| There are many arguments for and against the uses | | | | potent and reduces its healing quality. Good quality |
| of essential oils, especially if they are used for healing | | | | ones are ones which are kept in its natural state, have |
| minor ailments and provide health benefits if used as a | | | | not been modified and can be purchased from health |
| scent. Many will argue that there is no true scientific | | | | retail shops as opposed to being available from high |
| evidence that each natural oil has a potent healing | | | | street brands. Oils which only need one or two drops |
| property to them when used for healing and improving | | | | for the full beneficial affects to be appreciated tend to |
| ones health. This is something which to this day has | | | | be the ones that are of good quality and standard. |
| much debate over and is increasingly studied upon to | | | | With this in mind it is important to know the difference |
| see whether this has any bearings. | | | | between organic and non organic essential oils as |
| The essential oils market has been strong since its first | | | | some may confuse this as diluted and non-diluted oils. |
| uses of ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece. The oils in | | | | Put simply organic essential oils are extracted from |
| Ancient Egypt were used cosmetically rather than for | | | | plants which have not been treated with pesticides, |
| its health benefits. These were of keeping the body | | | | herbicides and any other form of chemical treatment. |
| fragrant and the home smelling fresh. The Greeks | | | | Non-organic essential oil however, may cause allergic |
| discovered that some of the herbs and plants in which | | | | reactions because of the level of chemicals present in |
| the oils were extracted from had some interesting | | | | the solution. These tend to be less expensive unlike |
| positive effects on people's health, healing minor illness | | | | organic oils which are more expensive and rarely have |
| and relieving pain from small wounds. | | | | allergic reactions from continued use. |
| Hippocrates was one of the first to instigate | | | | In essence some essential oils are possibly not as |
| cleanliness and use of herbs for ridding illnesses and | | | | effective as they should due to the dilution process, |
| treating common ailments. He discovered that burning | | | | whereas using organic and non diluted oils will have the |
| the herbs gave out a certain fragrances which | | | | benefits needed and expected. This however, may not |
| appeared to relieve some of the minor problems | | | | convince others who believe that effects are placebo. |
| people may develop. Some of the plant extracts such | | | | Nonetheless it is certainly something one would need |
| as eucalyptus, lavender and peppermint are still in wide | | | | to look into, researching the facts about specific herbs |
| usage for helping with colds, flues, stomach pains and | | | | and plants, their healing properties of benefits for |
| digestive instabilities. | | | | specific ailments, and the minimum amount of usage. |
| Essential oils in our modern day are now diluted heavily. | | | | Without prior knowledge the effects, the results will not |
| Some of the lesser affective oils tend to be diluted | | | | be fully appreciated. |
| with vegetable oil, which makes the substance less | | | | |