Fragrance oil

Fragrance oil(s), also known as aroma oils, aromatic oils, and flavor oils, are blended synthetic aroma compounds or natural essential oils that are diluted with a carrier like propylene glycol, vegetable oil, or mineral oil.

To allergic or otherwise sensitive people, synthetic fragrance oils are often less desirable than plant-derived essential oils as components of perfume.^{[citation needed]}Essential oils, widely used in society, emit numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Some of these VOCs are considered as potentially hazardous under federal regulations^[1] However, synthetic versions of the same compound as a natural essential oil are usually very comparable. Furthermore, natural oils are in many cases significantly more expensive than their synthetic equivalents.^{[citation needed]}

Aromatic oils are used in perfumery, cosmetics, flavoring of food.^[2]

Some include (out of a very diverse range):

References

^ Steinemann, Anne; Kolev, Spas D.; Nematollahi, Neda (2018-10-01). "Volatile chemical emissions from essential oils". Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 11 (8): 949–954. doi:10.1007/s11869-018-0606-0. ISSN 1873-9326.
^ "Aromatherapy". FDA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[1] Steinemann, Anne; Kolev, Spas D.; Nematollahi, Neda (2018-10-01). "Volatile chemical emissions from essential oils". Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 11 (8): 949–954. doi:10.1007/s11869-018-0606-0. ISSN 1873-9326.

[2] "Aromatherapy". FDA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

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