Making sure you Store your
Essential Oils Correctly
Normally CO2 as well as absolutes are sold for personal use in
little bottles, such as 5 ml, 10 ml and 15 ml sizes. The more
expensive oils may be sold in sizes which start at 2 ml and 1 dram.
Essential oils do not get rancid but they may deteriorate and lose
their potency, and thus their therapeutic benefits, over time. For
example, the citrus oils may lose their aroma, as well as their
therapeutic benefits because of oxidization. However, not all of the
oils will lose their value, in fact, oils such as patchouli and
sandalwood may improve.
It is best to keep your oils in amber or cobalt blue bottles so that
they will not deteriorate and to safeguard their aroma and
therapeutic benefits. The amber and cobalt blue colors help shield
the sunlight from the oils so that they will not deteriorate from
the sun. Therefore, it is best not to buy any types of oils that are
stored in clear glass bottles. And absolutely do not purchase any
oils that are sold in plastic bottles. Some vendors will sell their
oils in aluminum bottles, which is suitable if the inside of the
bottles are lines.
Some hydrosols and carrier oils, which are used in aromatherapy are
stored in glass amber “Boston round” bottles. However, the cobalt
blue bottles are usually more expensive than amber colored bottles
and are believed to be better for storage purposes. Whether your
oils are in amber or cobalt blue bottles, they should be stored in a
dark, cool location.
Be wary of oils that are contained in clear glass bottles or that
have a rubber dropper inside of its screw-top cap. The highly
concentrated oil can turn the rubber bulb into gum, therefore, do
not keep rubber bulbs with the essential oil bottle.
An orifice reducer is sold with bottles of most essential oils. This
orifice reducer is a small, normally clear insert that acts as a
dropper.
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