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What is Essential Oil – Usage and Types of Essential Oils

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What is Essential Oil

Essential oils are the living energy in nature. Essential oils are aromatic volatile liquids extracted from shrubs, flowers, seeds, bushes, roots and various parts of plants and trees. The chemical components of these essential oils protect plant against weather and environmental changes which may not be in favor of plants and trees. These elements also protecting plants and trees from insects and various diseases. Thus it is known as living energy. Also increase the immunity in plants and trees. They are the readymade source of vital energy for plants, human and many animals to grow and make the body immune and good. Essential oils are used in many life products for daily usage for life’s betterment. Essential oil is used in aid the body with massage and in many ways essential oils are nature’s gift and boon to the human life. Continue reading →

Applications of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Oils

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Essential Oils – Usage of Essential Oils

Today’s life is full of stress and need to make body powerful to bear all this easy. We have learnt a lot from our ancestors about the natural extracts from plant. Human beings from different regions from ages use the plants and minerals in medication and relaxation. This knowledge has been survived and now more scientific and pure with real extract and more effective in terms of essential oils and aromatherapy oils.

Applications of Essential Oils as AromaTherapy Oils

The usage of essential oils has been broadening in many products. Essential oils are extracted through distillation and used in cosmetics, incense, bathing products and perfumes. It is also used in many household cleaning materials. Essential oils are used most frequently in aromatherapy also. Aromatherapy is frequently used to uplift mood and relieve stress, especially when combined with massage by a professional. In some countries, the antiseptic, antifungal and antibacterial properties of plant extracts are more widely recognized, and some oils and extracts are available through prescription. At the moment aromatherapy is generally considered a form of alternative medicine, and plant extracts are still being researched by scientists to evaluate how they may help patients. Continue reading →

What is the Difference between Essential Oils & Fragrance Oil

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Difference between Essential Oils & Fragrance Oils

Essential oils are extracted from the plants with various parts like flowers, leaves, roots and stems. These types of oils are naturally and pure concentrated oils where as fragrance oils are the scented and chemically synthesized artificial substances. Essential oils have therapeutic usage used in aromatherapy. The essential oils used in treating different diseases or body problems by inhalation, applying on skin or to take as medicines are known as aromatherapy oils. For example, the many possible benefits of essential oils include relaxation, pain relief, and protection from viruses and bacteria. Most components of fragrance oils are created in a laboratory, although some fragrance oils contain essential oil as one component. Fragrance oils do not have therapeutic benefits. The fragrance oil and essential oil industries are not well regulated, and even a bottle that is labeled essential oil may contain artificial components. It’s important to find a reputable essential oil company that guarantees its oils to be pure. Thus be careful while purchasing essential oils from trust source of supplier only. Continue reading →

Aromatherapy – The Useful Application of Essential Oils

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Aromatherapy – The Useful Application of Essential Oils

Natural plants and herbs are used in curing diseases from ancient time. Natural plants and herbs are the gifted medicines from nature. They are less risky, economical with easy availability and more effective with prompt relief in pain than medicines made from chemicals. India has expertise in cultivation of different plants used as medicine in form of the leaves, roots, branches, flower etc. Essential oils are the extraction of these parts of plants. Our rishis were ancient scientists and found the use of these parts in curing human diseases. Ayurveda have also shown the importance of these essential oils and aromatherapy oils in medicine books. India had great knowledge about these natural oils used in medicines and remedy in various diseases. Aromatherapy is one of the sections of medicine science. Continue reading →