Let's Talk About Fragrance Oils and Essential Oils
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THANK YOU!! Logical facts vs the emotionally driven scare tactics that so many DIY mavens try to promote on their websites. This is such a breath of fresh air and much appreciated!!
Thanks, Belinda! :D
Oh I had to learn that fraagrance oils the hard way. I have humidifier that has a little tray to add whatever scent you want, and so I added two drops of apple/cinnamon fragrance oil. It's s been several washes and soaks later and IT STILL SMELLS LIKE APPLES!! Learned my lesson. Fragrance oils belong in my candles, essentials in my humidifier.
No kidding! I did this with my dishwasher :| Stuff tasted like fake jasmine for weeks-URGH!
Im so happy to see someone else who is suspicious of the word "natural". Im an ecologist, and trust me, natural doesnt always mean better or safer. For example, many essential oils can be harmful to pets. In fact, citrus oils can kill your cat. Even putting them into an oil diffuser can cause a pet to become very sick very quickly. Just breathing it in can cause breathing problems or vomiting, or even seizures. Plants create these oils as a natual defense against insects. A lot of these oils actually destroy the dna structure of the insect, and the strong smell is a warning to the insect that the plant is toxic. Unfortunately, the naturals industry is not as heavily regulated as the synthetic chemical industry. There hasnt been the extensive peer reviewed studies on essential oils that have been going on with synthetics since the 50's, so we dont actually know these are %100 safe. We know that lavender for instance mimics estrogen in the body. This can be very harmful for young boys, and knowing that phytoestrogens can cause breast cancer, its not a far streatch to theorize that heavy use of lavender oil can cause homorne influenced cancers. We just dont know because no one is testing it. For this reason, i wont use essential oils that are not from edible plants.
So true, any so many good points! Re: the estrogen thing: roberttisserand.com/2013/02/lavender-oil-is-not-estrogenic/ :)
As summary part..we can use fragrance oil with minimum uses and it's safe?
But lavender is edible?!
Good info! I love smells and I heard it's good for keeping roaches away and that's a plus for me but I don't want it to be harmful to anyone in my home.
Thank you for this info! I will stop using citrus oils, I dont want to lose my kitty!!
Thank you for this! Also for talking how essential oils are chemicals. People forget that chemical actually make part of the nature.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Thank you so much! I have a lot of anxiety around “chemicals” as part of my clinical OCD diagnosis. This video really helped put some of that to rest! Keep the videos coming!
Love, love, love your channel! You’re such a wealth of knowledge! Thanks for sharing! Peace and Blessings to all!
Thank you so much!
This is really well done. I appreciate the amount of research you do and your enthusiasm.
Thanks so much, Mary!
Thanks so much for your sensible evaluation. So much good hype for essential oils out there that I have found incorrect in my experience. I use both in my business. I teach soap making and will advise my participants to watch this video and read your blog. You are my go to resource and appreciate all the time and effort you put into your posts. Fantastic as always. Debbie from Oz.
Thank you so much and thanks for watching!
You are fantastic!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've been wanting to get into making different soaps and things and wasn't sure if I was going to be able to find the scents I wanted to use. You're the best!!!!
Happy to help! Have fun with your making :D
I love you.
I love how you respond to comment and questions.
You have a good sense of humour.
I learnt something great.
Thanks.
Thanks so much, Olivia!
Love that you did this. I know some fragrance oils set off my allergies, others do not. Go figure. Yet, I'm lucky that I've not any essential oils allergies. As long as I don't get icked by chamomile in the long run, due to the chemical relation to some of my triggers, I will be happy. 😎 I'm of the essential oils group unless I'm soaping or being asked to make specific style perfume. (I can say I soap, that's just so cool!) This is such a great topic, Marie. So thank you.
I still find I prefer EOs, even with my new stash of FOs staring me down. I think it's mostly the stalked-by-scent thing I don't like, which may be just because I've used EOs for so long that noticeably smelling like something all the time weirds me out, haha. I do know plenty of friends who love them, though!
And congrats on the soap! It's so fun watching you share your batches on The Hive! Thank you for being such an integral part of it :)
@@HumblebeeAndMe You know, I was just thinking, after so long a time formulating, creating, and shipping product, I would think you have, to a certain degree, come to associate particular fragrances with the products and the tasks surrounding them, rather than the fragrances evoking an emotion or feeling you would otherwise experience. Since you stated that a decent part of it was negative, then those scents may bring to mind those feelings of stressful tension. I am just surmising, of course, but it makes perfect sense, to me, that you felt that way. Many years ago, when I was a teenager and worked for a couple of months at one of the big hamburger chains, I could not bring myself to eat there again for the following 2+ years, because just the smell of it got to me. I know it is none of my business, but I am curious, do you feel the same way, weirded out, now that you are free of your burden and happier? I am just amazed at the wealth of information that you have accumulated and share with the rest of us, and I thank you, so much! 👏🙏💖💐
You are hilarious. I love watching your videos. Learning a lot to help me in my fragrance business. Thank you!
Thanks so much! :)
Thank you Marie ..for putting g this out here...you do a great job! I love both essential oils and fragrance oils...they both have a place as far as I'm concerned. I used a fragrance in your basic lotion recipe and it is beautiful ..( I used Jasmine ) ..well I must say it turned out great...I used it in the last recipe for beginners too...the deodorant..which really works great ! and hey I just realized ..I guess I'm a graduate from the humblebeeandme ?(beauty academy)? ...lol
Thanks, Beck! And thanks for doing my course, it's always exciting to hear people are actually doing it after all the work I put into it :D
I appreciate that you provide valuable knowledge and insights and also promote the edict of self awareness, proper research, individual responsibility and self awareness, well done. Love your content
I've just come across your page and watched a few videos and it has been SO helpful! Thank you for making these
I'm so glad! Don't forget to check out my blog (humblebeeandme.com)-I've been blogging since 2011 while I’ve only been on RUclips since about 2016, so there is TONS more content on the blog!
This video helped me have a better understanding for which oil I'd like to use in my business! Thank you for the video I'm giving you a thumbs up and subscribing!
Thanks, happy making!
Hi sleepyflwer i wants to make water base fregrance can you guide me plz ? Pls help
Thank you. You have helped me to understand the different perspectives. You've certainly done your homework on this.
Thanks for watching!
This is one of the best videos I've seen on this topic. Well done!
You and uncle Jon's bring lightto all the essential oil thing, with all this said, I think I prefer fragance oils.
This is great. I was originally planning on using essential oils when I finally got around to making my own products, but I’m the kinda girl who likes a lingering scent, so fragrance oils would probably be more what I want. Can’t wait to spend all day with my hair smelling like lemon cake!
I'm glad you found it useful! Fragrances and EOs definitely both have their strengths and weaknesses. I'm starting to find I enjoy some lingering yummy hair smells as well 😊
Soo glad to find this post. Working with scent chemicals is a bit scary for me, I have some allergies and some sensitivities to scents, but I feel empowered now to track down the culprits using the EU's naughty list as a starting point. *I'm looking at you cinnamon oil* I have leaned toward using FOs in my cold process soaps or using herbal infused base oils and no scent. For facial serums and maybe even lotions I'm leaning more toward EOs or no scent, but I need to do more investigation.
Happy to help, and best of luck with your investigations! You might find Tisserand & Young's Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals useful (amzn.to/2tUjGxu) :)
Thank you for this video. I, too, have done quite a bit of research into fragrance oils and essential oils. One of the things that concerns me greatly about synthetic fragrance oils is that one never gets a list of ingredients. That means one has NO idea what one is actually putting on one's body. None. One has no idea what chemicals are used being that the companies always say it is "proprietary". And the industry is SELF-REGULATING. That is cause for alarm. A self-regulating industry is rarely, if ever, objective.
Let us keep in mind also that there are many synthetic chemicals that will not show negative consequences for 20 or so years, long past the statute of limitation for many types of lawsuits. So the companies know they are safe from the threat of being sued using many chemicals that are deemed to be unsafe in the long run.
Last, but not least, I find it interesting how first, I can always tell if something is a fragrance oil or an essential oil just by smell, and second, it generally takes no more than about 20 minutes before a headache sets in when I sit in a room that is being scented by synthetic fragrance oils. There are many people affected like that by FOs. Yet I have no allergies and am a very healthy person, all around.
So between having no idea what chemicals are being added to a given fragrance oil due to the claim of "proprietary information" by the company, and finding I get a headache sitting among the FOs, those are reasons enough for me to not ever use them in any of the products I make, whether lotions, soaps, shampoo, etc. I could not imagine subjecting people to all the chemicals that may be in them. And trusting the industry's self-regulation is almost comical to me. Every corporation's bottom line is profit, and most, unfortunately, have no conscience as to how it may affect the being using the product.
At least with the essential oils I not only know exactly what I am getting and what chemicals comprise the oil I am using, but I am also getting the aroma therapy benefits of the oils and often the benefits of the physical healing properties as well, such as using lavender essential oil to heal skin issues.
To each their own, however. I just would encourage people to really do their research before blindly trusting products where one has no idea what exactly is in them.
Well, saying you have NO idea isn't quite accurate; if you're purchasing your FOs from a reputable supplier you should get a breakdown of some of the aroma chemicals used, but yes-many are left out as trade secrets.
Your points about alarm, though... the essential oil industry is COMPLETELY self regulated, but without any sort of overseeing body like fragrance has! And don't you think EO sellers are also interested in profit? How is that not cause for alarm for EOs, but it is for fragrance? Each EO company is just regulating themselves, leaving you to trust that their oils are pure. Unless you are sending all of your EOs through a mass spec. to verify their components, the best you can say about your EOs is that you know what SHOULD be in them, and that you trust your supplier. Diluted and adulterated (often with synthetic fragrance chemicals) EOs are not at all uncommon (facebook.com/EssentialOilUniversity/), and given the high price of the source material, one could argue EO sellers have quite a lot of motivation to dilute the pure product with something less expensive and increase their profit margin-and there is nothing stopping them from doing so, and very little that would allow the consumer to figure that out.
I definitely know that many people do not tolerate fragrance well; personally, I find it much stronger that I tend to prefer, and in high concentrations it'll give me a headache, too. I also find them to be quite obvious-the strength and duration of the scent is usually the dead giveaway.
Now, I don't have a horse in this race-I don't care what you use, I'm not trying to sell you MLM essential oils-but I do think it's interesting that many of your causes for alarm are equally applicable to the EO industry.
Hi Lisa - hopefully you will see this, even though your post was 2 years ago.
When I started making soap 8+ years ago, many of my friends and co-workers said they could not tolerate anything with scent in it...but when they tried my soap, they could! Some have eo's, some have fo's....what I learned was that what they couldn't tolerate was all the scented stuff you can get at Bath & Body works (I can't either) and several other stores where people shop and get cheap soap or lotions...why? Because these places use cut-rate, adulterated eo's and fo's. (I have found some very reputable suppliers that I buy high quality, unadulterated eo's & fo's.) So you get what you pay for. (Sadly when in a crowded room or airplane, everyone (including me) has to tolerate all the people that wear this junk - too strong perfume, lotion, deodorant. I get sick from it too.) Hope this is helpful. Sly
You presented very well, most enjoyed and so informative. Cheers to you, young lady.
Thank you so much!
"Off hand dismissed them" yup! Me too for exactly the same reason. And now that I've found a supplier of fragrance oils here, I am so not giving them up! They serve their purpose and their stay power is brilliant! One of my favourite things about fragrance oils? I can lather myself up in Orange (FO) Body Butter and not worry about the sun. Thank you for having these videos! I am glad more people are talking about how not everything is bad and dangerous as some people say they are. And I think SkinDeep needs to change their fragrance page!!!!!
Ah yes! Good point on the citrussy scents-very true. I suppose an argument could be made there that the FO is safer than the EO... that may start an internet fight, lol.
@@HumblebeeAndMe so are you saying using fragrance oils saying in making candles is safer and non toxic than using essential oils, I want something safe in making my candles.
What supplier do you use?
You are so pretty and so well spoken! Thank you for this video I learned a lot!
Thanks for watching!
I always wondered why some oils are more expensive than others.
It's mostly supply + demand; some of it in the amount of oil the plant produces, and some in how in demand that oil is. When blights hit crops prices go up, and when bumper crops happen, prices go down. Cinnamon bark used to be pretty cheap (I have a 500mL bottle of it at home) and now it's a fortune (that 500mL bottle would be over $230 today... it was $15.59 when I bought it!)
New favorite channel. Hugs from sweden
Wow, thank you for the very clear explanation. I want to explore the world of fragrance making and your video sure helps a lot.
❤️ I'm glad it was helpful!
Hi Marie! Hope all is well! I been having issues with clay absorbing the fragrances in my matte clay pomade. In the first few weeks it smells amazing, but after about a month or so, the fragrances start to dissipate. Is there something I can add to my formula to keep the clays from absorbing my fragrances? This is a water based pomade fyi. It's kinda identical to making a lotion, just with clay added.
Incredibly informative video! Well done! Thank you! Good day!
Thanks so much, Wayne!
Lol why did it take me so long to find this. Really awesome video answered a lot of my question thank you
Thanks for watching!
And thank you for explaining this so well!!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing. Really appreciate your help. ☺️
Thanks for watching!
This was informative, thank you. I recently bought yellow Shea butter, I would like to mix some essential oil for texture and fragrance purposes. I am worried that oil might cause acne breakouts if used on the face. What essential oil woukd recommend for hair and skin to be mixed in yellow shea butter?
QUESTION...with DPG cutting oil, when dipping my own unscented insense sticks should I use fragrance oil or essential oil ???????
$100 per teaspoon hahaha 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 This was such a helpful and informed video!!! I’ve been wary of fragrance oils too but I hate how the essential oils scent fades and they are so expensive... I may try a fragrance oil but separate from my main diy in case.
AWESOME and very informative video! I learned so much. My fear of fragrance oils are no longer... Thank you!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making this video. Tho does it mean the food grade fragrance oils can mix with essential oils to make perfumes?
thank you! you are to cute with your stories. I have just ventured into fragrance oils so far I am just trying them out in small amounts. I am not sure if you have a video on labeling products and also about how to post the weight of the product in the bottle . I am super confused if its volume or oz or total oz plus the jar! Thank YOU Marie your the bees Knees !!!
I don't discuss labelling as it varies so much from country to country, any anybody selling their products really needs to be able to stand on their own two feet in that regard, but the weight listed on any package should be the weight of the product you are paying for-the jar is irrelevant!
thank you my love !!! you answered the question for me!
at what temperature are you suppose to add EO? sometimes I get that burnt smell after applying beard balm. my wife tells me it smells like I was smoking cigarettes outside. this is especially when I use cedarwood EO. weird...
This one's a bit tricky. Yes, many of the chemicals that make up essential oils are quite volitile, and heat exposure can damage them or cause them to dissipate. However, we also have to dilute them to use them safely, and in order to do this in a product that will be solid, the EOs must be added while it's still liquid. So... aim for about the coolest you can get before adding them, after you've removed the pan from the heat. Extended heat is much more damaging than added while hot and then immediately cooled. Hope that helps!
Hi, can I just add a few MIllileters to an already made lotion that I made a few days or do I have to heat it up again and and add more preservatives to it ?
Im sensitive to smells, but since I started making things (hand sanitizer, sprays) I'm even more sensitive to store bought stuff now because theres a stench i can smell in the store bought stuff that I don't smell in my stuff.. so I do think there is something to being less sensitive to one more than the other. The craziest fragrance oil i smelled was at a festival and it was dirt, i don;t know why they had dirt fragrance but it smelled just like dirt. Weird, but pretty cool. I wouldn't buy it but was still neat they could do that. Btw, i love smelling like cotton candy, wear it all the time, no one has ever had a problem with it like other perfumes, it's a pretty non-offensive smell.
Fantastic video, thanks so much!
Thanks for watching!
I like finding a happy medium- a combination of synthetic and natural compounds is a good thing and they both have their merits. As long as there’s no immediate allergic reaction or gradual contact dermatitis resulting from it (though it’s hard to isolate what’s caused it). I do commend Lush for their transparency about ingredients. I find EOs effective and relaxing for bedtime and I like FOs as a regular fragrance (preferring oils to sprays lately as I’ve developed a skin sensitivity to alcohol denat). Just read the comment about lavender being considered as an estrogen disruptor as most EO oil blends contain lavender. A bit horrified as I’m dealing with symptoms of hormonal imbalance😱
Wonderfully informative, thank you.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the upload! I learned a lot! Essential oils are for me! :)
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Informative and useful. Thank you :)
You make incredibly helpful videos thank you for doing them!!
You are so welcome! ❤️
Very informative and you didn’t lose my attention at all. Subscribing.
Welcome! Don't forget to check out my blog (humblebeeandme.com)-I've been blogging for over 8 years while I’ve only been on RUclips for about 3.5, so there is TONS more content on the blog!
Awesome video !! Thank you so much, since as a newbie to the >clean< world am getting just a little overwhelmed. This video helped clear things up tremendously!!! Please keep up the good work !!
Thanks so much, I'm glad this was helpful! 😄
I understood the big perk of EO being that people believe they have medicinal properties. I have a friend that sells MLM EO and she really believes that you can avoid medicine and use oils instead. I don't buy it (or them) but if I was making her something, I would choose EO. Normally I make stuff for friends that just want to enjoy the bath so FO it is!
Riannon Zemak that's downright dangerous to avoid medicine in favor of oils
Thanks for chiming in! If you're sniffing a bit of peppermint EO and find that helps with your headache rather than popping a Tylenol, that's fine, but I am wary of sources (and suppliers... usually MLMs...) that insist essential oils can be curative of actual illnesses that require antibiotics or other prescriptions.
I would counter that essential oils are indeed medicine so you should only use them medicinally under the advice and supervision of a qualified aromatherapist. People that are educated and licensed for therapeutic use of EOs understand the benefits AND limitations of EOs and would send you to the doctor for pharmaceutical treatment when EOs are not suitable.
Well done. Very informative. Thank you for posting. :D
Thank you! You just busted apart a huge myth I believed. Great lipstick! From your book?
No worries! Definitely keep doing your own research, though-don't trust me as your only source :) The lippy is a mod of my Highlighting Moon Drops (www.humblebeeandme.com/highlighting-moon-drops/)-a video with specific deets will be out at the end of the month!
Thank you for the video, it is so informative. Could you use any skin safe fragrance oils in body oils and lotions? x
THANK YOU FOR CUTE EXPRESSION ON THE SUBJECT. CAN YOU PLS TELL ME THAT ROBERTET GROUP IS MAKING ESSENTIAL OILS OR FRAGRANCE OILS?
I think you’re so freaking rad. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching! ❤️
If only cotton candy farms were a thing...
Great video. I am also torn on the whole topic, though I do love and prefer EOs.
Also I really liked how you did that sort of presentation style segment were you inserted your notes but were turned to the side to look at them like they were there. Thought that was a nice touch.
looking forward to your next video!
Thanks, Kristiyn! I am finding I still prefer EOs, even with some FOs to choose from. Maybe it's familiarly, maybe it's my general dislike of always smelling like something. Eh. At least I'm not being wilfully ignorant, and that's enough for me :)
Hello Humblebee & Me how are you? Can you tell if you can get organic Fragrance Oils for making candles?
Great information. To bad fragrance oil irritates my skin. 😔 if I ever find a better fragrance oil then I will try it and see if it works for me. Thanks again.
Happy to help, and best of luck in your search!
Hi nice video. What was the name of the website for fragrance oils that you mentioned. Forgive me but I didn't understand the site
I have only used EOs in my products that i made for myself because im not a Lush smell feeling kind of person, it’s just too overpowering. I however like some fragranced candles that are very classy, and expensive, that im sure have fragrance oils but in a classy discreet way that makes you think it’s a natural scent.
I will have to play around with fragrance oils 😊
I want a Reed diffuser, but I am scared it mite give me headaches, or breathing, problems, ,,,so what oil would u put in the diffuser,?
I can't believe how much I've learnt in 15 minutes. Thank you 🌸
Thank you so much! Don't forget to check out my blog (humblebeeandme.com)-I've been blogging for over 8.5 years while I’ve only been on RUclips for about 4, so there is TONS more content on the blog!
Hello , that topic is a good one. Thanks for making the video.
Thanks for watching!
Hello Marie ♥️, Ahmm can I use Fragrance oils for my diy Lip balms? Or what should I use Fragrance oils to make sure that it is safe for my lips? Thank you so much...
Sending you love from the Philippines ♥️
If the FO is labeled as skin safe then yes, you can use it. Ask the soap makers who use FO. Btw, I'm from PH too😊
Do you know where I can get fragrance oils that are safe to use in dog products such as shampoo, leave in conditioners etc? :)
I know their nose is a lot more sensitive than ours so i don't want to put too much to overwhelm them, but i do want to add a nice light scent to them so they can smell good
Great video. Thank you
Thank you!
Have you used aroma molecules...or some people call it aroma chemicals? I started using Timbersilk and it has been a game changer for me! My formula is a mixture of fragrance oils, essential oils and aroma-chemicals. I use Timbersilk IFF as my base. It has a woody warm profile. It really helps bring your blend together!
I haven't, but oh my goodness, they sound fabulous!
@@HumblebeeAndMe it's very affordable. Check out Perfumer's Apprentice online.
Hello, I loved your content. I find myself learning so much and in detail.
I had a question. I want to make homemade lip balm and gloss using lanolin that smells like peach 🍑 and I was not sure whether to use peach kernel oil or peach fragrance oil. I cannot stand the smell of lanolin and wanted info on which one will smell better and which will be safer.
I really hope you read this and respond. Thank you!
Please read this FAQ: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/can-i-add-a-fragrance-oil-or-flavour-oil-to-this-formulation/.
Peach kernel oil doesn't smell like peaches :)
you are amusing and informative, that's a good combination!
Thanks!
so do you buy eo or fragrance oils for perfumery? its confusing and i wanna pick up some stuff soon to start LOL
Hi Marie, thank you for this well described video, it is helpful indeed.
I had a doubt:
example: linalool. It is available naturally as an isolate. Can it be prepared synthetically having the same fragrance and benefits (in case of using it in cosmetics)
Yes, linalool can be synthesized, and the chemical composition would be identical. Thanks for watching!
Nice voice, good presentation, perfect skin and 👄 lipstick 💄! Nice informative video too. Thanks!
Thank you so much + thanks for watching!
Thank you for a great video.
Apart from the ingredients that create the scent in a fragrance oil, what is the base if there is one? If so, is it a mineral oil?
Think of fragrance oils like spices; good spices shouldn't be cut with anything, and neither should good fragrance oils. They should be pure spice (or in the case of fragrance oils, fragrant chemicals).
Really useful video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
thanks for the info..
At the end of the day, I luv both...
I use them depends on the circumstances...
Thanks for sharing! I find I still tend to gravitate towards EOs, but I can definitely understand the appeal of FOs!
I am trying to make beard and hair oil with jojoba almond and argan oil. I just want the mixture to have Amber scent. I like that smell but i dont know i shud use fragrance oil in hair or beard.
I curtsy to you , this is awesome . Thank you
Thanks so much! I hope it was helpful 😊
We had Stormy Nights home fries once. Learned my lesson there.
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Hi Marie!! I was looking for the information about the chemicals on essential oils (the ones that produces allergies) but I can't find the UE document, can you give me a hint on this? Do you have the source? Please, that would be great. Thanks a lot
I just googled "EU fragrance allergens" and this was the first hit :) www.ecomundo.eu/en/blog/cosmetics-allergens-europe-compliance
Hi thanks for sharing.. Please show Eau De parfum with essential oils
Loved this
Thanks for watching!
Thanks! This was very helpful. Do you know recommend any fragrance oil companies?
I'm still a big FO newbie-all the ones I have are from New Directions, and they're all phthalate-free, which is nice.
Humblebee & Me have you ever tried Now EO?
since few days im searching information about EOs and FOs, so i can say that i get the main points but its still confusing, are FOs tottaly safe as room freshners in reed difussers and oil diffusers? will citrus fos make us photosensitive, i read that continiously using lavender eo can lead to hormonnal changes, citrus eos make us photosenstive and etc.., so seems like its dangerous to use eos lol, we can use them for therapy and fos for daily usage?
Everything has risks if used improperly-we cannot say anything is "totally safe". Citrus FOs will not cause photosensitivity. Give this a read on lavender: roberttisserand.com/2013/02/lavender-oil-is-not-estrogenic/.
Essential oils do tend to require more care and knowledge to work with than fragrance oils. They are complex, volatile, and very versatile chemical compounds. To learn more I'd recommend this book and the previously linked blog.
which is better fragrance oil or essential oil?
I really can't handle essential oils. I don't think I have experienced an essential oil that didn't really irritate me in some way. I also cannot handle anything floral. This is why it is always a scary thing to try new fragrance oils that i haven't used before. I find that the majority of fragrance oils have some sort of floral under tone, or after smell. That being said, I would rather have fragrance oils over essential oils. I generally stick with vanilla, or bakery scents. They are the least likely to have something that makes me want to punch that fragrance in the face. lol.
Thanks for sharing your experience :) It is good for formulators with a more natural bend to remember that essential oils do not work for everyone!
Super awesome video thanks for sharing your information!!! I just subscribedto your channel!!!! 🌺🌼🌹🏵⚘🌻💮! Can you please tell me what was that site you said sells pretty much all kinds of fragrance oil!? Gracias!!!🙂
Love the color of your lipstick wondering if you made it yourself
Can you shed some light on the effect of fragrances on hormones (in light of the rampant hormonal problems of females)
I haven't been able to find much reputable information on this; most of the sources are very fear-mongery "CHEMICALS ARE EVIL" type blogs that don't reference reputable studies. From what I can find, it seems like phthalates are the main concern, and many FOs are now phthalate-free (all the ones from New Directions Aromatics are). From further reading it also seems like avoiding phthalates is pretty much impossible as they're in pretty much everything and not always clearly labelled: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/10/phthalates-plastics-chemicals-research-analysis. I hope that's somewhat helpful! If you have any good resources to pass along, please do!
Humblebee & Me Thank you 😍😍😍
My doctor who has also studied environmental health has her patients with PCOS to avoid them.
G Pie what?? Clearer description please on your comment.
Elisha Percival while they don't know what exactly causes PCOS, there are a lot of dietary and environmental factors that can dramatically help improve symptoms. One of the things is to avoid any synthetic fragrances.
Thank you so much for your deep and detailed explanation, really helpful. I am interested in making scented candles and I have been so concerned about safety. I really like sweet aromas but I want to make sure nobody gets sick in the long run. Please, I have been wondering if one can mix essential oils and fragrance oils together in candle making, will it blend well? Thanks
You definitely can mix fragrance and EOs-tons of companies do :) Just be sure to test your blends over time, as EOs are much more volatile than FOs, so they are likely to vanish from the blend faster.
Thank you for your reply. What i am trying to achieve is for instance mixing lavender fragance oil and lavender EO. The essential oil gives the aromatherapy effect and the fragrance oil gives the long lasting fragrance.. Is this a good idea and will it work?
thanks for the information. please what is the difference between fragrance and flavor oil
Flavour oils are food/lip-safe fragrance oils designed to fool you into thinking you're tasting something when you're generally just smelling something quite strong. Flavour oils may also have an added sweetener, like stevia :)
thank you --- very informative
Thanks for watching-happy making!
Interesting topic. There's a company whose essential oils I've been using for a few years, whom also have fragrance oils in the same flavours.
I'm going to be experimenting with fragrances over the next few months, so I must rememeber to write to them and ask them why their fragrances are half the price of their essentials.
It's a pretty simple reason: fragrances can be synthesized in a lab. There's no need to grow a crop, tend to it, harvest it, ship it to a still, and go from there :) Happy experimenting!
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Would I be safe with using 3-4% essential oils in a deodorant formulation? Is 2% generally considered maximum?
That's a huge "it depends", entirely dependent on which essential oils you are using. 2% is generally considered more than enough, but some essential oils are safe for use at higher concentrations (and some are only usable at MUCH lower concentrations). I'd recommend Tisserand & Young's Essential Oil Safety for Professionals book to learn more: amzn.to/2C0NHfM
Can i use fragrance oil in cream n facewash
I've been working with essential oils for over 15 years. I used, and still use, them for therapeutic reasons. When I make some things, that are fun for people to use, I use fragrance oils. Any one who to work with essential oils responsibly needs to now what each oil dose to the body including how to dilute it. I don't want for people to use only synthetics, but essential oils used to be part of natural pharmaceuticals (way before pills were created). Just be responsible and always read Contra-indications. Believe it or not, it is so interesting and easy to know about the sent that you like or want to use. You'll be hooked at no time. LOL! It really is easy and fun.
I've used EOs for much longer than FOs, but the more I learn about EOs the easier FOs seem to be to work with as they are much less likely to have extremely low maximum usage rates or contra-indications. I'll often choose FOs when I want a scent for some sort of experiment but I don't want to spend the time looking up maximum safe usage rates for every single one and calculating maximum allowable concentrations of potential allergens :P And FOs are available in some really lovely scents, too!
@@HumblebeeAndMe I'm so Sorry! I was not commenting on your videos and use of essential oils. Some people reacted too egor to use them, thinking that it's a "natural fragrance". Oh, please, forgive me! Don't give up on essential oils. If you'd like an easy cheat sheet, it's ease. 6-12drops per oz. Lesser side for face. Citrus family can also be irritating to the skin. Light oil, like Lavende, Mint family, can be up to 50% of your formulations. Toxic Tea Tree, Clove family an few others 1drop per 1oz. Resins: 1 "blob", LOL, is safe. Liquid form of Resins (water extraction) 2-3drops per 1oz. Sorry, that I didn't make myself clear. I really appreciate your time to make videos and look forward to notification of new one. I learn something new every time. You are not only abundance of knolege, you are also an abundance of positive you can do it, it's fun, personality. What you do and how you are doing it.... Thank you. Thank you very much!
We are going to make Ozonated Olive Oil but the smell is quite strong and it is going to be used for wound/dead skin healing. So, which fragrance oil can you suggest for this purpose? (It will be like petroleum jelly)
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Honeysuckle is my favorite smelling flower although I heard gardenias smell great
can i apply lavender potpourri on my hair??