Essential oils are a complex make-up of many chemical components; pure essential oils, extracted from plants and which remain unadulterated, hold many chemical combinations. Science has attempted to copy, isolate or substitute individual chemical components of essential oils but is unable to replicate the therapeutic value of a pure essential oil; many essential oils are so complex in their chemistry that science has, so far, been unable to identify every single chemical component in some essential oils.

The Therapeutic Value of Essential Oils

Essential oils work in many ways but the key to the therapeutic value of an essential oil is held in the chemistry of an essential oil; rose essential oil has some of the most complex chemical components and, although many fragrance oils attempt to mimic the fragrance of rose, none can duplicate the healing properties.

Essential Oil Components

All essential oils are made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms; the chemistry of essential oils is complex but, in simple terms, all essential oils hold a combination of molecules made up of the following chemical components:

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