Organic Vs Essential Oils

Conventional Vs Organic Essential Oils

Organic essential oils are derived from plants that have been grown without the use of pesticides, on land that has been certified by an authorised regulatory agent such as Ecocert or other certified organization. Conventional essential oils, on the other hand also known as non-organic oils, are extracted from plants that grow with the use of agricultural chemicals. Let's look at the pros and cons of conventional and organic essential oils to see which best suits your aromatherapy session

Organic Essential Oils

Pros:

• The biggest advantage of organic essential oils is its health and safety . Organic essential oils are extracted from plants that follow strict organic agricultural standards. The chances that the aromatherapy essential oils will have substances of any chemicals are certainly near impossible
  


• Because of their natural qualities, a lot of therapists prefer the use of organic essential oils for their natural healing power than conventional essential oils
  
  


• The growth of plants from which the organic essential oils are extracted is carefully examined at all times, and most aromatherapists believe that these aromatherapy products are of better quality and have superior aroma
  

Cons:

• Farmers require more diligence when growing these plants because of the strict agricultural standards followed. The absence of chemicals and fertilizers also require farmers to be more careful
  


• Organic aromatherapy oils may be purchased directly from organic growers or farms where they are produced. This requires more effort when it comes to purchasing these aromatherapy essential oils because it may not be sold in stores
  


• Organic aromatherapy oils tend to be more expensive to purchase than conventional essential oils, due to the extra time involved in caring and growing the crop
  

Conventional Essential Oils

Pros:

• Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals are helpful for improved yields of conventional essential oils. They may prevent diseases which sometimes can be very dangerous and contagious
  
  


• Conventional aromatherapy crops need less monitoring. This saves distillers time so they can work more on other crops
  


• As conventional essential oil's crop require less monitoring, they are usually cheaper to buy
  


• Conventional essential oils are easily purchased from stores, whereas organic essential oils require you to go to the growers
  

Disadvantages

• Due to the use of chemical agricultural methods and pesticides in the production of non-organic oils, a lot of health and safety doubts are posed. These chemicals may have unfavourable environment effects
  


• There may be some residue of chemicals and pesticides present in these conventional oils after extraction