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WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS? 

Essential oils are found in different parts of the plant:

flowering tops: lavender.chamomile
grass: lemongrass.palmarosa
leaves: peppermint.cinnamon
peel: lemon.bergamot.orange
seed: cardamon.fennel
twig: cypress.tea tree.eucalyptus
wood: rosewood.cedarwood
gum: frankincense

The methods used to extract the essential oil are very time consuming and expensive, in addition they require a high degree of expertise.   In order to maintain the therapeutic qualities, they need to be extracted by a steam distillation method.  This is done by using extremely low pressure and heat - as not to corrupt or degrade the quality of the essential oil.

You may be surprised to learn that the name "essential" was derived from the Latin “quintessential”, which means the fifth element.  The fifth element was the vital element the alchemist sought to change base metals into gold.  Each oil renders valuable health benefits when properly used in aromatherapy.  Essential oils do not need to pass through the digestive system to receive their benefits.  They can enter through the skin by various methods, including: massage oils, inhalation, compresses and/or vaporizers.

Essential oils interact with the body in three distinct ways: 

1) pharmacologically chemical change (through the blood stream), 2) physiologically (effects the systems of the body), and 3) psychologically (inhaled and a response is generated by the aroma).  Given that it takes in excess of 220 pounds of rose petals to produce only 4 or 5 teaspoonfuls of essential oil, the chemical complexity and high concentration of essential oils makes every drop valuable and powerful. Once you understand the principles of essential oils, you will want them in your life forever. 

Because of their properties, essential oils are widely used in perfumes, flavorings and medicines.  The main methods are steam distillation, by compression, dissolving the oils out (extraction) or absorbing them, and by pressure and maceration (to separate into constituents by soaking).