{"id":2652,"date":"2021-01-11T19:11:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T03:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/?p=2652"},"modified":"2023-01-20T17:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T01:34:24","slug":"are-essential-oils-water-soluble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/are-essential-oils-water-soluble\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Essential Oils Water Soluble?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Essential oils are gaining momentum as a form of natural medicine. People use essential oils for aromatherapy and in skin products. These natural, highly concentrated plant-based oils have beneficial effects on health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some new essential oil products are being produced, and these are water-soluble essential oils. As a concept, this doesn’t make sense because no oil is water-soluble. So, are water-soluble essential oils real, or is somebody trying to pull the wool over our eyes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Essential oils are not water-soluble. Oils are purely covalent, and water is polar covalent. Purely covalent substances are only soluble in other purely covalent substances due to how the molecules from one substance interact with and bind to the molecules of the other. Emulsifiers and solubilizers have properties that can cause the oils to dissolve in water.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To properly answer whether or not essential oils are water-soluble, we need to delve into some chemistry. But don\u2019t worry, it will be fun.<\/p>\n\n\n