Since aromatherapy can assist in reducing the symptoms of stress and help one energize or relax, society is taking notice. So, the surge in awareness of aromatherapy is both positive and negative. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about aromatherapy and mislabeled products around. Some companies claim that for best results, I should use essential oils on my skin at full strength . Others claim I should never use essential oils on my skin at full strength.
Essential oils are concentrated liquids and are very powerful substances.
They should not be consumed internally without personal counsel from a trained aromatherapist and should not be applied undiluted on the skin because they can be extremely irritating in full concentration. I speculate that companies that claim you can use oils undiluted are making this claim so that you use your oils up faster thus increasing your need to buy more for them. If you don't believe that you should not use essential oils undiluted on the skin, read several books and notice the frequent warnings about undiluted usage. For more information, please be sure to read the array of other articles contained within AromaWeb's Article Archive section. This article is authored, owned and under copyright by AromaWeb.