Scientific Basic for Using Essential Oils

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Thanks for your excellent question about the safety of essential oils.

There are two classes of essential oils. I am referring to Therapeutic Grade

Essential Oils. The other class is Fragrance Grade (garbage).

Although chemists have successfully recreated the main constituents and

fragrances of some essential oils in the laboratory, these synthetic oils lack

healing benefits and may even carry risks. Why? Because essential oils contain

hundreds of different chemicals, which in combination, lend important

therapeutic properties to the oil. Also, many Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils

contain molecules that are impossible to manufacture in the laboratory.

Adulterated oils that are cut with extenders can be detrimental, causing rashes,

burning, and skin irritations. Petrochemical solvents can cause allergic

reactions, besides being devoid of any therapeutic effects.

In their pure state, essential oils are some of the most concentrated natural

extracts known, exhibiting significant and immediate antiviral,

anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and balancing effects.

Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils when properly administered produce no harmful

side effects. Unlike drugs and chemicals, they mobilize the body's own self

healing powers.

When selecting a Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil or Household Cleaner be sure

you are working with a company you trust. There are 1-2 companies in the US

that produce Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.

The capacity of essential oils to neutralize germs is irrefutable. If you'd

like more information about the Antiviral and Antimicrobial Properties of

Essential Oils, there is an excellent source at

http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Aromatherapy/baud55.htm.

Faye