When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – Volume 2, Number 5
A Rose is a Rose is a RoseBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted July/August 2004The science of essential oils falls within the realm of organic chemistry, a specialty of the broader field of general chemistry.While organic chemistry was originally supposed to be the study of the compounds of life, it was not long before scientists came to realize that carbon was the basis of all compounds created by living processes. Hence, today organic chemistry is defined as “the study...
