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As long as you keep them. Mother nature didn’t make ‘volatile’ chemicals for nothing. They degrade over time, losing their scent, perhaps becoming cloudy and thicker, and even going a bit ‘rancid’. Essential oils should smell divine. The hotter it is and the more sunlight about (UV rays), the quicker they go off. Base notes last longer than top notes.
