How to Store Qi Ai Essential Oil and the Difference Between Qi Ai and Chrysanthemum
How should Qi Ai essential oil be stored to keep its quality and effects intact? Do you know the difference between Qi Ai and chrysanthemum? Let's take a look together.
How to store Qi Ai essential oil:
1. Essential oil should be kept in a dark place
Essential oil must be kept away from sunlight and strong light. Sunlight is the most likely to spoil essential oil, so exposure to sunlight must be absolutely avoided; do not place essential oil in direct sunlight or in a place with sunlight; do not expose essential oil under lamplight either, as the temperature and intensity of lamplight can also cause essential oil to spoil.
2. Essential oil should be kept away from high temperatures
The easy volatility and easy oxidation of essential oil make it very difficult to preserve. High temperature is also taboo for essential oil, so do not normally place essential oil in a high-temperature place, and keep it away from hot air and high temperatures. It is best to place it in a dry, cool place, and it should not be too close to electrical appliances, much less placed in the kitchen or bathroom, as this will only make your essential oil no longer effective.
3. Essential oil should be put into dark glass bottles
Essential oil is very easy to volatilize, so it must be stored in dark glass bottles with a light-blocking effect, which can reduce ultraviolet exposure by 90%. Do not use plastic bottles to store essential oil, as the chemical components of plastic will damage the quality of the essential oil. Therefore, when choosing essential oil, be sure to choose essential oil in dark glass bottles; seeing essential oil in a plastic bottle shows that its quality is very poor. Of course, if conditions permit, you can also store the dark glass bottle of essential oil in a wooden box, such as a sandalwood or pine box.
4. The cap of the essential oil bottle should be tightened firmly
Because essential oil is easy to volatilize, in order to avoid oxidation and rapid volatilization of the essential oil, the cap of the essential oil bottle must be tightened firmly. It is best to open the cap only when using it, so as to reduce the number of openings and prevent oxygen in the air from oxidizing the essential oil, which would lead to a decline in quality.
The difference between Qi Ai and chrysanthemum
The smell of mugwort is relatively strong and different from the smell of wild chrysanthemum. The back of mugwort leaves has soft hairs and is grayish white, while both sides of wild chrysanthemum leaves are green. The mugwort plant is taller and its leaves are a bit larger, and it can grow to about one meter, while wild chrysanthemum is relatively short and small.