Antibacterial Essential Oils
Are essential oils antibacterial?
Essential oils are a highly concentrated form of aromatic compounds extracted from a medicinal plant or produced during the extraction process. Essential oils have a range of biological properties such as antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antiseptic. Learn more about the chemical constitutes of essential oils here. Essential oils that are antiviral and antibacterial can be found in this collection below.
Research has found many of the chemical constituents present in essential oils to be effective against a variety of pathogens. Thus, the antiviral and antibacterial properties of essential oils can be determined by the type of chemical constituents present in the essential oil.
Cinnamon one of the most powerful antibacterial essential oils and is great to use in cleaning products.