Why is an Essential oil better to use than a Fragrance oil?
Do you ever wonder what are the differences between Pure Essential Oils and Fragrance Oil other than the price.
To many of us, both are good alternatives to scent up your home space, however there is a major difference between the two of them.
Pure Essential Oils are natural products extracted from different plants’ parts through processes such as steam distillation, solvent extraction and expressed oils.
Fragrance oils are manufactured synthetic scents with added chemicals to enhance their aroma, they are artificially created fragrances and they contain artificial substances.
Therapeutic Effects of Essential oils
Pure Essential Oils are used in aromatherapy practice as the natural ingredients can be used in a way to achieve balance physically, mentally and emotionally.
They enter the body through our skin via massage or the olfactory system via a diffuser or nebulizer.
Essentia Oils may be used as an aroma, to enhance mood, to relieve symptoms such as pain, fatigue or inflammation, or even used as pest repellent.
They are very versatile, they can be used independently, blended with other oils to provide more benefits and used in a number of ways.
Fragrance oils
Fragrance oil can duplicate the fragrance of essential oils, but, they do not have the natural healing properties of essential oils and are unable to duplicate the benefits.
Fragrance Oils are great in manufacturing of cosmetics and perfumes to enhance the aroma of these products. However, they lack of the therapeutic benefits that are beneficial for the body.
For example, you can find easily find various Lemongrass fragrance in the market, they do smell alike and have similar or longer lasting power and scent strength compared to Lemongrass essential oil, however they are do not have any benefits.
Pure Lemongrass essential oil contains stimulating properties which also helps to soothe headaches, it is also an effective insect-repellent, antiseptic, bactericide and deodorant. This definitely distinguish fragrance oils from essential oils.
For me, an Essential oil would win every time.
Price
Pure essential oils vary in price, depending on the type, season and availability. Rose and Sandalwood, are always expensive because of the complex and timely extraction processes.
Fragrance oils tend to be cheaper as they are synthetic and more easily manufactured. But remember they have no therapeutic benefit.
Uses of Essential Oils
At Essential Well-being, 9 London Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, we use Essential oils in our treatments for their therapeutic properties and the benifts to both the skin of the face and body.
In our Well-being shop we retail, a range of essential oils products manufactured Absolute Aromas and Eve Taylor , we offer skincare products, body products, soaps, washes, essential oils blends, candles and diffusers.
Fragrance Oils
Fragrance oils are commonly used in soaps, perfumes and body lotions, they are cheaper than essential oils and their scents tend to last longer.
In our Well-being shop we retail one range with fragrance oil Spongellé they are a body wash buffer and do smell truly wonderful, but they offer no therapeutic benefit.