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Interestingly, the molecular composition and medicinal compounds found in essential oils make them especially useful in killing an assortment of germs, harmful bacteria and viral infections. Eucalyptus oil, for example, has been shown to kill 70% of staphylococcus bacteria by simply being diffused into the air of an affected room.
Many other essential oils are strongly anti-bacterial as well simply because their molecular composition includes natural alcohols and other bacterial fighting components. Among these oils are:
-lavender
-bergamot
-lemon
-eucalyptus
-tea tree
-pine
-peppermint
-cinnamon
-clove
-rosemary
-sweet orange
-juniperberry
-geranium
-ginger
-palmarosa
-patchouli
-petitgrain
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