AROMATHERAPY

Plant remedies are the oldest form of natural healing available to man, and we are just rediscovering the wisdom that has existed for ages. The plethora of plants on our planet each have specific chemical properties; many of the oils from these plants are beneficial to health challenges we face today.

It takes a large amount of plant matter to produce only a very small amount of essential oil making it a very concentrated and powerful liquid.

For the sake of quality, we believe only Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils should be considered. The botanical purity of the oil is known and the oil is unaltered in any way. We believe the highest quality of essential oils should always be used.

Aromatherapy can help ease a wide assortment of ailments; easing aches, pains, and injuries, while relieving the discomforts of many health problems. Aromatherapy also acts on the central nervous system, relieving depression and anxiety, reducing stress, relaxing, uplifting, sedating or stimulating, restoring both physical and emotional well being.

The appropriate oils can have powerful results, both on the body and the spirit. "Fragrance Oils", "Perfumes" and other artificially made substitutes for Pure Essential Oils can not produce these amazing results. The following information should be readily available:

• Botanical name
• Part of the plant used
• Country of origin
• Extraction process
• GC/GLC*, FID*, MS* Testing should be performed on the essential oils
• Essential Oils should be free of pesticides
• Essential Oils should be free of synthetics
• Essential Oils should be stored in appropriate containers
• Essential Oils should be stored at the correct temperature

Accurate analysis of essential oils ought to utilize all techniques available; therefore, GC/GLC, FID & MS testing is done.

*• GC or GLC : Gas Chromatograpy or Gas Liquid Chromatography A measurement tool that is able to vaporize each molecule of the essential oil and quantify the percentage of the constituent present. It DOES NOT tell us what that constituent is. The percentage information is the area under the peak represented on the graph; while the peaks represent the individual constituent. (Individual constituents identified by MS testing)

*• FID: Flame Ionization Detection (used in conjunction with Gas Chromatatograpy) FID provides increased accuracy in the quantitative results specific to GC test information. ****Please note FID testing is NOT necessarily performed by all labs providing GC/GLC testing.

*• MS: Mass Spectrometry Determines the molecular mass of each molecule, identifying each constituent of the essential oil; each constituent being represented on the graph as a peak.

Our extensive research has led us to the best source of essential oils. Whenever you consider buying oils, make sure a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and Certificate of Analysis done by a chemist who can properly interpret the results is available. 

Sample MSDS.

Sample Certificate of Analysis.

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