What is the differenct between flower essences and aromatherapy oils?
The most significant difference is that essential oils have definite aromas; flower essences do not. Essential oils work primarily through the sense of smell and its effect upon the “old brain”. They are highly concentrated chemical substances, many of which are quite poisonous taken internally. Most essential oils are diluted first in a carrier oil before they are applied topically. On the other hand, flower essences are safe and gentle to use whether taken internally or used on the skin. Essesntial oils are produced from large quanities of plant material, the flowers, roots, seeds, or bark, depending on the location of the volatile oils in the plant. Steam-dstillation is the most common extraction method. With flower essences, only the flowers are used and in very small quanities. The vibrational imprint of the flower is extracted in water, which is then further diluted. Thus essential oils are a physical extract and flower essences are a subtle energy “extract”. Flower essences and
