The fragrant beauty of essential oils are rarely available in fancy bottles. Essential Oils bottles are more often than not kept in amber, green or any other opaque colored bottles because they are photosensitive. Handling essential oils is a lot more than ensuring that they are in cool, dark place away from sunlight. Let us explore top 3 things one must remember while holding onto the precious oils
- Respect and Intuition: Essential Oils are living things and wise healers. At home you must keep them where it intuitively feels right. It should be a peaceful, relaxed perhaps the sacred corner of the house which you sense has a powerful positive vibe. Some people prefer to keep in meditation rooms, prayer room, prayer accessories cupboard or Book shelves. You have to depend on your intuition to find that corner that respects the healing oils so that the life force of the oils does not get depleted by any negative energy and stays upbeat and full of life.
- Away from heat and light: Photo sensitivity of essential oils is a well known fact so keeping in open, well lit rooms is also not a good idea. Keeping them away from sunlight, direct or indirect, heat sources (heated bulbs. artificial lights) is very important to ensure that chemical composition of the oils stays intact, therapeutic and fragrant across all the notes.
- Away from radiations, electromagnetic waves: It might surprise you but this is a fact that essential oils’ therapeutic properties and chemical composition changes when they are exposed to radiations and electromagnetic waves from computers, phones, radios, TVs and electronic devices that emit radiations. Unlike heat and light, only a prolonged exposure to radiations have an impact on essential oils but given the fact that they have a long shelf life, we should be watchful of these interference as well. There are devices available to counteract radiations and electromagnetic waves but you need to find a balance between over engineering storage of essential oils.
It is actually quite difficult to find a place that meets all the requirements in a typical modern home, but with a bit of thought, ingenuity and explorer’s mindset, you might find the right place to nestle your essential oils.
If the usual sacred, spiritual, meditative or prayer corner is too much in light, simply store the oils in a box in a shaded place or a cabinet for example. It is a very good idea to place a positive energy generating structure around the oils, like a dome, pyramid or a swastik symbol.
In a nutshell, think of the essential oils as living things that deserve to be treated with reverence because of the power of nature, of creation, of light and of love is within them.
Any other places you can recommend to keep oils other than the options you have given?
Sure. You can place it in your bedroom, study room – places that are relatively clean and dark. It isnt the easiest thing to find but we also have noticed that once you have this problem in mind, you will find a place! You can whatsapp us to discuss this more.
This is very informative.
Curious to know whether the effectiveness of these essential oils reduce with time inspite of following the recommended ways of storing them.
Thanks
Yes. If the essential oils are not stored properly as recommended – their effectiveness is likely to reduce- You will even notice that the fragrance will change.
This is very informative. Do we need to keep coconut and almond oils to like this? I have these oils mixed with essential oils
This is a very good question. With carrier oils, the risk with heat and light is a lot lower. However, do follow the 1st and 3rd bullet.
Very pure and soothing aromas you have. Every week we have them lightened and enjoy the aroma..
Thanks! Hope you keep them with care so that they last longer on your home shelf