Aromatic liquids extracted from flowers, grasses, fruits, leaves, roots, or trees. The oils maintain the odors and tastes, and thus the essence, of the plant they are extracted from.

A strong flavored extract from the flowers, leaves, seeds, and roots of certain plants used to flavor foods. Examples are walnut oil, citrus oil’s, and mint oil.

Aromatic volatile oils extracted from the leaves, stems, flowers, and other parts of plants. Therapeutic use generally includes dilution of the highly concentrated oil.

Concentrated liquids containing aroma compounds from a specific plant. Generally extracted by distillation, they are used in perfumes and cosmetics for their fragrance and treatment properties. They can also act as natural preservatives. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that [..]

(EWG Rating: 0-2) Obtained from the leaves, stems, flowers, seeds or roots of a plant, essential oils add fragrance to skin care products, as well as contribute to their healthful and beautifying qualities through their various abilities to tone, balance, relax, cleanse and invigorate.

Oils which evaporate readily. The volatile Oils occur in aromatic Plants, to which they give Odor and other characteristics. Most volatile Oils consist of a mixture of two or more Terpenes or of a mix [..]

Volatile oils that impart distinctive odors or flavors which, in wine, combine with alcohol and contribute to its bouquet. Esters:

an essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, or other elements of a plant.  Each essential oil has a diffe [..]

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