{"id":31371,"date":"2021-07-19T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/?p=31371"},"modified":"2023-04-17T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:09:10","slug":"how-to-find-pure-cheaper-and-the-best-essential-oil-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/how-to-find-pure-cheaper-and-the-best-essential-oil-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Pure, Cheaper and the Best Essential Oil Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31371\" class=\"elementor elementor-31371\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4f42a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4f42a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-946b867\" data-id=\"946b867\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f788016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f788016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DISCLAIMER:<\/strong>\u00a0Essential oil (EO) should not be used to replace medication &amp; medical treatment or prevent &amp; cure Covid-19 or other diseases. You have to abide to the safety guidelines (such as the amount, how and restrictions of usage) when using EO.<\/p><br \/><p>As a form of aromatherapy, research into the effectiveness of essential oils is on them inducing calmness and relaxation. Essential oils can also increase a person\u2019s tolerance to pain. This works as pleasant scents from essential oils send signals to the brain to release feel-good chemicals. However there are no clinical trials to prove some of their other benefits.<\/p><br \/><p>It&#8217;s important that the essential oil is tested to be pure, some companies publish the test reports online or can be provided when requested so consumers can check them to be sure. Some tested essential oil brands are reasonably priced, so you don&#8217;t have to buy expensive oils unless they have the quality you are looking for. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/which-brands-of-tested-essential-oil\/\">List of Popular Essential Oil Brands<\/a> Tested by 3rd Party Labs and Internally.<\/p><br \/><h3>Purity<\/h3><p>These labs below (and others) analyze the detailed chemical breakdown to detect desirable Major and Minor components and verify the absence of undesirable components; adulterant, contaminant or diluent to determine purity of EO.<\/p><p>Purity is important because additives that are used to dilute or imitate an essential oil could trigger allergic reactions and impact the effectiveness of the oil.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Essential Oil University<\/strong>\u00a0(EOU in USA,\u00a0essentialoils.org) \u2013 Founded by Dr. Robert S. Pappas (aka \u201cDr. P\u201d), a PhD chemist who specializes in GC\/MS (Gas chromatography\u2013mass spectrometry) analysis and reporting the chemical breakdowns of hundreds of different essential oils, CO2s and absolutes.<\/li><li><strong>Laboratoire Phytochemia<\/strong>\u00a0in Canada |\u00a0phytochemia.com<\/li><\/ul><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31377 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"plant therapy test report lavender essential oil\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/plant-therapy-test-report-lavender-essential-oil.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">GC-MS Test Report by Laboratoire PhytoChemia on (Source: Plant Therapy)<\/p><br \/><p>For example, \u201cConclusion\u201d of a <strong>PURE essential oil <\/strong>report may look like this:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pure-essential-oil.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pure-essential-oil.png 683w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pure-essential-oil-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pure-essential-oil-600x99.png 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p><p>Example of <strong>Adulterated (not pure) essential oil<\/strong> report:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/adultured-not-pure-essential-oil-1.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/adultured-not-pure-essential-oil-1.png 808w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/adultured-not-pure-essential-oil-1-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/adultured-not-pure-essential-oil-1-768x90.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/adultured-not-pure-essential-oil-1-600x71.png 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p><br \/><h3>Factors that determine EO Quality<\/h3><ul><li>Processing \u2013 Distillation, equipment, packaging, handling, storage. Sometimes they are adulterated, contaminated or diluted (to save cost, achieve the desired aroma, etc.)<\/li><li>Plant used to obtain the oil \u2013 species, which country it is cultivated from, environmental conditions, use of chemical etc.<\/li><\/ul><br \/><h3>Test Reports<\/h3><p>Other non-profit organizations have also compiled test reports based on the most popular requests from their members for example, free of charge. Though not complete, their databases are growing. They are meant for educational purposes, and for people to make educated buying decisions. You are strictly\u00a0<strong>NOT allowed to copy and paste\/ share<\/strong>\u00a0the reports somewhere else.<\/p><h4>1. The Essential Oil Analysis (EOA) Foundation (essentialoilanalysis.com)<\/h4><p>A non-profit organization founded in an attempt to bring accountability into the industry through competent GC\/MS testing made available for free to the consumer, using only labs that specialize in essential oil analysis;\u00a0<strong>Essential Oil University<\/strong>\u00a0(EOU) in the USA and\u00a0<strong>Phytochemia<\/strong>\u00a0in Canada.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/essentialoilanalysis.com\/pages\/essential-oil-test-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Test Reports on Essential Oil Analysis database<\/a>.<\/p><br \/><h4>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/EOConsumerReports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential Oil Consumer Reports<\/a>\u00a0Facebook Group (Closed Group)<\/h4><p>Discussion, Analysis and Education in Essential Oil Chemistry and Quality. Reports database shared internally.<br \/><a name=\"advocate\"><\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p><h4>3. Consumer Advocate<\/h4><p>Consumer Advocate took an in-depth look into the industry by reviewing 11 well-known brands, ordered, tested, and analyzed 33 essential oils; and collaborated with a group of experts in Essential Oil. <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/s3.consumersadvocate.org\/prd\/docs\/db\/document\/doc\/930\/071d08f3-9227-4ac1-850b-dc52021fcd12.pdf\">GC-MS test results<\/a>\u00a0have been produced from collaboration with the Aromatic Plant Research Center (APRC).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumersadvocate.org\/essential-oils?fbclid=IwAR1eaDA6sfewfxRHp4Xp9yjPZRZuZSH18MDEZAMRtRV0QMSGEzIqSIFfxtQ#toc-artisan-aromatics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read their Reviews here<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here are the results:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>3 Types of Essential Oil; Lavender, Peppermint and Tea Tree were tested.<\/p><h4>The three brands that passed all the tests are<\/h4><p>AM\u00c9O, AROMATICS INTERNATIONAL, doTERRA<\/p><br \/><h4>These are the brands where adulterant was detected<\/h4><ul><li>Artisan Aromatics &#8211; The results came back with adulteration markers for their lavender oil.<\/li><li>AURA CACIA &#8211; The GC-MS test conducted by APRC detected synthetic markers in\u00a0Aura Cacia&#8217;s lavender oil.<\/li><li>EDENS GARDEN<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8211; The lavender oil purchased from the company came back from the lab with indicators of adulteration.<\/li><li>Mountain Rose Herbs &#8211; Both lavender and tea tree oils came back negative for any adulteration but addition of menthol, menthyl acetate, and Himalayan Cedarwood were detected in their peppermint oil.<\/li><li>NOW &#8211; peppermint oil came back with addition of menthol and menthyl acetate,\u00a0while their lavender oil came back with synthetic markers of linalyl acetate.<\/li><li>Plant Therapy &#8211; Detected synthetic markers of linalyl acetate on their lavender oil and addition of menthol and menthyl acetate on their peppermint oil.<\/li><li>Rocky Mountain &#8211; Addition\u00a0of menthol and menthyl acetates were detected in Rocky Mountain&#8217;s peppermint oil.<\/li><\/ul><br \/><ol><li>As claimed by APRC, synthetic markers of linalyl acetate (Linalool oxide acetate) found on lavender oil show that it is adulterated.<\/li><li>Reduced biomarkers (viridiflorol, sabinene hydrate, geramcrene D) on the peppermint oil indicate that there is addition of menthol and menthyl acetate.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><p>The test reports by APRC have been questioned as the results have big contradictions with what&#8217;s reported by established and renown essential oil labs like Essential Oil University (EOU) and Laboratoire PhytoChemia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EODoctor\/posts\/pfbid02hjsx24ddFSZxxdHCAQ5oY48eij2GbFNauhUnrBtNU47uKMQiJYz3eQoJhxzETntgl?comment_id=2312881878977513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the Comments<\/a>).<\/p><br \/><h3>Certified Organic<\/h3><p>To check if the essential oil is organic certified, verify at the respective accredited certifying agents such as:<\/p><p><strong>USDA Organic<\/strong>\u00a0| Verify at their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/organic.ams.usda.gov\/integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Integrity Database here<\/a><\/p><br \/><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/lifestyle\/heal\/2019\/02\/459442\/essential-oils-and-stink-half-truths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DISCLAIMER:\u00a0Essential oil (EO) should not be used to replace medication &amp; medical treatment or prevent &amp; cure Covid-19 or other diseases. You have to abide to the safety guidelines (such as the amount, how and restrictions of usage) when using EO. 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