essential oil

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i know this is going to sound really dumb, but, where do i get essential oils? like for lip balm and soap and stuff. i mean, specifically. i know health food stores, but where in them? store i have around me are: publix, whole foods, target, wal-mart... what does it even look like? will it say the words "essential oil" on it? i feel like ive been looking and looking and just cant find or dont really know what im looking for. and extract is not the same as essential oil, right? and flavoring is not the same either, right? sorr if these questions are too specific or nit picky or dumb, but i really just dont know.

thank you all so much!