What are Essential Oils?
What are Essential Oils? You may have heard the term “essential oil” being thrown around or may have read it somewhere and you kept wondering about it. So what is an essential oil? If you have enjoyed the scent of oranges, lemons or roses, then you’ve probably experienced one of the major qualities of essential oils—their distinct aromas. Essential oils are naturally occurring substances which are extracted from various parts of a plant like the leaves, bark, seeds, stems, roots, flowers, fruit, or other parts. Essential oils are powerful and very fragrant substances. They have distinctive characteristics depending on where, how and from which precise species of the plant it was obtained from. For many years, essential oils have been used for various purposes including cooking and baking, beauty (skincare and hair care), aromatherapy, and other treatments. Essential oils are volatile compounds whose state changes with factors like temperature, climate, storage, etc. They a...