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Where did essential oils come from?

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Essential oils consist of oil-soluble volatiles (volatiles being readily-noticed flavors or fragrances of food or flowers). There are two types of essential oils: Distilled oil: Volatiles from the product are stripped away, usually by steam injection, then allowed to recondense, thus forming an oil. Cold-Pressed oil: Essential oil that is derived from a product with no heat or steam applied; pressure or centrifuging is typically used. Cold pressed oils tend to have a "truer" flavor for certain oils that may be easily damaged by heat (e.g., citrus).

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