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Synergy Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Fine aromatherapy grade select and organic essential oils, blends, and supplies from knowledgeable folks who care about your health. We strive to offer some of the worlds best aromatherapy oils at honest prices.
Our selections include the following:
Our staff has carefully chosen wildgrown, select and organic essential oil varieties - our intention is to provide you with botanicals of the highest vibration - the purest and closest to nature we can find. We also offer other great aromatherapy diffusers, nebulizers, and carrier oils.
Our pure essential oils and blends are chosen and formulated by our staff Naturopath for the utmost purity and holistic effect. Our oil collection represents the some of the world's best therapeutic-grade varieties - We think you'll notice the difference in our selections - the 'depth' of the aromas is great in our oils. Many aromatherapy oils are not as complex, and we think this may affect an oil's benefits. They just seem to smell nicer, too!
We strive to provide you the best in aromatherapy products at the lowest possible prices. We care about your health, your trust, and the welfare of our larger community, and offer products that reflect these values. If you do not find what you need, PLEASE do not hesitate to email or call - we'd love to hear from you.To speak to someone, call toll free: 1-888-658-7798.
We carry our own select line of essential oils under the 'Synergy Essential Oils' banner. Our products are selected by aromatherapists from sources around the world to find you some of the finest oils available. We are not simply trying to find the least expensive aromatherapy oils, or the most rare connoisseur oils, but the best value available in world-class therapeutic grade select, wildcrafted and organic essential oils.
A few wonderful examples include our Bergamot, wild Lavender, CO2 Distilled Frankincense and Melissa oils, all of which are exceptional therapeutic aromatics, with very 'complete' and balanced aromas, and important indicator of their therapeutic potential.
Many organic and wildcrafted essential oils are included in the collection when these oils have been made available at a reasonable price. Some oils have not yet been available this way that meet all our selection criteria, though we continually seek out the highest grades with the most ecologically sound production methods - we will not carry Rosewood essential oil, for example, because Rosewood harvesting is having devastating effects on the Amazon rainforests. We do, however, invite you to sample the essential oils we do carry! We are sure you will not be disappointed with any of the oils made available.
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Essential oils are concentrated volatile aromatic compounds produced by plants - the easily evaporated essences that give plants their wonderful scents. Each of these complex precious liquids is extracted from a particular species of plant life. Each plant species originates in certain regions of the world, with particular environmental conditions and neighboring fauna and flora. The result is a very diverse library of aromatic compounds, with some essential oils being made up of more than one hundred distinct organic chemicals.
Essential oils are extracted from oil 'sacs' in flowers, leaves, stems, roots, seeds, wood and bark. They differ significantly from the well-known vegetable, nut and seed oils which are made up of various fatty acids (essential oils are not). Essential oils are used by the plants in somewhat the same way they are by humans - they fight infection, contain hormone-like compounds, initiate cellular regeneration, and work as chemical defense against fungal, viral, and animal foes. Despite their foliar origins however, essential oils have a similar structure to some compounds found in blood and tissues, allowing them to be compatible with our own physiology.
To produce essential oils of therapeutic quality - those that retain as much of the original plant essence in its original state as possible - the most gentle extraction method that will draw the oil from a particular plant is most desirable. Extraction methods range from Carbon Dioxide (CO2) extraction - being the most gentle (and most expensive), to pressing (as for extracting the oil from citrus rinds) and steam distillation, to solvent extraction. Steam distillation is most common, and as a result of only requiring heating to just above the boiling point of water, is considered gentle enough for most essential oils.
The first modern-day distillation of essential oil was performed by the Persian philosopher Avicenna (980-1037 A.D.) who extracted the essence of rose petals through the 'enfleurage' process. His discovery and subsequent use of a wonderful perfume substance eventually lead him to write a book on the healing properties of essential oil of Rose. By the mid 1500's, many aromatic botanicals were being distilled in Europe and the Middle East. It was in the middle of the last century that the term 'Aromatherapy' was coined by French cosmetic chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse - Dr. Gattefosse discovered the healing properties of Lavender essential oil when, after burning his hands in a laboratory accident, he submersed them in the flower's essential oil. His amazingly speedy recovery prompted him to write his book 'Aromatherapy' in 1937.
Research has confirmed centuries of practical use of essential oils, and we now know that the 'fragrant pharmacy' contains compounds with an extremely broad range of biochemical effects. There are about three hundred essential oils in general use today by professional practitioners, though the average household could fulfill all its likely needs with 10 (for wound healing, cold fighting, insect repelling, calming children and the like), perhaps 20 if their use were a touch more esoteric (for deepening meditation, enhancing yoga practice, etc).
The most effective way to use most essential oils is by external application or inhalation, though some can be very beneficial when taken internally. The methods used include body oils, compresses, cosmetic lotions, baths (including hand and foot baths), hair rinses, inhalation (by steam, direct from the bottle or from a tissue), perfumes and room sprays. Essential oils are VERY potent - some will cause skin irritation or have other harmful effects if not used properly. Unless specifically noted, it is best to dilute all essential oils in a carrier of base oil before applying to the skin - appropriate dilution is usually only 1 - 10% essential oil in carrier. For inhalation, a diffuser or oil lamp is effective for releasing essential oils into your environment - a very pleasant way of creating a particular atmosphere. |
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