What are the properties of the different aromatherapy oil groups?
· Esters: are antifungal, antimicrobial sedative · Phenols: antiseptic, bactericidal, disinfectant, stimulant · Alcohol: antiseptic, antiviral, bactericidal, germicidal · Aldehydes: antifungal, anti inflammatory, disinfectant, sedative · Ketones: anticatarrhal, cell proliferant, expectorant, vulnerary This is not a complete list of all the groups and actions but it gives you the general idea of how certain actions are related to the chemical groups.