What are essential oils?
Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts, that are from flowers, plants, fruits and even parts of a tree. The oil that’s captured is the plant’s scent and flavour, or “essence.” Essential oils hold the life force and vibrational energy of the plants they come from.
Our plants and flowers have magical powers and are natural remedies. Essential oils are scientifically proven to have therapeutic properties. There’s a lot of research about essential oils and it has revealed that essential oils possess myriad health benefits, and their ability to influence human potential isn't limited to psychophysiological effects!!
Essential oils are not new, they have been used for centuries to create a more meaningful connection to something bigger than us. You can find a reference of essential oils has far back as 4500 BC. Ancient Egyptians have used aromatic oils in cosmetics and ointments.
We seem to be circling back to a time where people want to try an alternative to pharmaceuticals, and are looking at essential oils, and flower remedies as a more natural way to heal. There are so many incredible health benefits to using essential oils, here are just a few: improve mood, balance hormones, improve sleep quality, strengthen immune system, slow the aging process, fight infection, thicken hair, promote Oral Health, relieve headaches and migraine, and reduce stress and anxiety.
Not all essential oils are equal, so please be mindful of where you purchase your essential. Try and get organic oils if you can, as they won’t have any pesticides or chemicals on the plants. The price point of essential oils varies also, but keep in mind that it takes an incredible amount of plant material to make essential oils, which can make some of them expensive. Rose essential oil is probably one of the most expensive oils, as it takes roughly About 5,000 pounds of rose petals to make 1 pound of rose essential oil.
This makes pure rose oil, one of the most precious essential oils there is.