On La Sirena's facebook page some girl asked the same exact question and let me find the response..
Hola Mercedes, puedes encontrar una gran variedad de aceites arom?ticos en nuestras tiendas, te invitamos a que nos visites en nuestra ?rea de Mercer?a. Te esperamos
Hi Mercedes, you can find a large variety of Essential Oils in our stores, we invite you to visit one of our stores. She says to visit the Merceria section (which I'm not sure what it is lol). Something like the arts and crafts section I guess..
There is a La Sirena in Puerto Plata, Good luck!
the ones in la sirena are smelly oils for hobo chic fans. but MA, i use almond oil for body, available in pharmacies. bought one gallon bottle, about 1000 pesos.
Ohmmmmm - ting Ting !
I am ignorant - what are essential oils ?
I managed to find real coconut oil, and there is almond, mango and even truffle oil available locally on the North Coast. There are a few more but I cant remember them!
so what is "Essential Oil"
Olly
I think the Essential Oils the OP is talking about are the more therapeutic ones as opposed to aromatherapy/massage. I use a few, and usually diffuse them in a cold mist humidifier or rub some on the bottom of my feet. I swear by Eucalyptus & Cedar when I have a cold, and Lavender works really well for me when I get headaches too.
Vicks is pretty much just menthol, eucalyptus & camphor oil, so maybe that's why the straight essential oil works for me. Tiger Balm is also made of essential oils. I'm only speaking for myself but I do believe they work for certain conditions.
I know there was a thread on health food stores recently, maybe if you could find one they could get them in for you if they aren't stocked.
Here is a chart that explains the supposed uses:
Essential Oil Use Chart
vinyasa,
I think the Op was asking where to get them here on the North Coast. Do tell where these are avaialble ?
Olly and the Team