When buying 100% Pure Essential Oils, have you ever notice or paid any attention to the color of the bottles? You will notice they come either in a dark amber (more common), cobalt blue, or green bottle. The reason behind this is simple. Many believe to maintain the EO's purity, you must put it in a darker bottle to prevent sunlight for diluting/breaking up the EO potency. Essential Oils benefits and effectiveness will last longer when they are contain in a darker bottle, preferably amber, cobalt blue, and green. Now there are some debates on whether the color of the bottles really makes a different for essential oils, and that may be true for some EOs, but does it really matter? Would buying an amber bottle vs. a clear bottle really hurt you?

When other element are added to your essential oils, for example carrier oils and water, those element will depreciate your EOs, so adding a little extra protection is not a big deal, especially since the amber, cobalt blue, and green bottles cost about the same as the clear ones.

So when you are thinking of buying a bottle for your mixtures, whether it a spray or rub on, keep in mind the color you want. Amber bottles are my choice for preventing sunlight from diluting my mixture any further, as well as shortening the life span of my EO Mixtures.

Note: It also recommended to store any essential oils in a cool dark place to maintain the life span of that product.