The term “essential oils” is both a valid description and a marketing gimmick.
You have heard of “vanilla essence” and “orange essence”. It is basically an oil that is derived from a foodstuff to extract the essence or flavour.
Marketers love the phrase because the ignorant plebeians interpret to mean that they are required (essential) for human survival.
Fluid@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Yeh I guess so, but why not just say that?
bestusername@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Said it in my other reply, intellectual property, Coke for example don’t what to list all the ingredients.
notgold@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Sugar, rat piss and water?
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Same reasons there are other similar terms like “spices”. They don’t want to give away their recipes.