A volatile oil, usually having the characteristic odor or flavor of the plant from which it is obtained, used to make perfumes and flavorings. an oil from a plant that has a strong smell and is used for making perfume or in aromatherapy. Any of a class of highly volatile (readily evaporating) organic compounds found in plants and usually named for them (e.g., rose oil, peppermint oil). They have been known and traded since ancient times. Many essential oils contain isoprenoids. Some, such as oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate) and orange oil (d-limonene), have one predominant component, but most have dozens or hundreds. Trace components impart an oil's characteristic odour, which synthetic or blended oils can rarely duplicate. Essential oils have three primary commercial uses: as odorants in perfumes, soaps, detergents, and other products; as flavours in baked goods, candies, soft drinks, and many other foods; and as pharmaceuticals, in dental products and many medicines (see aromatherapy)
High-grade oil extracted from the flowers, seeds, bark, leaves, and other parts of plants Serious aromatherapy practitioners consider not just the source of the oil, but how it was extracted (e g , steam distillation, solvent extraction, enfleurage) Many oils that are sold as "essential" are actually blends of artificial and natural materials Such oils might have very realistic aromas, but are not true essential oils
an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
an oil collected in the water distillate during the production and concentration of fruit juices Upon seperation from the water, the remaining oil contains the highly volatile top notes of natural juices Essential oils are normally liquid, but in some cases may be solid, depending on temperature They are the essence of plants
A plant oil which is extracted through a very complex process that generally yields very little product, making it costly to buy true essential oils It's a misconception to think of them as actually being oily because they rarely are These are called for often in rituals
A volatile material derived from odorous plant materials from a single botanical form As such, EOs generally constitute the odorous principles of the plants in which they exist EOs are either distilled (water, steam or dry) or expressed Because EOs are highly concentrated, care should be used when handling them We carry hundreds of essential oils, ranging from Agarwood to Ylang Ylang
The volatile and aromatic liquid or semi-solid obtained from a single botanical, primarily through the distillation, expression or extraction process Generally, it constitutes the odorous principles of a plant, having the taste or smell of the original botanical used However, essential oils do not always have the same properties as the whole plant from which it was derivied from as certain parts of the plant are used to produce the essential oil
The essence of a plant, removed by compressing, steaming, dissolving or distilling These oils produce the strongest odors, flavors, or medicinal properties when used in a product
natural oil extracted from natural substance (such a plant, flower or fruit) which gives the plant or flower or fruit its characteristic odors (used for making perfumes, flavorings, etc.)
The highly concentrated, volatile, aromatic essences of plants Information on specific essential oils can be found in the Single Essential Oil page
Commercially available volatile oil extracted from plants by steam distillation and containing a mixture of active constituents; highly aromatic and highly concentrated
An oil infused with a high concentration of herbal constituents (i e tea tree oil)
A liquid that is generally distilled (usually by steam) from a plant Essential oils, contrary to the use of the "oil," are not really oily at all Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color