleaning products. Essential oils are also used in medical application to prepare and sell medicinal oils for various treatment for skin, cancer etc. Essential oils are also used in popular therapy called aromatherapy. Aroma Therapy is the alternate branch of medicine. Essential oils have many features and effects to cure various diseases. These essential oils are volatilized or diluted in a carrier oil and used in massage, diffused in the air by a nebulizer, heated over a candle flame or burned as incense. Thus essential oils are complex mixtures of natural compounds existing in plants of fragrant flowers, leaves, wood, bark, roots or seeds. Continue reading →

Essential Oil – Fragrance Oil, Aroma Therapy Oil, Perfume Oil

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Essential Oil

Essential oils are made from natural aromatic plants and are used by the time of ancient Indian medicinal practice. The essential oils have anti-fungal, anti-septic, anti-inflammative, antibiotic properties which has made them popular in the field of pharmaceuticals helping in treatment of various ailments. Essential oil is considered as one of the best gifts nature has provided for healing diseases which even medicines cannot heal. Essential oils are also used in aromatherapy which is benefits our body and skin. So, the natural essential oils help us to stay healthy, strong, calm and beautiful. There are no chemicals used in essential oils and so they don’t have any side effects which can harm our body. Due to rapid industrialization, our lifestyle has totally changed and despite of latest medicinal discoveries, people are suffering from more and more diseases. To lead a happy and healthy life, essential oils can be useful in therapeutic as well as aesthetic way. Some of the famous essential oils used widely are ambrette seed absolute oil, benzoin siam oil, cardamom absolute oil etc. Besides its use in healthcare & pharma, essential oils are used for agarbatti, incense sticks, cosmetics, body massage oil, cosmetics, industrial perfumes, soaps, shampoos, pan masala, chewing tobacco industry etc. Continue reading →