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DO ESSENTIAL OILS LAST FOREVER...
Contrary to what you may have heard, essential oils don’t last forever (and I don’t mean because you use them too fast!). You may have been told essential oils never expire to justify a high price tag. The truth is, essential oils do have a shelf life - regardless of the brand. Because essential oils are volatile, they have the potential to oxidize. Chemically speaking, volatile substances, like essential oils, evaporate. This is why we can smell them, and how they work.
Essential oils are made up of a variety of constituents, or chemical compounds, which collectively make what we call an essential oil. The lighter constituents (often referred to as “top notes”) are most volatile and will evaporate first (the heavier constituents will be the last ones to go). These top notes are often the ones more gentle for the skin and when they leave the bottle, the risk for that essential oil to cause redness, irritation, and sensitization increases.
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Hi! I’m Lea Jacobson, a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist. I don’t sell oils - I love teaching people how to use them safely.
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