Cheap Essential Oils – choosing quality, affordable oils

How To Buy Good Quality, Cheap Essential Oils

If you’re looking for quality,  cheap essential oils then this is the post for you!

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There are a few things to consider when on the hunt for cheap essential oils:

Plant Yields 

To make an essential oil specific parts of a plant need to be distilled. The process is far more straight forward for some plants than others.

One of the most expensive yet well-known and loved essential oil is from the Bulgarian rose flower. To extract just one pound of rose oil, more than 5,000 rose flower petals are needed. This makes rose oil a very precious and costly oil. Most expensive essential oils

You’re not going to find a cheap rose essential oil! If you do then you’ll know to seriously question its quality.

Knowing which essential oils are cheaper to produce will help you to find bargain quality essential oils.

Citrus oils are distilled via cold-pressed expression so it’s easy to find cheap, quality oils.

Oil Quality

Just because something looks like an essential oil doesn’t mean that it is an essential oil.

This post is about sourcing good quality, cheap essential oils.

Don’t be tempted by cheap price tags without thoroughly checking the quality of the product and user reviews.

Some cheap ‘essential oils’ are actually fragrance oils that are often made using chemicals.

Not only do these fragrance oils often not have any therapeutic benefits but they can also be harmful to your health and  damage equipment like aromatherapy diffusers.

You’ll want to buy well-known, quality brands that make 100% pure essential oils. We’ve listed our favorite oils below.

Oil Origin

You can’t buy much nowadays without hearing something about how it’s production is having a negative impact on our environment or someone else’s life.

There are several essential oils that are harvested unsustainably, unethically and with questionable purities.

For this reason, there are some oils that I would only buy sustainable and ethically sourced .

Rosewood is a hardwood that grows in the rainforest. It’s highly sought-after and as a result is extremely valuable.

There have been recommendations to actually ban the use of rosewood all together. However, the essential oil can actually be made from it’s coppiced branches without causing damage to the tree itself.

That didn’t stop Young Living though, who were fined in 2017 for trading in illegally harvested rosewood essential oil.

In the Comoros Islands where Ylang Ylang essential oil is produced, deforestation also takes place to keep up with demand.

We choose to use Plant Therapy Essential Oils as they respect the International Union for Conservation of Nature (the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it).

They know where their product comes from and are the first essential oil brand that is powered entirely through renewable energy! They also financially support tree planting initiatives.

Correct Dilution

If you want to get best value for money  from your essential oils then make sure that they are properly diluted.

Less is definitely more when it comes to using essential oils.

A diffuser is a really economical way of benefiting from both the scent and therapeutic properties of essential oils.

We use this one, that doubles as a night-light. We tend to diffuse for a maximum of an hour at a time as we have young  children in the house.

Finding cheap essential oils…

Now, we’ve covered all of that, let’s take a look at which oils offer great value for money while retaining quality.

I’ve linked to Plant Therapy Oils because I trust them as a brand. They’re not the cheapest but they are much cheaper than many popular brands.

If you’d like to buy another brand then the oils below will still be some of the cheapest essential oils.

Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon is a cheap essential oil, if not the cheapest.

It’s a versatile oil that is a great addition to any oil collection.

Citrus oils are mood boosters so adding a few drops to your diffuser in the morning should help to put a spring in your step.

It can be used to cleanse toxins, fight bacteria and fungi, nausea reliever and laundry freshener.

You can buy the Organic version here.

Wild Orange (Citrus sinensis)

Another cheap energizing essential oil! Wild Orange is great when diffused because it’s anti-bacterial properties will help purify the air.

Studies have shown that Wild Orange Essential Oil is effective at alleviating anxiety, anger, depression, and certain bodily inflammations.

Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis)

Rosemary essential oil is becoming more and more popular as its benefits become better known.

It is a stimulant and great for when your sick as it can relieve respiratory issues and help to soothe pain.

Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens)

This needle bearing tree is distilled to create an oil that is perfect for diffusing  if you have a cold. It contains camphene which may help reduce respiratory congestion when its inhaled.

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus Radiata)

A firm favorite and one of the first oils that many people buy due to its effectiveness at treating colds.

A few drops in a diffuser or on a hanky can really help to clear sinus congestion.

It can also be used to soothe seasonal allergies and headaches.

Lavender (Lavandula Augustifolia)

No essential oil kit is complete without some Pure Lavender Oil

We use it often to calm our children before bed.

This steam distilled oil has a beautiful flora aroma that is thought to have many therapeutic properties.

Lavender oil is believed to have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to heal minor burns and bug bites.

Research suggests that it may be useful for treating anxiety, insomnia and depression.

If you want to try a few different oils then you may find a kit like this is better value.

I hope this post has helped you to choose some quality, ethical and cheap essential oils for your home.