Indoor Air Quality, Personal Care Products and Bioherbicides based on Essential Oils

Abstract

The unclear content of most essential oils, which are readily available in cosmetic stores, local markets and neighbourhood bazaars, the lack of a legal framework for upper and lower limits of safe use, the unintentional use by non-specialists ignoring the principles of aromatherapy, and the lack of a legal control and law sanction mechanism to monitor their purity have a negative impact on confidence in aromatherapeutic applications. The aim of this review is to provide a risk assessment of diffusers, personal care products and bioherbicides containing different essential oils marketed to consumers of all ages under the labels natural, organic, herbal, etc.