BY DEFINITION a perfume must always smell exactly the same therefore they are made up, in a lab, of a synthetic chemical soup, so it can always be exactly the same.

THE PERFUME INDUSTRY essential oil quality has a high concern for price and no concern for therapeutic value. They spray fields with pesticides and insecticides. They harvest plants when it is convenient for the industry. After cutting the plants they can lay around for days before they are distilled. And, they distill them using high temperatures, high pressure, with added chemicals to increase the output and which makes cleaning the equipment easier. Synthetic ingredients are added to increase volume and to achieve the desired smell. Perfumes are a very craftily combined set of crude oil chemicals in a fancy bottle with a seductive label and a celebrity selling them. There is no concern for effects of these chemicals on one's health. 98% of essential oils produced today are used in the perfume amd cosmetic industry. Only 2% are produced for therapeutic and medicinal applications.

Samuel S. Epstein MD Professor of Environmental Medicine, Univ of Illionois School of Public Health, Chicago and Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition and Amy March, President of the Environmental Health Network, Larkspur, California wrote an article:

PERFUME: Cupid's Arrow or Poison Dart.

"The first paragraph reads; Lovers looking for the perfect Valentine's gift should think twice before giving a bottle of toxic chemicals to their sweethearts. Recent analysis of Calvin Klein's Eternity Eau de Parfum (Eternity) by an industry laboratory specializing in fragrance chemistry revealed 41 ingredients. These include some known to be toxic to the skin, respiratory tract, nervous, and reproductive systems, and others known to be carcinogens, no toxicity data are available on several ingredients, while data on most are inadequate. Additionally, some ingredients are volatile and a source of indoor air pollution."

What are husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends buying for their sweethearts for Valentine's day? Bottles of poison. And we wonder why we have health issues. These chemicals go in to the skin and build up in the body. This is true for as many men these days as woman. One day we want to have a baby, but we continue to wash and cover ourselves with perfumes and creams while we are pregnant, and these chemicals get into the blood and then travel into the placenta and we wonder why our babies are being born autistic. Think about it.

ON THE OTHER HAND true, unadulterated, medicinal, essential oils, smell slightly different from batch to batch. Like fine wine, they vary depending on the weather, soil conditions, length of season, time of harvest, geographical location, and infinite other factors nature provides.

THE AUTHORITIES OF MEDICINAL QUALITY OILS produce essential oils grown in organic, rich, fertile, soil, that are harvested at the correct time of day, (this differs for each species of plant), that are steam distilled immediately after harvesting, at the low temperature and low pressure that releases the most amount of constituents with the least amount of damage. They are never adulterated with foreign substances and are bottled with care and minimum light. These most wonderful God-given fragrances are designed by our creator with healing properties for improving one's health.

SENSE OF SMELL

Only one of our five senses is directly linked to the limbic lobe of the brain, the emotional control center. That is the sense of smell. Anxiety, depression, fear, anger, joy, contentment all emanate from this region.

The limbic system is directly connected to parts of the brain that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, memory, stress levels, and hormone balance.

Fragrances have profound physiological and psychological effects. More than we realize. Manufacturers give cars, childrens toys, clothes, shoes, all sorts of items different scents. Why? They know scents will allure shoppers to buy their goods.

DEPRESSION

The study below shows the power of the highest quality, (in my opinion divine even) smells. The number one cause of depression is oxygen depravation to the brain. If you increase the oxygen to the brain you will not have depression. Scientific studies conducted at the University of Vienna, Austria found that Frankincense penetrates the blood/brain barrier and in the research project they found that the group of people who were diffusing and breathing frankincense and sandalwood essential oils would increase the oxygen around the pineal gland and pituitary as much as 28%.

How many people do you know who are depressed? How many of them spray perfumes all over themselves and rub creams on their bodies and wash their hair with chemicals every day? Now you can say to them...you do not need to take Prozac,,,,just snort some frankincense and sandalwood essential oils. And stop poisoning yourself as well.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR LOVE FOR VALENTINES DAY?

Maybe you should try wearing the essential oil blend of JOY which can attract love. But, to make sure you are very clear about who you are falling in love with, so you choose the right person, use CLARITY blend as well. LOL

I DON'T NORMALLY, IN FACT I NEVER BEFORE HAVE felt compelled to discuss the following, but because Valentine's Day represents LOVE, and there are so many toxic substances being advertised to help people with their night time activities, I thought I would throw in a few, not only non-toxic alternatives, but health giving, hormone normalizing, skin repairing, suggestions that I know work.

1. We all know what a Golden Rod is, right? Well some people have reported that when things went down, massaging golden rod essential oil into that area, sometimes for 4 or 5 times, kept the rod in good standing ......... and then it was not needed again for months after that.

2. Some woman have reported that when they wear ylang ylang essential oil their husband's bother them like a young stallion in the pasture, so only put it on when you are ready.

3. A unisex formula for men and women is essential oil blend called Sclar-essence. Both men and woman can take this orally in veggie capsules.

4. From babies bottoms to before and after giving birth to dry, itchy, scratchy sensitive areas, there is nothing better than Tendertush and/or Claraderm spray. These are miracle essential oil products, in my opinion.

5. Last but not least, a massage oil called Sensation that will heighten your sense of touch and make you feel sensational.The way we feel always corresponds to the way we perform our actions....... 

ESSENTIAL OILS ARE NOT APHRODISIACS, not one in the world can be said to be. Medicinal essential oils will not cause you to do something or anything abnormal. Essential oils do not stimulate hormones, they encourage the body to produce hormones when there is a deficiency. It will only bring the hormones into balance. It will not push hormones beyond normal levels. In order to be an aphrodisiac, it would have to push them off the richter scale. It will not do it. The body will not allow that. -Gary Young

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I hope this hub helps you prepare for your most awesomely Happy Valentine's Day.

All my hub posts relating to essential oils hold the intention of helping all who read them to learn, research, grow, and love our fellow humans/animals.

I only speak and write about, and recommend YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS because they are the only one’s that have worked for me and that I trust are of medicinal quality.

Information provided here is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY and is in NO WAY intended to replace proper medical advice.

IT IS NOT for diagnostic or prescriptive use or to be construed as instruction on how to cure or treat any condition, illness or disease. Every individual is different, thus what may work for one may not work for another person.

The writer of this HUB post will not be held accountable in anyway if and when the recipients of this HUB post choose to apply the information they read for their own personal use.

Consult with the professional health authorities of your choice. Remember, taking responsibility for your health is your own personal decision: do your research and choose wisely. I commend you!