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There are about 15/20 drops in one milliliter (ml) of essential oil, depending on the density of each individual oil. For most cases, the amount of drops used is extremely small so an 8ml bottle can last a long time. In addition, the essential oil extraction process is complex: this makes them expensive and it is advisable to use them sparingly.
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No, indeed they are very few, a few hundred compared to the billions of plant varieties.
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Because each plant has a different yield.
An extreme case is the rose; to obtain 1 kg of essential oil we start from 7000 kg of petals picked before dawn. But other flowers are even worse. Other oils, such as lavender for example, are much more abundant in yield. We must also take into account that there are plants that are easier to grow and others that are more complicated.
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Because they are extracted in small quantities from large selected plant masses, an extreme example is that of the rose where, from 6 tons of flowers, one liter of essential oil is extracted. Furthermore, in high quality essential oils the collection is manual.
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Having a good educated nose, and this is not simple.
It's easier to follow as purchase rules that the oils all have different prices, that they are not excessively cheap, that the labels indicate the production date, origin, extraction method, part of the plant processed, expiration date.
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Aromatic water is the by-product of the distillation of an essential oil. It is nothing but the water used during the steam distillation process of essential oils which is then carefully separated from the latter.
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The aromatic waters are obtained during the distillation process together with the oils.
They are distilled water, condensed steam which has extracted the essential oil from the plant mass through heat. Aromatic water is saturated with the essential oil it has extracted.
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Because a large part of the molecules that compose them are volatile and light and heat accelerate the deterioration process.
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As explained here, essential oils are photophobic, many manufacturers prefer to keep them in tinted glass bottles. Ours are in a transparent vial to appreciate the color but protected from light by a cardboard tube.
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Because each oil, with its perfume, acts on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, triggering cascade reactions on the hormonal and neurological system
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Many of the molecules that compose them are extremely volatile. Heat modifies them and accelerates their dispersion.
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Because they are powerful and due to their high concentration they can cause allergic reactions or irritate the epidermis, they are used in drops, diluting them is necessary to spread them on the skin. Here are our directions and precautions.
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A vegetable oil is obtained by pressing the seeds, an essential oil by distillation of various parts of the plant, leaves, flowers, wood or roots. The exception is citrus fruits which are obtained by squeezing the skins.
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