Essential oils are made by distillation. Natural plants and herbs are steamed and the steam captured, reconstituted and then packaged. Some oils are also made by extraction. Many kinds of plants and herbs are made into essential oils, and the smells are considered therapeutic or healing. Essential oils should never be directly applied to the skin, but instead mixed with a neutral 'carrier' oil such as olive or almond oil. They can also be heated in oil burners, or worn in aromatherapy pendants.

These oils are mostly used for massages. They are wonderful to use on your body to heal your skin and to stay soft and moist. aromatherapy is for peace and harmony within your body.

An essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant. Essential oils, contrary to the use of the word "oil" are not really oily-feeling at all. Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color.

Plants contain complex & powerful substances often referred to the "essence of the plant", which assist the plants to grow, evolve, and adapt to its surroundings by defending the plants from insects & diseases.

Essential oils are concentrated liquids having little or no affinity of water. Basically, they are the extracted "essence of the plant". Steam distillation is the most popular method of extracting essential oil. The process entails placing the botanical plant in a still motion and permitting the hot steam to pass through the plant. The hot steam serves as the forcing agent that helps the plant to discharge its aroma by opening its compartment in which oils are situated. Maceration, cold pressing, and solvent extraction are some processes used in extracting oils from botanical plants.

The oils are called essential oils because they are essential to life and essence to the plant