FAQ 2

Valerian raises more questions than most oils, mainly because its scent surprises people and because the same root turns up as a tea, a capsule and an essential oil. This section answers the questions readers send us most often in one place: what the oil smells like, why it costs what it does, how to dilute and blend it, how long a bottle lasts, and how to tell a distilled root oil from a synthetic imitation.

A separate set of answers covers the root's strange pull on cats, why felines react to it the way they do, and what that means for keeping a bottle in a household with pets. Answers are short and direct, with links to the longer guide wherever a question deserves more than a paragraph.

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