The benefits of using aromatherapy pure essential oils vary from person to person. The more mainstream and commonly known benefits of using essentials oils for aromatherapy are for stress relief, for example, lavender. It is widely used as an alternative to counting sheep, and has proven to be much more effective for some people. Most consumers have heard of these benefits, but stop dead in their tracks when they find the miniscule 1 or 2 fluid ounce bottles of pure essentials oils. The sound of the tiny cylindrical bottle landing right back where it was on the shelf is the physical manifestation of the voice in their heading, gawking: “What do I do with THIS?!”
The key to reaping the benefits of using aromatherapy pure essential oils is in diluting the pure essential oil correctly. Pure essential oils are highly potent and one should use extreme caution when working with pure essential oils in their undiluted, extracted form. One immediately notices the difference between pure essential oil of lavender and a shea butter cream infused with lavender. When one closely reads the ingredients list on products such as lotions, gels and bath salts, it becomes clear that the pure essential oil is a MUCH smaller percentage of the final product than, for example, water and glycerin are.
For some, it may seem that the best way to reap the benefits of using aromatherapy pure essentials oils is to slather them on, drop by drop, from a 1 oz. bottle of pure essential oil. The opposite is true. The proof is in the size of the bottle; pure essentials oils come in such little bottles because consumers should use very small amounts of the essential oils diluted in other substances such as carrier oils. In order to be safe, and to experience the benefits of using aromatherapy pure essential oils at the same time, handle the oils with care.
