Maiden’s Web Essential Oils are pure natural oils. It is our belief that synthetic oils do not have the same properties as natural oil when used for Magical Blends or for Aromatherapy purposes, and it has been our personal experience that synthetics definitely do not smell the same as pure natural oils when heated, therefore we will never knowingly carry a synthetic oil in our product line.
However, you will find Essential Oil Blends (blends of pure essential oils) presented here that are substitutes for a single essence. We do this whenever the natural oil would be impossible to extract from the plant, as in the Apple Blossom Bouquet, or where the extraction of the essence would involve harming an animal. Two examples of Essential Oil Blends substituted for animal essences are: Ambergris Oil, originally obtained from the intestinal tract of the Sperm Whale, and Civit Oil, which must be scraped from the musk gland of the Civit Cat. |