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[โ€“] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because of what I have to admit is brilliant marketing. The 'essential' in essential oils just means 'essence of,' which is a perfectly valid, if dated, use of that word. However, because the modern connotation of 'essential' is 'necessary,' people convinced themselves that they need it. It's obviously misleading, but not in a way that's actually illegal. It's both genius and fucking terrible.

[โ€“] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

They remind me of essential vitamins, the ones you literally need to live.