Essential Oils

What is an essential oil?

      Plants contain complex and powerful substances known as essential oils. These are aromatic liquids derived from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds. These distinctive components defend plants from insects, harsh environmental conditions , and disease. They are vital for a plant to grow, live, evolve, and adapt to its surroundings. Referred to as the essence of the plant, pure essential oils not only protect the plant, but also determine its aroma.
     Essential oils have been used throughout time, dating back to 4500 BCE. From perfumes and pleasant aromas, to embalming and medicinal purposes, essential oils were used in everyday life for centuries. In modern days, research shows that pure essential oils can provide similar benefits to humans and animals that they give to plants.

The importance of quality

     Many oils, touted as essential oils, are derived with harsh chemicals, diluted, or copied and produced in a lab. Cheap copies bring cheap results and also have the potential to be toxic. Therefore, it is imperative to take great care in choosing high-quality essential oils. The oils I use in my practice are among the best available. They are Young Living Essential Oils, which are steam distilled and guaranteed to be pure.