Essential Oils & its uses

Essential oils are the fragrant oils that are present in many plants. Hundreds of plants yield essential oils that are used as perfumes, food flavorings, medicines, and as fragrant and antiseptic additives and as fragrant in many common products.Essential oils have been used for thousands of years. There are evidence from ancient civilizations obtaining essential oils from plants.The ancient civilizations associated essential oils and their fine aromas with wealth and success. Ayurvedic Medicine, the world's oldest healing system, has long recommended essential oil massage as a health treatment for many body conditions.Essential oils are used in the manufacture of high quality perfumes, as additives in many common products. Essential oils have various industrial and household applications.Manufacture of essential oils vary from traditional distillation with clay pots to modern day steam distillation with stainless steel stills and condensers .