[精油迷你简史]

    精油被广泛应用在芳疗、食物料理、美容护肤、从癌症到肌肤问题的辅助医学处理。最早使用精油的记录来自古埃及，他们将精油大量应用于宗教、烹调、美容和医学。希腊人，罗马人以及波斯人对于精油的创新和应用也做出了巨大的贡献，他们通过更多实践，将应有进一步扩展应用于按摩、芳疗以及医学用途。

    随着时间的发展，精油曾经有一段时间销声匿迹，但是在1930年代，精油再次复兴，自那以后，关于精油应用的相关研究开始再次成为主流文化。

A Brief  History of Essential Oils

Essential oils have been used foraromatherapy, food preparation, beauty treatments, and even as curatives formedical conditions ranging from cancer to skin ailments. The first historiccultural usage of essential oils dates back to Ancient Egypt. The Egyptiansused aromatic oils for religious, culinary, beauty, and medical purposes. TheGreeks, Romans, and Persians also endeavored in the art of essential oil production and use,broadening the application to massage treatments, aromatherapy, and hygiene.

The practice was lost over time but wasre-discovered in the late 1930s. Since then, the benefits of using essentialoils have resurfaced and entered mainstream culture.

【精油是如何提炼的？】

蒸馏技术最早可以追溯到11世纪，这种技术至今仍然是绝大部分精油提炼最核心的方式之一。 

    这种方式重点应用了水油不相容的原理，经过蒸馏后，油会浮在水的上面，于是上面得到了油，而剩下的水则是纯露（花水）。

Using steam distillation is most commonfor extracting essential oils.

绝大部分精油都是通过蒸馏法提炼的

How are Essential Oils Made?

Many essential oils are sourced through steamdistillation, a technique that dates back to the 11th century. Steam distillationof essential oils is a simple process in which steam is applied at highpressure to plant clippings held inside a chamber. The steam saturates anddisrupts the cellular structure of the plant material and allows for therelease of the plant’s essential oil into vapor, along with the steam. Thevapor is then directed to pass through cooled tube where the water vapor andessential oil condenses. The liquids flow into another chamber at which pointthe water and essential oil separate into layers, with the oil on top of thewater. The water is drawn from the bottom leaving just the essential oil.

There may be variations or extra steps in the processdepending on the type of plant. There are also other, less common forms ofessential oil extraction. The label on any essential oil container should statethe method of extraction.

【为什么你值得选择纯天然的植物精油？】

我们的社会已经到达了消费化工合成品的高峰，越来越多的化工合成品已经让环境污染的不堪重负，没有人希望继续使用更多的化工产品。

是时候，让我们回归自然了。

很多问题，我们都可以从大自然中找到解决方案，精油在医学意义上的使用已经被证明越来越有效果。开启精油的使用，将给你的身心带来巨大的好处。

Why You Should Choose Natural Essential Oils

Our society has reached a peak inconsumption of products incorporating synthetic chemicals. Whenwe pollute and destroy the environment through the production ofthese chemicals, what can we expect when coming into contact with or ingestingthose same chemicals?

It’s about time we start gettingback to the basics!

Much can be gained from utilizingthe materials found in nature. Medical advancements are made frequently throughdiscoveries of plant-based remedial properties. Essential oils are proven to beuseful for medicinal purposes. In moderate application, essential oils canbenefit your health and well-being.