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Essential oils are organic compounds extracted from plants with tremendous healing properties. Using essential oils for healing purposes is often called aromatherapy, which is a holistic treatment seeking to improve physical, mental and emotional health.

Many different cultures have used these healing plant oils for a variety of health conditions They are often used for relaxation, beauty care, home cleaning, industry, as well as natural medicine.

They are typically created through the process of distillation, which separates the oil and water-based compounds of a plant by steaming. 

Just adding some of the most common essential oils like lavender, frankincense, lemon, peppermint and tea tree oil to your natural medicine cabinet may:

How do Essential Oils work?

Essential oils are extracted directly from the bark, flower, fruit, leaf, seed or root of a plant or tree. Essential oils are composed of very small molecules that can penetrate your cells, and some compounds in essential oils can even cross the blood-brain barrier. They differ from fatty oils, such as coconut or olive oil, as their molecules are larger and do not penetrate the cells the same way and they do not bear the same therapeutic effects.

These therapeutic oils in plants protect the plant from insects, shield the plant from a harsh environment and help them adapt to their surroundings. By taking essential oils, you are harnessing the protective and beneficial powers of a plant. 

Essential oils are highly concentrated oils that have a strong aroma. By concentrating the oils of these plants, you are literally separating the most powerful healing compounds of a plant into a single oil. Just one drop can have powerful health benefits.

I confidently use and recommend Young lIving Essential oils due to the companies standards, scientific backing and sourcing practices. I most assuredly recommend them to my patients.