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Hi, We've had a side-business for the last 12 years making soap and other natural skincare products. So we use some EO's for scent. I think there is a tremendous amount of woo attached to them. Sure, some have some verifiable properties - anti microbial, insect repellent, anti-inflammatory, etc. And you wouldn't want to put most of them undiluted on your skin. They are simply aromatic compounds extracted from plants by distillation, or in some cases by pressing. No doubt some plants can be conceivably be used therapeutically. I feel about them the way I feel about nutritional supplements. A few are likely useful for some people under some conditions. Is their benefit overstated? Certainly.