| Your friend tells you about aromatherapy, and all the | | | | the remaining 2% is used for food flavoring, but might |
| benefits they got from using essential oils. They even | | | | be sold for aromatherapy. All of this has a major |
| give you a copy of a CD talking about how essential | | | | impact on quality oils. |
| oils provide a missing link in health care, and | | | | To most people, that cheap bottle of essential oil may |
| encourages you to listen to it. You are amazed. You | | | | smell wonderful, but does it have therapeutic qualities? |
| never knew there could be so many benefits or such | | | | The answer is NO! It is imperative that when you use |
| healing potential. You decide to purchase some | | | | essential oils for therapeutic aromatherapy that you |
| essential oils to try. So you rush out to a health food | | | | are able to trust that your oil is properly distilled, and |
| store and purchase a bottle of essential oil. You think | | | | that it has not been adulterated or combined with |
| you have a good deal, because your friend paid a lot | | | | synthetic oils. (It is estimated that for every pound of |
| more for his. | | | | pure essential oils that is produced, that between |
| But wait! What kind of deal did you get? Here's the | | | | 10-100 pounds of synthetic oil is made). Synthetic oils |
| problem. Aromatherapy has become so popular, that | | | | are not therapeutic. Non therapeutic oils can be |
| at least 200 different companies in the United States | | | | dangerous to use. |
| are now marketing essential oils. However, we know | | | | If you decide to use essential oils, it is very important |
| that there are many grades of essential oils, and that | | | | that you trust the company producing or providing your |
| most essential oils available in the United States are of | | | | oils. Look for a company that has knowledge of oils, |
| the very lowest grade and quality. | | | | high standards for quality of essential oils, and uses |
| Personally, I avoided aromatherapy for many years | | | | proper equipment and techniques. Look for a company |
| because they just did not work! They really didn't. | | | | that analyzes its product in independent laboratories to |
| Fortunately, a friend of mine persisted, and I soon | | | | assure high quality, a company that uses European |
| discovered that the reason they didn't work for me | | | | standards for calibration of its equipment. Look for a |
| earlier is because they just were not good oils! When I | | | | company that analyzes samples of essential oils |
| use quality, therapeutic grade essential oils, they work! | | | | purchased from other countries and sources. In short |
| It's as simple as that. | | | | you want a company that does not cut corners when |
| Producing a quality oil suitable for aromatherapy | | | | it comes to quality. Otherwise, you will not be able to |
| purposes requires a lot of skill, patience, and expense. | | | | trust the product. |
| Most producers don't find it worth their trouble, and | | | | So is that cheap bottle worth it? Of course not. In fact, |
| particularly their finances, to bother about quality. Then | | | | what ever you paid for it you can count for loss. Go |
| too, 98% of all essential oils are not produced for | | | | for quality. You'll be glad you did. I invite you to visit my |
| healing benefits. They are produced commercially for | | | | Web Page where I share the source for the essential |
| the perfume, cosmetic and dietary industries. Much of | | | | oils I use. |