For wild-crafted oils the situation is  not as simple. Many oils like the conifer oils come always from wild-crafted plants. On the other hand, many labiates which often are cultivated can also be harvested from wild-crafted sources. Most of these plants are abundantly available. There is no risk of depleting the species. Spike lavender, rosemary, red thyme, sage are wild-crafted and distilled by smaller and larger distillers in Spain. The plant propagates through the root which is not affected by picking the flowers. There are two endangered species from which an oil is distilled, sand...

Medicinal aromatherapy has amazing health-supportive potential.  It can help you look and feel younger and more alive, enhancing your life and sense of well-being in many ways.  But, in order for it to work, you need to use quality oils. About 98% of essential oils produced in the world today are not intended for serious aromatherapy; they're produced for the perfume/cosmetic or food industries.  Yet, marketers will bottle these lower quality oils and sell them as aromatherapy products.  If you attempt anything more than recreational aromather...

Natural oleoresins are essentially the concentrated liquid form obtained from spices. This spice derivative has the same characteristics of the spice it is obtained from. Oleoresins are popularly used for food flavoring in the food processing industry. Oleoresins Spice oleoresins are mainly used in processed meat, fish and vegetables, soups, sauces, chutneys and dressings, cheeses and other dairy products, baked foods, confectionery, snacks and beverages. India enjoys the distinction of being the single largest supplier of spice oleoresins to the world. Spice oleoresins represent the complet...

Capsaicin and several related compounds are called capsaicinoids and are produced as secondary metabolites by chili peppers, probably as deterrents against certain mammals and fungi. Pure capsaicin is a volatile, Hydrophobic, colorless, odorless, crystalline to waxy compound. Because of the burning sensation caused by capsaicin when it comes in contact with mucous membranes, it is commonly used in food products to give them added spice or "heat". In high concentrations, capsaicin will also cause a burning effect on other sensitive areas of skin. The degree o...

Perfumes have been known to exist in some of the earliest human civilizations, either through ancient texts or from archaeological digs. Modern perfumery began in the late 19th century with the commercial synthesis of aroma compounds such as vanillin or coumarone, which allowed for the composition of perfumes with, smells previously unattainable solely from natural aromatics alone. The world's first recorded chemist is considered to be a woman named Tapputi, a perfume maker who was mentioned in a cuneiform tablet from the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamia. She distille...