Essential oil in glass bottlesEssential oils should be packaged in dark colored glass, since this filters out the suns ultra-violet light. Today, dark shades of blue, green and violet have become more popular and they all offer some protection to your oils. Essential oils and carrier oils should be store in a cool and room temperatures to help increase their self life. The optimum storage temperature is five degrees centigrade. All essential oil containers should be air tight to prevent the oxidization of the oils, citrus oils are most prone to oxidization. Essential oil should not be kept for more than one year.Sun light Effect on oils—Sunlight increases the deterioration of essential oils and carrier oil through oxidization. Sun light and oxygen cause carrier (vegetable oils) to gradual
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