What are essential oils? An essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant. Essential oils, contrary to the use of the word "oil" are not really oily-feeling at all. Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color. http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/whatare.asp
What are fragrance oils? Essential oils are natural and contain the true aromatic essence and other naturally beneficial properties of the plant the essential oil was distilled from. Where essential oils contain only the distilled essence of a plant, perfume and fragrance oils are artificially created fragrances, contain artificial substances or are diluted with carrier oils and do not offer the caliber of therapeutic benefits that essential oils offer. http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/whatfrag.asp
What do we use in Shane's Simple Soaps? We use both. I am starting to move more towards the essential oils, but the soaps like, say, banana-strawberry, cannot be scented with essential oils due to the fact that you cannot extract oils from either a banana or strawberry.
The choice is yours.
The fragrance oils I purchase are from a very trusted supplier that supplied to several other soap companies. I will list them all in a future blog. The list will be long!!
My Christmas soaps will ONLY have essential oils in them. Am lending to a more natural and fragrant holiday!!
Thank you for your time and keep clean!!
Shane
shanessimplesoaps.com
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