As others have noted, this Natural Richesâ„¢ï¸ Ylang Ylang Essential Oil ingredients are listed as "Ylang Ylang Essential oil with isolates." But what does "with isolates" mean?Isolates are actually part of the essential oil. Fractional distillation is the most common way to get isolates from essential oils. To do this the plant product, in this case Ylang Ylang flowers, are boiled in a still. As the material is heated, the vapor rises into a long column above the still. The vapor is repeatedly condensed and re-evaporated as it moves toward the top, which distills the vapor many times. The less volatile substances in the vapor tend to run back down the column after they condense, concentrating near the bottom. The more volatile ones often re-evaporate and move upward, concentrating near the top. Because of this, the column can be tapped at various levels to draw off different fractions or "isolates."Using a higher concentration of specific isolates is done to increase a certain aspect of the scent. It is all essential oil but it has been tweaked a bit to make give it certain desirable qualities. This process takes more time and money but results in a better essential oil.Ylang-ylang in Tagalog means “flower of flowers.†Ylang-ylang, also known as the cananga tree, is native to the Philippines. It grows to up to 80 feet tall and has star-shaped, greenish-yellow blossoms year round that are used to make essential oils. Street kids in Manila can be seen selling delicate leis, or necklaces, made with Ylang Ylang and Sampaguita (Filipino Jasmine) flowers on street corners. Drivers buy these to help the children and also to hang from their rear-view mirrors as an air freshener.The fragrance of Natural Richesâ„¢ï¸ Ylang Ylang Essential Oil is the exact same smell as the essential oil I used for soap making in the Philippines. This smell in my Iowa living room now, takes me back to a conversation I had with a group of children and their mother from Antipolo who were selling these flower necklaces on the street near Greenhills. They were attempting to support their families. I pray that God would, even now, breath a fresh blessing into their lives and draw them to Himself. For me, I'm not sure it's the fragrance so much that is calming as it is the good memories that come with it.