essential oil quality

As happened here in the United Kingdom some 20 years ago, aromatherapy is finally gaining recognition in certain areas of mainstream medicine in the United States, according to a recent article on USnews.com. Groups as diverse as the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are now offering aromatherapy alongisde traditional health care.
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Essential oils are the delicate and volatile oils extracted from a plant’s root, bark, seed, fruit, leaf, or flower. The oils are considered the life-force in every living plant – the soul or essence of the plant. Their properties are so powerful and subtle that they will pass easily through all cell membranes and can permeate the body in a short time.
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Along with the steady growth of aromatherapy in China has come the inevitable problem of poor quality products flooding their market, with little or no regard being paid to the negative effect this has to their fledgling industry and the aromatherapy profession in general.
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