| Today, many companies claim to provide products | | | | Why Organic Is More Costly |
| that offer 'organic essential oils. However, some | | | | Companies that produce organic products use natural |
| companies provide organic products that are not | | | | fertilizers and pesticides to grow their plants instead of |
| certified according to the USDA, but yet claim on | | | | using chemical products to develop rich crops. Though, |
| product labels that they are. In order for a company to | | | | when using these means to create organic oils, more |
| officially describe their products as organic, they are | | | | energy, time, and money is required in order to utilize |
| required to meet standards that are outlined by the | | | | these natural methods. |
| USDA. Though, the USDA doesn't even have the | | | | As a result, organic essential oils will be more costly |
| toughest set of standards to meet, as others such as | | | | than conventional oils, such as those that claim to be |
| the CCOF International and IFOAM often have tougher | | | | organic but are not certified. Though, you can see why |
| criteria to meet in order to gain certification. | | | | companies try to get by claiming to be organic when |
| What Does Certification Mean? | | | | they really aren't. They want to save money while also |
| When a company has been given certification that | | | | be able to reach this market of consumer. |
| their products are truly organic, then this guarantees | | | | Health Benefits |
| that the oils were extracted from plants and no | | | | Anyway, because plants and soil can absorb |
| chemical products were used during the process. | | | | chemicals that have been applied to them, people who |
| For instance, traditional farming methods often involve | | | | eat food or use products that were created from |
| the use of chemical pesticides and other related | | | | these plants can have these chemicals passed on to |
| products, but they can't be given to plants that are | | | | them. This is why using organic essential oils is |
| designated for the production of organic essential oils. | | | | important. |
| Of course, this also means that chemicals can't be | | | | Fruit trees that have been sprayed with pesticides, |
| used to treat the soil of these plants either. Moreover, | | | | some of which essential oils are created from, have |
| if chemicals have been used in soil, a set amount of | | | | fruit that absorb the pesticide and are contaminated as |
| time has to pass before the soil can be used to grow | | | | a result. Organic essential oils avoid being |
| the organic plants, this is to ensure that there is no | | | | contaminated, since harmful chemicals are not used by |
| residue left. | | | | these companies. |