Glass or Plastic: What’s best for Storing Essential Oils?
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Essential oils are extracted from various types of plant. These are then distilled through water or steam, and infused with other ingredients. The concentrated liquids have numerous medicinal and aromatic properties , and are especially popular in the cosmetic industry. While companies continue to manufacture high quality essential oils, the question remains: how should they package their products? How to Store Essential Oils If you deal exclusively with “pure” essential oils, then you must use glass containers. Essential oils are quite potent, and storing them in glass bottles prevents packaging deterioration. Glass has an inert nature, and thus the oils do not react adversely with the containers as they would if they were made from plastic. A glass vial with an airtight lid is the perfect way to store pure essential oils. When to Use Plastic For diluted essential oils, plastic packaging may be used. However, don’t just use any kind of plastic for your product as the