| Essential oils mostly are used in the industries like food | | | | chromatography and mass spectrometry are used to |
| flavoring, perfume etc. But, presently they're | | | | conduct the conventional quality testing of essential oil. |
| extensively utilized in aromatherapy and lots of | | | | AOC certification is one way to judge the quality of an |
| healthcare sectors. There is an increasing demand for | | | | essential oil. AOC certification is not a common |
| essential oils and plant extracts because of | | | | practice and it is conducted only to plants grown in |
| preference of customer on natural flavor than its | | | | quality control environment. Some places in the |
| synthetic counterpart. | | | | high-altitude of France are ideal places to conduct |
| A huge quantity of raw ingredients is required to | | | | AOC. Besides, there are various quality products |
| extract absolutely pure, natural essential oil. It is really a | | | | available without having AOC in the present market. |
| difficult work process to extract natural essential oils in | | | | So, AOC certification is not the only way to judge the |
| bulk quantities; hence most of the essential oil products | | | | quality of essential oil. |
| in the market contain chemical substances also mixed | | | | Synthetic essential oils are also popular in some areas. |
| with natural oils. | | | | People buy them thinking them to be pure. But, it's not |
| There are several essential oils are available in the | | | | a reality. These synthetic oils do not have any |
| markets that are diluted with commercial grade oils | | | | therapeutic use and some of them may be harmful |
| having lower quality. Some productions even use | | | | and toxic. Most synthetic oils are mixed with |
| several foreign materials to save the production cost. | | | | petroleum-based solvents and can be harmful to |
| But, an essential oil should be pure, natural and high in | | | | human health. |
| quality to provide the best Therapeutic value. | | | | A blotting paper can help differentiate between pure |
| The grade of plants and its growing conditions also | | | | and impure essential oil. After evaporation, pure |
| rely on the quality of extracted essential oil. Therefore , | | | | essential oils will not leave any residue, but impure |
| it is recommended to buy essential oils from reputed | | | | essential oils containing petroleum solvent will leave |
| organizations. Reputed companies selling essential oils | | | | enough residue. One should not compromise in terms |
| always analyze the grade of essential oil to maintain | | | | of money while getting a pure essential oil, as cheap |
| the quality of standard. It is very important factor to | | | | impure essential oil cannot serve exactly the same |
| maintain strictly the quality level. Both gas | | | | purpose. |