How To Determine Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
You may be surprised to discover that only about 2% of the essential oils available for sale in the United States are considered to be Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils. To be considered therapeutic grade an essential oil must adhere to stringent standards set by the Association French Normalization Organization Regulation (AFNOR) and approved by the International Standards Organization (ISO). Essential oils have many uses including therapeutic or medical uses and for this purpose, only therapeutic grade oils should be used. Lesser grade oils can contain impurities or synthetic ingredients which may not be safe for health uses.
So what happens to the 98% of the oil that isn’t qualified to use for therapeutic reasons? Most of these oils can be used for fragrance either in perfumes, lotions, soaps, and even air fresheners. However, the danger with essential oils is that unscrupulous manufacturers can use lesser-quality oils and pawn them off as Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils. This is why it is extremely important to buy your oils from a reputable source. Look for one that provides valid and certifiable testing results that prove that they have 100% pure essential oil without any additives, fillers, or synthetics.
Essential Oil Grades
- Grade A essential oils are pure therapeutic quality and are usually made from organically grown plants distilled at the proper temperatures using steam distillation.
- Grade B essential oils are food grade; they may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, chemical/synthetic extenders, or carrier oils.
- Grade C oils are perfume grade essential oils and may contain the same type of contaminating chemicals as food grade oils. They also usually contain solvents which are used to increase a higher yield of oil per harvest. Solvents can be cancerous.
Don’t be mislead by labels such as “natural” or “pure” since they don’t have any meaning as far as standards are concerned. Any essential oil can be considered “natural” since it is derived from a plant. However, synthetic chemicals may have been added to the oil or used in the manufacturing process.
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