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Organic Vs Essential Oils
Organic essential oils are derived from plants that have been grown without the use of pesticides, on land that has been certified by an authorised regulatory agent such as Ecocert or other certified organization. Conventional essential oils are extracts or non organic oils extracted from plants that were grown using agricultural chemicals. Let's look at the pros and cons of conventional and organic essential oils to see which best suits your aromatherapy session
Organic Essential Oils
Pros:
The biggest advantage of organic essential oils is its health and safety . Organic essential oils are extracted from plants that follow strict organic agricultural standards. The chances that the aromatherapy essential oils will have substances of any chemicals are certainly near impossible
Because of their natural qualities, a lot of therapists prefer the use of organic essential oils for their natural healing power than conventional essential oils
The growth of plants from which the organic essential oils are extracted is carefully examined at all times, and most aromatherapists believe that these aromatherapy products are of better quality and have superior aroma
Disadvantages
Farmers require more diligence when growing these plants because of the strict agricultural standards followed. The absence of chemicals and fertilizers also require farmers to be more careful
Organic essential oils can be purchased from organic growers or farms. This requires more effort when it comes to purchasing these aromatherapy essential oils because it may not be sold in stores
Organic essential oils are more expensive because of the way they are grown and its standards
Conventional Essential Oils
Advantages
The presence of chemicals and pesticides help improve yields of conventional essential oils. They may prevent diseases which sometimes can be very dangerous and contagious
Conventional aromatherapy crops need less monitoring. This saves distillers time so they can work more on other crops
As conventional essential oil's crop require less monitoring, they are usually cheaper to buy
Conventional essential oils are easily purchased from stores, whereas organic essential oils require you to go to the growers
Disadvantages
Due to the use of chemical agricultural methods and pesticides in the production of non-organic oils, a lot of health and safety doubts are posed. These chemicals may have unfavourable environment effects
There may be some residue of chemicals and pesticides present in these conventional oils after extraction
