Therapeutic Grade Oils
PURE - This means the oil was not diluted with a lesser quality essential oil. For example: lavender oil is often cut with lavendin, which has very little therapeutic quality. "Pure" does not mean it has no chemicals added to it. In the U.S., all you need is 5% of essential oil in the bottle in order to label it "100% pure."
NATURAL- This means the oil was not adulterated with vegetable oils, propylene glycol, SD Alcohol 40 or other chemicals.
COMPLETE - This means the oil was distilled at low heat & low pressure so that all the therapeutic properties are there. They have not been rectified or purified (which means stripped or redistilled.) Essential oils are often redistilled to make a small amount of oil go farther. They can make more profit that way. The problem is, when you redistill the oil you lose the therapeutic properties. It's like using a tea bag over & over again. An example: France is the number one producer of lavender oil. In 1997 they produced 25 tons of lavender and 67 tons were shipped to the U.S. alone. What is wrong with this picture?
GENUINE or GRADE A - These are the cream of the crop. Great care is taken at every step of the process. Seeds- not from hybrids, soil- organic soil that never has chemicals put on it. Chemicals are never used on the plants in the field. Distillation by steam at low pressure & low temperature in upright containers & no chemicals are ever used in the process. Must have clarity of definition (one plant could have 200 species.) The time in the distiller is also important- cypress oil needs to be distilled for 24 hours. Many companies will distill at higher temperature for a shorter time. This will destroy the quality of the oil. The distiller must be no more than 50 miles away from the sight where the plants were harvested.They must have Gas Chromatograph readings with an embossed seal that does not come from their own lab. Then & only then can they have the words "Grade A" on the label.
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In order to have therapeutic effects, essential oils must be of the highest quality. They must be properly processed at low pressure and low temperature, they must be processed slowly and be free from added chemicals and solvents.
Most of the oils on the market here in the United States are 4th and 5th quality oils. Many were originally produced for the perfume industry where they are distilled quickly at high pressure and high temperatures, fracturing the oil molecule and destroying the therapeutic qualities. Once brought to the United States, they are often cut with propylene glycol and synthetic constituents like lynelol acetate.
The ancient process of oil distillation is a delicate and precise art which has been almost forgotten. Science is just now rediscovering these healing substances that were used in ancient times and beginning to acknowledge their value. Gary Young, the founder of Young Living, is helping to bring history to life as his research and formulas restore this ancient knowledge to our modern world.
Young Living is committed to producing and selling the finest quality and the purest oils in the world. Try them for yourself and see.
If you would like to learn more about essential oils, go to The Missing Link. This is a transcript of Young Living's most popular audio tape. In it, Gary Young goes into great detail about essential oils. He talks about their history, effects on viruses and diseases, clinical studies, the importance of proper oil processing, and much more. It contains breakthrough information that very few people know about.