Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation. Essential oils are used in perfumes, cosmetics and bath products, for flavoring food and drink, and for scenting incense and even for household cleaning products. In recent years, interest in essential oils has been revived. With the popularity of aromatherapy, which claims that the specific aromas carried by essential oils have medicinal effects.

Essential Oils are volatilized or diluted in a carrier oil and used in massage, diffused in the air by a nebulizer or by heating over a candle flame, or burned as incense, for example. Many essential oils have antiseptic properties.

It is not very easy to extract or get these pure organic essential oils. In order to get the purest form one needs to harvest the plant from which the oil is to be extracted at the right time. Moreover, it is also important to make use of correct plant parts in order to maintain the desired quality.

The whole process should be followed in the right way so that contamination is avoided.  Before these pure essential oils are sold in the market, proper testing is done. Testing makes sure of the properties required in that product. Some people also make use of chemicals in order to extract oil faster. Using chemicals also reduces the overall cost of production.

However the use of chemical is not good as certain chemicals are very toxic and may cause harm to the person’s body. Sometimes these chemicals also demolish the basic properties of these essential oils.

There are various types of pure essential oil. These essential oils are mentioned below:

1. Verbena essential oil
2. Eucalyptus essential oil
3. Lime essential oil
4. Rosewood essential oil
5. Juniper essential oil
6. Lavender essential oil
7. Mandarin essential oil

All these types of pure essential oils are widely used by people today. It is very important to see that one is not buying adulterated oils. The reason for this is that adulterated essential oils will not have therapeutic effect on one’s body as the purest form does.

Organic Pure essential oil due to its fragrance balances the mood and is also helpful in lifting the spirits. One should make sure of the reliability of the company as well as the vendor. It is very important to buy the essential oils which are available in dark glass bottles so that the oils are preserved and are not chemically altered.

It is also better to use the user guide as it helps in getting proper information about the product and the way in which it is to be used.

The history of essential peppermint oil goes back to the times of Egyptian civilization. A specific kind of peppermint oil, also known by the scientific name of Mentha-piperita, has been discovered by archeologists in several Egyptian tombs at the time of circa B.C 1000.

This discovery of essential peppermint oil throws light over the fact that this unique kind of oil was preferably used in ancient Egyptian civilization. In fact, facts also indicate that essential peppermint oil was also used by ancient Japanese as well as by Chinese too.

While ancient populace used essential peppermint oil for solving their digestive disorders, the contemporary populace uses this oil for treating minor and day to day ailments such as cold, headaches, nausea, toothaches, diarrhea, muscular cramps, indigestion and sore throats.

It is interesting fact to know that during the times of 18^th as well as 19^th centuries, England was the leading producer of superlative quality of essential peppermint oil. Contrary to this, America is the largest and the leading producer of this useful oil. The common man often gets confused between the essential peppermint oil and various other varieties available for the mint oil.

The essential peppermint oil is derived out of basic element of peppermint plant that is quite dark green in color with highly aromatic leaves. The plant of peppermint also has tall and pointed flowers that resemble spikes. These aromatic leaves of peppermint plant make the essential peppermint oil possess a rich and a fresh aroma that also has mint whiff. The oil is derived out of the peppermint leaves by the process of steam-distillation.

The use of essential peppermint oil should be done with great care and consideration because this peppermint oil has high content of menthol that is a chemical based component. This calls for care to be applied while using this peppermint oil in certain specific circumstances.

It is often advised that infants, young babies and children below the age of 3 to 4 years should not be subjected to the use of essential peppermint oil because this oil is too potent, strong and powerful for them. Rather, children should not be brought in the close vicinity where this variety of oil is being used because its content of methanol is very strong that might cause harm.

If one wants to get relief fast and cannot go for whole therapy one can just rub few drops of lavender essential oil near the ear. If one is suffering from fever it is better to use some drop of essential oil on a tissue. After this, it can be inhaled by the person for rest of the day.

Moreover, if one suffers mild burns while cooking or baking something then again this essential oil is the best. Lavender essential oil straight away relieves the person from pain. It also prevents redness which usually appears after skin burn. It is also very effective in curing dry skin problems.

Lavender oil is also considered to be one of the best antiseptic oil. It also has antifungal properties. It is also useful in treating numerous skin disorders like wrinkles or acne. It also helps in improving blood circulation to large extent and also used by people who suffer from hypertension.

Lavender essential oil is also helpful in improving the problems which are related to respiratory system. Other problems like cough, infection, asthma, throat infection, migraine, high blood pressure and sinus congestion can be treated to a large extent.

Lavendar essential oil in its pure form is mainly referred to as the mother of all aromatherapy essential oils as it is versatile in its pure form. It is available in almost all stores very easily. One can use it by rubbing it on the body or inhaling it after dropping it on the tissue. It can also be used in candles and in aromatherapy diffuser.

Here are three easiest Essential Oil Diffuser which may be made in your household. There may be other numerous diffusers and diffusing devices which can be bought from aromatherapy retailers.

Household diffusers:

Simple Tissue Diffusion: One of the easiest ways is to dip 3-4 drops of aromatic oil on a tissue and place it in convenient corner of the room.

Steam Diffusion: Other way to make an essential oil diffuser is by boiling two cups of water and pouring it in a bowl with the aromatic essential oils. The steam evaporates the oils to flow around the room.

Candle Diffusion: This candle diffuser can be made by burning the candles for few minutes and then extinguishing it to dip the essential oils on the melted wax. The candle is re-lighted again to disperse the aroma throughout the room.

Essential Oil Diffusers available in the Market:

Lamp Rings: Lamp rings are made of terracotta that can be set directly onto the light bulbs. The device has the grooved lip which encompasses the bulb and holds the essential oils in it. The heat from the bulbs helps it to diffuse the essential oils in the lamp rings and smoothly spread out in the rooms.

Clay Pot Diffusers: Clay pot diffusers are small terra-cotta pots which contain an outlet for dispersing essential oils. The oils infuse through the pot and then spread out into the room. The intensity of the fragrance depends on the quantity of essential oil in the clay pot.

Electric Heat Diffusers: Similar to the fan diffusers, these electric heat diffusers use the combination of heat and a fan to lightly evaporate the oil and disperse the fragrance in the rooms.

Nebulizers: A nebulizer is a small device that has a plastic base with motor and a clear glass bowl or sometimes round bottle to hold the essential oils. The device breaks the essential oils into separate molecules before diffusing the tiny molecules into the room. These tiny molecules are readily absorbed by the lungs and it creates greater therapeutic cure than other diffusion methods.

The descriptions are overview about the various products that can be utilized for diffusing essential oils. It is better to check the specifications, provisions and safety instructions which come with the particular product to confirm that it is suitable for the requirements and prospects.

The essential oil use chart below is a summary of what can be done with esential oils and how they can be used.

Bath – Essential oils are very effective to be used while having bath, either in single form or blended. They may be used to calm, relax, and rejuvenate the body and the mind. The warm bath with few drops of the essential oils will tantalize the senses with the aroma while breathing deeply.

Hair care- It helps in the improvement of the quality of the hair. Just a few drops of essential oil after the final rinse or in the mild shampoo can enhance the volume of hair and the lustre. It can also be added to the nourishing base like the olive oil with sweet almond or the jojoba and massaged into the scalp. The essential oils are very effective on the lice and fleas.

Shower- A few drops of the essential oils can be mixed with base oil and soaked in tissue cloth or sponge and rubbed all over the body under the warm jet showers inhaling the aromatic steam to benefit from the aromatherapy.

Foot bath- Tired feet can be refreshed by soaking them in a bowl of warm water with essential oils for 20 minutes and finishing with a foot lotion having essential oils.

Sauna- The essential oils can be used in the sauna for refreshing feeling.

Steam inhalation- Breathing deeply and inhaling the steam from a bowl of hot water with essential oils for about a minute helps to benefit from aromatherapy.

Hot and cold compress- The essential oils are added to the hot water and a small towel or cotton fabric is soaked in it. The excess water is to be wrung out and applied on the affected area. After the treatment the affected area is covered with cling film and bandaged if required. The process is similar for cold, except icy cold water is used in place of hot water.

Room spray- Electric vaporizers or nebulizers creates the aromatic ambience in a room with the vaporization of the essential oils.

Light ring bulbs- The heat from the bulbs help it to diffuse the essential oils in the lamp rings and smoothly spread out in the rooms.

The essential oil use chart will surely help you in getting effective aromatherapy treatment, provided it contains pure and natural ingredients for the essential oils. There are many different ways essential oils are used in various products including scented candles, soap, shampoo, hair oil and more.

One of the best example is Lavender essential oil, which has in it claming scent due to which it is called excellent tonic which helps in treatment of migraines, anxiety, depression, emotional stress, headaches, nervous tension, constipation etc. The refreshing and soothing aroma of essential oils helps in removing almost completely restlessness and exhaustion and thus is helpful in increasing mental activity. Moreover, mixing these oils to just form a blend is also good and creates wonders. Take example of mixing sandalwood, Linden Blossom, Lime and Neroli. The aforesaid combination is ideal for romantic settings as it helps in creating that tender scent that creates romantic atmosphere. Basically these essential oil recipes can be made using and blending three notes i.e. Top, Middle and Base from odophone. This ensures that the scent made would be suitable i.e. it would neither be too dull nor be too strong.

Short description of Top Notes, Middle Notes and Base Notes:

1. Top Notes : These are the scents which one may first smell in a perfume.
2. Middle Notes : These scents are exposed once the top notes evaporate and thus form the nature of the blend.
3. Base Notes  : These scents basically stay for longer period thus giving a good blend.

It would be good if a person chooses the aroma one likes or thinks to be soothing, because if the aroma which is not suitable to the person is used then it may cause harm to the person. It should be remembered that not all types of essential oil have same positive effect on every person. It varies from person to person. Thus one should always use the essential oil which is suitable and should avoid that negative impact.

Some essential oils also preserve some botanical names; therefore one should check carefully about that apart from having a look of its ingredients. One can also opt for purchasing these essential oils online.

Thus, it can be easily determined that these essential oils play a vital role for resolving several physical as well as emotional disorders.

The essential oils are located in tiny secretory structures found in various parts of plants; leaves (eucalyptus), berries (juniper), grasses (palmarosa), flowering tops (lavender), petals (rose), roots (angelica), zest of fruit (orange), resins (frankincense) and wood (cedar).