The chemical composition of essential oils

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The odoriferous substances which are found the flowers seeds, bark, grains, roots, resins and leaves of cultivated or wild plants are called essential oils.

Possible to reconstitute essential oils using cheaper components

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The therapeutic properties of each essential oil depend on the combination and concentration of the constituent organic chemicals families of terpenes, sesquiterpenes, esters, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones and organic acids. they contain vitamins, hormones, antibiotics and /or antiseptics.
Care should be taken when purchasing essential oils because the chemical composition of the essential oils depends on a variety of reason; the time the soil and the methods of cultivation and distillation. It is possible to reconstitute essential oils using cheaper components- rose for instance is often substituted by geranium, lemon grass or turpanic alcohol and stearine.

Just as with wines, three are good and bad years for essential oils

The food and cosmetic market is flooded with synthetic essential oils. Apart from the fact that they sometimes cause adverse reactions in the user, they are less potent than essential oils, for example- the derivative eqcalyptol is less potent than the essential oil of eucalyptus. Just as with wines, three are good and bad years for essential oils- depending on the climatic conditions, the way in which the raw materials are collected and stored and the manner of processing.
Essential oil a oils are different from other types of oil in that they do not leave oily stains.

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