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Essential Oils
Essential oils
are natural fragrances extracted from virtually every part of a plant.
Essentialoils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources,
usually plants. Essential oilsare not oils in a strict sense, but often share
with oils a poor solubility in water. Essential oilscontain mainly volatiles as
terpenoids, benzenoids, fatty acid derivatives and alcohols. The FDAand other
authorities recognize essential oils generally as safe. Although essential oils
are widely
used in
cosmetics their actual mode of action is not fully understood. The uses of
essential oilsare determined by their chemical, physical, and sensory
properties, which differ greatly from oilto oil. Each of the individual
chemical compounds that can be found in oil contributes to theoverall
character. Essential oils can be used in several ways for cosmetic purpose like
Inhalation,Baths, Massage, Compresses, Steam treatments, Room Fragrance etc.
Most
often essential oils are used as:
· Co-preservatives:
many essential oils have antibacterial activity and are added as
supportive agents to synthetic
preservatives.
· Fragrance:
perfumery is the main use of essential oils in cosmetics although synthetic
fragrances are more stable and
have better longevity.
· Hair care:
essential oils are used as conditioning
· Anti-dandruff
& permanent waving agents.
· Skin care:
essential oils are the ideal to topical active ingredients for any skin careproduct
since they can penetrate the skin and bind the membranes of skin cells.
Essential oils canthus have sustained effects in the skin.
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