What is an essential oil?

from a perfume lab

Essential oils come from aromatic compounds of a plant. What we perceive as scents or fragrances actually serve a variety of purposes in the life of a plant.

Bath and Body Works

Time of day and/or time of year the plant is harvested

Which part of the plant is used

The color of the bottle and lid on the bottle

The geographic location and weather where the plant was grown

The method and duration of distillation

a, b, d, & e

basically, specifically, usually

heavily, lightly, generously

aromatically, topically, internally