| One of the disadvantages of aromatherapy is that | | | | will need a few empty dark glass bottles anyway. |
| some of the oils are not cheap, not even if you buy | | | | Unlike the oils, they are quite inexpensive. They need to |
| from an online discount holistic supply shop. Because | | | | have tight lids. Buy a baby dropper to help mix the oils |
| aromatherapy essential oils are man made natural (and | | | | unless the bottles come with drip tops. |
| thus, limited) ingredients, some of them are more | | | | Keep It Dark |
| expensive than prescription medicines. For example, it | | | | You need to store your aromatherapy essential oils in |
| takes about 100 POUNDS of rose petals to make one | | | | a cool, dark place. Avoid keeping them in the sunlight, |
| OUNCE of rose essential oil. If you are going to buy | | | | near heat sources or even under indoor lighting. The |
| that, you need to protect your investment by knowing | | | | light can make them spoil more rapidly. However, |
| how to store your aromatherapy essential oils. | | | | keeping the oils in the refrigerator is usually too cold a |
| Dark Glass Bottles | | | | place to keep them and makes the oils go very thick. |
| Unless it is an inexpensive aromatherapy essential oil | | | | However, if this is your only alternative, you would |
| you use often, your oils should not be stored in light | | | | need to set the oil out for fifteen minutes or so to |
| colored or clear bottles. They definitely need to be in | | | | warm up. |
| glass - NOT plastic. Plastic just cannot protect oil for a | | | | Lifespan |
| long length of time. If you can get a price break on an | | | | The shelf life of your aromatherapy essential oil, if |
| essential oil because it's sold in a clear or plastic bottle, | | | | stored in a cool dark place in dark colored glass |
| you need to transfer the oil to a dark colored glass | | | | bottles, should last a couple of years or even more. |
| bottle as soon as possible. | | | | However, if you are using so little of the oil that you |
| Indigo, jade green, dark brown or black are fine colors | | | | have the bottle for a few years, perhaps you shouldn't |
| for your glass aromatherapy essential oil bottles. If you | | | | buy that particular oil again. Going to an aromatherapy |
| are thinking of making your own essential oil blends | | | | website or getting a good aromatherapy book can |
| (which is one of the joys of aromatherapy), then you | | | | help you find less expensive oils to substitute. |