What is the difference between essential oils and fragrances?
People often refer to essential oils and fragrances interchangeably, but some important differences distinguish them from each other. Essential oils are natural chemicals that are extracted from the leaves, flowers, stems, roots or bark of plants. They are not true oils, but are the aromatic and volatile essences derived from botanicals. Fragrance oils (also called perfume oils) are usually synthetic; chemists analyze the plants’ components and reproduce their chemical compositions. We use essential oils in all our products except where no natural product exists – such as the apple scent. We list this as a fragrance under product information.
