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Q. I’ve got a friend who is into healthy eating and buys lots of organic foods as well as supplements. She doesn’t like perfumed products much, which rules out a lot of cosmetics. Any ideas what…

Q. Lavender seems to be one of the most important of the essential oils – why is this? A. It’s true that lavender is one of the most widely used essential oils and no aromatherapist would want to…

Q. What are essential oils? A. Essential oils are made from plant material and are also known as volatile oils. The term ‘essential’ means that they are perfumed with the fragrance from the plant…

Extraction of Essential Oils Essential oils are basically extracts of various different plants, fruits, flowers, bark roots or resin. There are two main ways that one this is achieved: 1) Simple…