Essential oils are different from fragrance oils.
The quality of the essential oil is what makes the
difference between being therapeutic and being fragrant, though of course most essential oils are also fragrant.
Fragrance oils tend to be more affordable than essential oils. There are famous and much beloved scents that can only be found in a fragrance oil- there is no essential banana oil, for instance. Some fragrances simply cannot be mimicked through essential oils. Making and supplying affordable, high quality product is key for D2BN, so price is a factor in every ingredient we buy. Over time, I have managed to collate a group of suppliers that I trust to provide good quality oils every time.
Fragrance oils do not offer the same botanical properties that are found with essential oils. However, as scent can be a strong mood enhancer, using a bath product with a scent you find relaxing, refreshing, calming or stimulating, can only be a good thing.
There are people that are particularly sensitive to fragrance oils. For the majority of the population, however, if a product is carefully made and the fragrance oils are carefully measured and added in the recommended amounts, the amount of fragrance actually used is generally unlikely to cause a reaction. Reputable suppliers will have scents that are formulated according to the RIFM (Research Institute for Fragrant Materials) standards. This means that the scents are safe for use in bath and body products. D2BN only sources my oils (both fragrant and essential) from suppliers who have proven to produce oils of the highest quality.
Essential Oils
As well as some scents where there is no essential oil available, or where the EO is much too costly, there are some essential oils that are environmentally irresponsible to use. Being someone who is trying to be as ecologically responsible as possible, this is no small concern- essential oils are derived from the leaves, roots, bark and flowers of plants- the botanical properties that make the oil "essential".
Some essential oils can be very reactive when used on the skin. Many carry warnings that they should be avoided during pregnancy. This includes: basil, cedarwood, clove, fennel, rosemary and thyme. People that suffer from epilepsy should be careful when using certain essential oils in aromatherapy, since some contain neurotoxins which may have a convulsant effect. Nutmeg and thujone have a psychotropic effect, but the convulsant effect from rosemary, fennel, sage and hyssop essential oils have always been the classical oils to be avoided in epilepsy. The following oils also contain convulsant compounds: camphor, spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) [DO NOT confuse it with normal lavender - which is Lavandula angustifolia], tansy, thuja and wormwood.
Additionally, there is some speculation that some aspects of the soapmaking process actually kill a majority of any of the positive properties of essential oils. Research hasn't managed to determine this categorically, however.
It would be very difficult to throw doubt on the efficacy of essential oils used for their therapeutic properties.
The "Mood Blends" used by D2BN are high quality, certified organic, essential oil blends that may impact mood, and are all skin safe for use in your favourite bath products:
Aphrodite- ylang ylang, sweet orange, white grapefruit, patchouli
Autumn-lavender, white grapefruit, ginger, patchouli
Balance- sweet orange, cedarwood atlas, lime, bergamot, frankincense, ylang ylang, geranium
Breathe- lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemon & peppermint
Christmas- clove leaf, sweet orange, cinnamon bark
Courage- lime, sweet orange, lavender, geranium, frankincense, sweet fennel
Inner Harmony- rosewood, rose geranium, mandarin, lavender, sweet orange, calendula extract
Happy- sweet orange, lemon, bergamot, patchouli, cinnamon leaf, clove
Outback- sweet orange, eucalyptus Australiana, eucalyptus peppermint gum, lemon myrtle, aniseed myrtle
Positivity- white grapefruit, lime, lavender, sweet marjoram, pink lotus, rose
Seduction- lemon, bergamot, sweet orange, ylang ylang, patchouli, clove leaf & sandalwood
Sensual- cedarwood atlas, lemon, lemon grass, ylang ylang
Vitality- lemongrass, rosewood, eucalyptus peppermint, lime, lemon myrtle
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