lakeside101 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 has anyone know of lakeside area that sells essential oils? If not lakeside, in Guad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 You might try Zen Seed just south of the square in Ajijic on Colon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevalerieleigh Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I, too, am looking for some quality Essential Oils. Did you find them at Zen Seed? Thanks, Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 does this include almond oil? ricino oil? what does "essential" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevalerieleigh Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 LOL Bennie, I truly don't know....I am looking at some home recipes for various cleaning products and they require "quality" essential oils such as lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, etc. I need several drops of different scents to make these cleaners. They go out of their way in the articles to stress "quality" essential oils...I don't have a clue...Definitely a newbie to this. Maybe someone here on the Board with more knowledge and experience can chime in here. Thanks, Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Puritan Pride sells essential oils and a good variety of them. If you keep your order below $50 there is no duty. We order and use Sol y Luna to their Laredo address. We pay 1/2 the value of the product ordering and it works out cheaper than having it sent international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I think essential oils are distilled. They are super concentrated and you only need a few drops. I bet local spas and massage therapists would have them or would know where to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Is this cooking? If so, SuperLake has all kinds of specialty oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 i dint have a clue of what "distilled" oils are. maybe google will know? but if you just need a few drops for scent try almond oil. aciete almendres is 12 pesos @ christina. it s little plastic bottle. it is also good for dry skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside101 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 the little shop just east of telmex had some, but expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 now i see. for cleaning, the oils have to be a bit astrigent (?) there is a good websight called ehow. i have found info about the most obsure things, plus instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichbinsaege Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 essential oils are used in many things. They have many healing properties. I know I saw them somewhere down here, but I can't recall where. I still have a bunch I brought down with me from the States. They are used in cleaners, soaps, candles, lotions, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSOKI Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Perhaps the Alternative Pharmacy at Plaza Montana in Ajijic would have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julibaga Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sonia can help with this. Bilingual 100%. Cel: (045) 3331008920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hi Bennie, They are also used for baths, in massage oils, in candles and some can be used as flavoring. As you would use an extract. I used to know more about how they are produced. It's probably rattling around somewhere in here! I think that the plant oils are extracted using distillation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 kathytx, i see this is something special. not your ordinary almond oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaira Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I also haven't had much luck finding good quality essential oils and mostly order from iherb.com (delivery to Mexico takes around 4-5 weeks). But there is a small organic store in Guadalajara where I have seen some http://www.tiendasentidocomun.com/product/aceite-escencial-de-eucalipto/, they also have neem and might be very open in helping to find others, the owner is very talkative, also always answers in their facebook page and has lots of contacts with local suppliers. The rest essential oils I've seen does not really look not on the quality side but proclaim themselves as aromatherapy, so there should be some part of essence in the oils For example, there's a store in Guadalajara center, a little bit further from Teatro Degollado, Les Sens and apart from refillable perfumes they carry a big variety of essential oils - Vert Foret, here are some pictures http://www.lessens.com.mx/PrincipalLsNs.html. I use peppermint and eucalyptus oil from there for cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevalerieleigh Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Great! Thanks so much for the info. and ideas. Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajijicdiva Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 There is a new Aromatherapy store right next door to SuperLake. I went in just to see if they had essential oils. They do and they have a wide variety of them. I'm sorry I did not price them, I did not think of that until I got home. It is a very nice store and the two ladies there were very helpful. Hope this helps everyone looking for essential oils. Between SuperLake and the liquor store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Can someone please explain what makes an oil essential? I know that some vegetable oils are essential to the manufacture of soaps, detergents, shampoos, body creams, etc., and that others are lubricants essential to the continued operation of moving mechanical parts. However, what does putting them in tiny bottles do that makes cheap oils so very expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 From Wikipedia: An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils,ethereal oils or aetherolea, or simply as the "oil of" the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An oil is "essential" in the sense that it carries a distinctive scent, or essence, of the plant. Essential oils do not form a distinctive category for any medical, pharmacological, or culinary purpose. Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation. Steam distillation is often used. Other processes include expression or solvent extraction. They are used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products. Essential oils have been used medicinally in history. Medical applications proposed by those who sell medicinal oils range from skin treatments to remedies for cancer and often are based solely on historical accounts of use of essential oils for these purposes. Claims for the efficacy of medical treatments, and treatment of cancers in particular, are now subject to regulation in most countries. As the use of essential oils has declined in evidence-based medicine, one must consult older textbooks for much information on their use.[1][2] Modern works are less inclined to generalize; rather than refer to "essential oils" as a class at all, they prefer to discuss specific compounds, such as methyl salicylate, rather than "oil of wintergreen".[3][4] Interest in essential oils has revived in recent decades with the popularity of aromatherapy, a branch of alternative medicine that claims that essential oils and other aromatic compounds have curative effects. Oils are volatilized or diluted in a carrier oil and used in massage, diffused in the air by anebulizer, heated over a candle flame, or burned as incense. The earliest recorded mention of the techniques and methods used to produce essential oils is believed to be that of Ibn al-Baitar (1188–1248), anAndalusian physician, pharmacist and chemist.[5] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 sooo, the almond oil @ christinas & guad pharm IS an essential oil. so is olive oil, ricino (caster), flax seed/all nut oils oil, garlic oil as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 That is what I thought; simply oil of whatever plant. The rest is just hype and you might as well avoid the tiny bottles and fancy names. If you want oil of olive, coconut, etc., buy them in the large jug. You can add your own perfumes, if you want to modify the scent. I guess the essence of the experience is in the choice of the person rubbing it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRPJR Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 You guys missed this part "containing volatile aroma compounds" which essentially means the fragrance is present in the essential oil. Most vegetable oils are non-volatile and not essential oils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 the normal mex pharms have some of these oils. lavender etc are specialty items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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