Re: Definition of Essential Oil

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They are more likely to be 100% Fragrance oils, not essential oils. If what

he was saying was right, wed would have essential oils of everything under

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Definition of Essential oil

>

> Hi

> Could someone give me a good definition of an Essential oil?

> The reason I ask, is that yesterday, I stopped into a shop that will

make

> up perfumes, M & Pour soaps, etc., with any of their essential oils that

you

> select. I found they had " essential oils " of vanilla, pineapple, pina

> colota, etc. I said to the clerk that I did not think there was such a

thing

> as essential oils in these scents. She assurred me they were 100 % pure

> EO's. Then the owner drifter over and assured me that any fragrance made

> with the essence of the plant was an EO. When I said I didn't think so,

she

> asked what my definition of an EO was, and I couldn't come up with one!

> Anyone care to help me out?

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh boy, Butch. You do have a way with words. I chuckle and love it the

whole way through. Deby

Definition of Essential Oil

>

> Hi ,

>

> > Could someone give me a good definition of an Essential oil?

>

> Yep - lots of folks can - but the folks in that shop can't .. ;-) I'll

> try and I'm using Caps on some words for emphasis only - they should not

> be capitalized as a matter of routine.

>

> > The reason I ask, is that yesterday, I stopped into a shop that will

> > make up perfumes, M & Pour soaps, etc., with any of their essential oils

> > that you select. I found they had " essential oils " of vanilla,

> > pineapple, pina colota, etc. I said to the clerk that I did not think

>

> No such animals exist ... they're Fragrance Oils. Vanilla can be made

> into an oil through Infusion or more commonly, Extraction as in the

> vanilla extract we see in the grocery - made with alcohol. Even if the

> pineapple has some powders and juices from the pineapple, it's just not

> an EO - at best it's a " Nature Identical " FO. And in what genus do we

> find the pina colada plant? Ask them that one ... ;-9

>

> > there was such a thing as essential oils in these scents. She assurred

> > me they were 100 % pure EO's. Then the owner drifter over and assured

>

> You are right fer'shur. Tell her you wanna see it in writing so you can

> send a copy to the FCC.

>

> > me that any fragrance made with the essence of the plant was an EO.

>

> Essence is odor - and any Fragrance (or combination of oils) whether it

> be natural or not is not an Essential Oil once blended. It can be an EO

> blend or a blend of essential oils then but rarely as you'll see below.

> And in any case, it must contain only EOs or EOs and Cold-Pressed oils.

>

> > When I said I didn't think so, she asked what my definition of an EO

> > was, and I couldn't come up with one!

>

> The definition for purists from the old )ancient?) schools and the more

> practical/functional/modern definition are just a tad different. The

> biggest difference is that they can call Cold-Pressed oils EOs and they

> adhere to the single specie rule - disallowing co-distillation. Kinda

> like getting a new Pope - he might tell you what the book really says.

>

> I, and most other folks, accept that an Essential oil is a Volatile oil

> that has been Steam or Hydro-Steam Distilled from the leaves, flowers,

> stems, roots, seeds or whatever of a single specie of plant. Note that

> I said Steam or Hydro-Steam extracted - no exceptions. But there is a

> minor modification to single specie and this is Co-Distillation where

> you mix and Distill plants of different species that share the identical

> chemical constituents - such is the case with oregano when it is for

> commercial use only - not for aromatherapy use. Commercial meaning

> pharmaceuticals or the food industry - normally.

>

> There are some who say that Cold-Pressed oils, like the citrus oils, are

> also Essential Oils but I don't buy that - they are Cold-Pressed oils

> but we do get the Volatile oil. The Volatile oil is extracted from the

> peels by pressing and centrifigal force.

>

> Then we have Gas Extracted oils, where the Essential (Volatile) oil is

> forced out of the plant using CO2, tetrafluroethane, or some other inert

> gas that leaves no residue - it's clean and smells nice but the jury is

> still our on therapeutic value. This is sometimes referred to as

> Supercritical Extraction.

>

> Finally, we have the Absolutes - which some folks mistakenly call EOs.

> They are oils extracted from the plants using harsh chemicals which are

> then taken out of the final product - we hope.

>

> Bottom line, you can tell those knuckleheads that an EO is a steam or

> hydro-steam product. You can tell'em the EOs first cousins are the

> cold-pressed and gas extracted oils. You can tell'em Absolutes can not

> be considered being even close to Essential Oils but they're a heckuva

> lot closer than are fragrance oils - and the crap they're trying to push

> off as Essential Oils.

>

> > Anyone care to help me out? Thanks,

>

> I hope I did .. and y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

>

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