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因為搞不清楚香精跟精油有何不同，所以大概翻譯此文章來跟大家分享一下

香精跟精油有何不同??

香精通常是2%的精油加98%的杏仁油或葡萄子油下去稀釋所以比較便宜。事實上，香精是用來當按摩油，通常裝在10ml的瓶子裡，內含純精油。另一方面，精油是從花、草、葉、根、木、樹皮、香料、水果和膠所萃取出來未稀釋的產物。初學者通常會搞不清楚，因為市面上大多賣的標籤上都沒精準的註明內容物是什麼。因此都會故意使人誤解是精油，也非常的貴!!

當你購買精油時，你錢要花的值得。上等的精油價錢不可能很便宜因為它的製造過程很困難。知道這以後，你就會知道，當你購買精油時，你要選擇穩定可靠有多年經驗供應商，他們擁有專業技術去測量他們的精油以保障品質。

 一定要確定 標籤上寫的是''Pure Essential Oil'' (純精油)，而不是其他含糊的字眼如''Essential Oil''(精油)，或''Aromatherapy Oil'' (香精)這些通常都是假貨或稀釋品。一定要看清楚，因為標籤常常會誤導別人花大錢買廉價品!!

What is the difference between an 'aromatherapy oil' and an 'essential oil'?

An 'aromatherapy oil' is usually a 2% dilution of an essential oil in 98% almond or grapeseed oil which is often extremely poor value for money. In reality, this 'Aromatherapy Oil' is just a massage oil presented in a 10ml bottle which looks exactly like the ones normally containing undiluted pure essential oils. 

On the other hand, an essential oil is an undiluted product that has been extracted from flowers, herbs, leaves, grasses, roots, woods, barks, spices, fruits or gum. Newcomers to aromatherapy experience a great deal of confusion over this because high street shops often sell 'aromatherapy oils' that do not inform clearly on the label precisely what is in the bottle. Therefore it is assumed to be an essential oil, when of course it is not. Very misleading, and very expensive.

When you are purchasing essential oils, as with most things in this life, you will get exactly what you pay for. Superior quality essential oils at a cheap price are simply not possible because producing them is very labour intensive. Therefore with this in mind, you should always try to purchase your essential oils from an established, specialist supplier, who has been in business for many years and who has all the necessary expertise in sourcinganalytical procedures on all their pure essential oils to establish the authenticity and quality of the oils that they purchase in bulk.

Always look for labels that state 'Pure Essential Oil', and not a more ambiguous term such as 'Essential Oil' or 'Aromatherapy Oil' which leaves the door open to adulteration, dilution and deception. Look to see if it clearly specifies what is in the bottle because cleverly labelled products can be very, very misleading, and invariably means they will be poor value for money.