Re: Question about essential oils

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fragrance oils are not pure and more like a perfume, whereas essential oils are

a pure source from some kind of botanical (tree, flower, etc.) and usually have

some sort of " claimed " medicinal value. also you can tell a fragrance oil (FO)

from an essential oil (EO) by the price. EO's are are generally more expensive.

=)

Question about essential oils

Is there a difference between essential oils and fragrance oils? How can one

tell?

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Essential Oil comes from the plant or fruit , flower ect and a fragrant is

man made. There are no healing benifits with a fragrant oil

Hope this helps

Question about essential oils

> Is there a difference between essential oils and fragrance oils? How can

one tell?

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I don't completely agree with that. Some fragrance oils are blends of eo's

and manufactured scents, generally less expensive, like Jasmine. As to

having no benefit... you may not get the same effects in body care products,

because the artificial scents may not contain those little trace beneficial

substances, but from an aromatherapy standpoint, your brain hardly knows the

difference, and in some cases may even prefer the artificial scents, like

sugar cookie, instead of a pure vanilla. They have their uses.

From: " summerrain " <summerrain@...>

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Sent: January 01, 2004 7:18 AM

Subject: Re: Question about essential oils

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> Essential Oil comes from the plant or fruit , flower ect and a fragrant is

> man made. There are no healing benifits with a fragrant oil

> Hope this helps

> Question about essential oils

>

>

> > Is there a difference between essential oils and fragrance oils? How can

> one tell?

> >

> > .....

[Guest guest]

Well that's the great thing about discussions like this, we can all

choose to disagree. I know there are some fragrance oils that

are both EO/FO blend, in that case you would receive some

benefit from what EO is present in the blend. But I have to

disagree with your brain " hardly knows the difference " between

EO and FO. Aromatherapy isn't only about " smell " actually that is

a very small part of aromatherapy. As I wrote in my first post

~ " In some respects, the word `aromatherapy' can be misleading

~because it suggests that it is a form of healing that works

~exclusively through the sense of smell, and on the emotions.

~This is not the case, for apart from its scent, each essential oil

~has an individual combination of constituents that interacts with

~the body's chemistry in a direct manner, which then in turn

~affects certain organs or the systems as a whole. "

It's a science. You might smell sugar cookie FO and feel like

your cooking with your grandmother long ago, which then makes

you happy. But that is a memory, that isn't aromatherapy. In

order to receive " aromatherapy " benefits such as medical,

emotional, or ect. you can only get that from EO's.

You might be talking about Aromachology. Read this article, it

might help clear up any thoughts on the subject.

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0HLW/11_170/94769201/p2

/article.jhtml?term=

Your right when you say FO's have their uses, just not in

aromatherapy.

-Trin

> I don't completely agree with that. Some fragrance oils are

> blends of eo's and manufactured scents, generally less

> expensive, like Jasmine. As to having no benefit... you may not

> get the same effects in body care products, because the

> artificial scents may not contain those little trace beneficial

> substances, but from an aromatherapy standpoint, your brain

> hardly knows the difference, and in some cases may even

> prefer the artificial scents, like sugar cookie, instead of a pure

> vanilla. They have their uses.

>

> From: " summerrain " <summerrain@d...>

> < >

> Sent: January 01, 2004 7:18 AM

> Subject: Re: Question about essential oils

>

>

> >

> > Essential Oil comes from the plant or fruit , flower ect and a

fragrant is

> > man made. There are no healing benifits with a fragrant oil

> > Hope this helps

> > Question about essential oils

> >

> >

> > > Is there a difference between essential oils and fragrance

oils? How can

> > one tell?

> > >

> > > .....

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link. I have to agree with most of that. I'm guilty of

misusing the

term aromatherapy even though I know better. I always want to see the actual

scientific studies such articles mention. There have also been studies

demonstrating that artificial scents can affect body chemistry, by

triggering things in your brain. And I believe that no matter what flips

those switches in your brain, the end result is the same. And if your brain

says you're happy or you're calm, then you are. Personally, I carry lavender

in my purse, and no lavender FO will ever be found in my vicinity. I'm a

lavender snob and I just won't do it.

Re: Question about essential oils

> Well that's the great thing about discussions like this, we can all

> choose to disagree. I know there are some fragrance oils that

> are both EO/FO blend, in that case you would receive some

> benefit from what EO is present in the blend. But I have to

> disagree with your brain " hardly knows the difference " between

> EO and FO. Aromatherapy isn't only about " smell " actually that is

> a very small part of aromatherapy. As I wrote in my first post

> ~ " In some respects, the word `aromatherapy' can be misleading

> ~because it suggests that it is a form of healing that works

> ~exclusively through the sense of smell, and on the emotions.

> ~This is not the case, for apart from its scent, each essential oil

> ~has an individual combination of constituents that interacts with

> ~the body's chemistry in a direct manner, which then in turn

> ~affects certain organs or the systems as a whole. "

> It's a science. You might smell sugar cookie FO and feel like

> your cooking with your grandmother long ago, which then makes

> you happy. But that is a memory, that isn't aromatherapy. In

> order to receive " aromatherapy " benefits such as medical,

> emotional, or ect. you can only get that from EO's.

> You might be talking about Aromachology. Read this article, it

> might help clear up any thoughts on the subject.

>

> http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0HLW/11_170/94769201/p2

> /article.jhtml?term=

>

> Your right when you say FO's have their uses, just not in

> aromatherapy.

>

> -Trin

>

>

>