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Aromatherapy is a great stress reliever, here are some great tips on buying oils

When looking for aromatherapy products, your shopping will be much easier if you follow these simple tips.

Buy essential oils from companies with established reputations

Ask: Are the oils pure? Where do they originate? What are the botanical names?

Be on the lookout for synthetic essential oils such as carnation, lilac, strawberry, rain, or cucumber. These scents are always synthetic, so if you see them, chances are that all the oils in that line may be synthetics.

Check for purity. Put a drop of essential oil on a piece of paper. It should quickly evaporate, leaving no oily mark (an oily mark indicates it's cut with vegetable oil).

Check for quality. Sniff out full, round scents. A little should go a long way.

Test the quality of any new company you try by purchasing only a small amount of essential oil the first time. From the book, Aromatherapy for Dummies

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Avoid buying essential oils that have a rubber eyedropper bulb in the top because the oil can dissolve the rubber dropper and become contaminated. Some essential oil mail-order companies are run by aromatherapists who stake their reputation on supplying high quality oils,