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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between an essential oil, an absolute and a hydrosol? If you are interested in aromatherapy you have encountered this question.
Aromatherapy, sometimes known as essential oil therapy is the practice of using essential oils to enhance psychological and physical health. Usually the definition of an essential oil includes all natural, aromatic and volatile plant oils in the different forms that they can come including absolutes, C02s and Hydrosols.
Essential oils is a general name for oils that are referred to as botanical extracts or essences. These are volatile oils that evaporate when exposed to air. They are not like olive oil, which does not evaporate if the stopper is let off the bottle.
Essential oils is liquid that is extracted from all parts of a plant including the stems, bark, roots, leaves and flowers. Although they are very fragrant they are not the same as a fragrance, which is manufactured in a way that dispenses with the healing constituents in an extracted botanical.
Absolute oils are premium oils that are extracted from the plants or solvents. This method is used to get the oil out of very fragile plant matter such as rose petals. The result of extracting oils with solvents is a very powerful fragrance that is more potent than those extracted with steam. Hot steam is used to extract the essential oil from most plant matter. Some aromatherapists consider absolute oils to be inferior because it can be “polluted” with the solvent.
C02 oils are those that have been extracted using carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide becomes pressurized until it is liquid and then applied to plant matter. The oils in the plants seep into the Co2 liquid. When the solution is depressurized and the carbon dioxide evaporates the liquid that remains is the desired high quality oil.
C02 extracted essential oils are preferable because the oils I purer and thicker and retains more of the healing molecules that are naturally in them. The smell of these oils also tends to be stronger and more layered so thy also tend to be more expensive.
Hydrosols are gentler versions of the essential oils. Hydrosols are the pleasantly scented left-over waters that are left behind when essential oil is extracted using a steam process. These are gentler on the skin and have a milder scent. Although the smell of a hydrosol can be quite strong the scent does not linger as long. In stores you will find these labeled as hydrolats, distillate waters and floral waters.
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As long as the person you are giving a gift to is not an alcoholic the gift of wine is usually appreciated at any time of year. The wine gift basket is a very traditional gift and it is appropriate to give to both friends or business associates. It is also suited to many different holidays including Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, weddings and birthdays.
A wine gift box works particularly well as a client or corporate gift. This is because if you have a couple of glasses or even a couple of bottles in the basket several people can share in the joy. Some gift places also allow you to choose your own labels for the wine bottles so the elixir is dedicated specifically to them.
The typical contents of a traditional wine gift basket are bottles of wine (either red or white or both), crackers, cheese, pate, caviar, chocolates, cheese, cookies and wine glasses. Sometimes the wine gift basket can also include a corkscrew or items such as cheese slicers or decorative wine stoppers.
If you know that the person you are giving the wine gift basket to is an elitist about the wine they drink then you should be careful about what wines you give to them. If the person receiving the gift is also a gourmet foodie then it is also about the food that you select to go with it. For instance, chocolate is more complimentary to red wines than white wines. White chocolate goes best with sparkling white wines. Fresh fruit also goes better with white wine.
For a different sort of twist on the idea of the wine gift basket try giving gourmet wine such as Ice Wine or Port and add unusual crackers or cookies. Ice wine also goes very good with dark chocolates and chocolate cakes.
Although it is not exactly wine, the gift basket that contains champagne fits into the wine gift basket category. Champagne goes great with truffle spread and crackers, caviar, pate, strawberries, raspberries and chocolate. It is one of the nicest gifts you can give anyone to celebrate an occasion such as the announcement of an engagement, a promotion or birth of a baby. It is also simply the most perfect thing to bring to any party whether it be a barbecue or a formal occasion. All you need to fancy it up is to simply tie a ribbon around the bottle’s neck or present it in a box or basket.
