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Do you want to buy essential oils with confidence?

All essential oils are not the same!!  There is a wide range of qualities of oils on the market.  With Inner Scents, you can feel confident that you are buying the quality oils you want, for the benefits you expect, at a price you can afford. 

Over 90% of the essential oils produced are created for the Food and Perfume industry.  These industries require a consistent product each time they purchase.  For example, a leading manufacturer of a Lavender Hand Lotion, will buy thousands of barrels of Lavender each year to scent their lotion.  The customer expects this product to always smell the same.  Each season though, you might have more rain, less sun, or they have bought their Lavender from a different regional area.  Nature, will not supply us with exactly the same product, it varies according to growing conditions.  So the distiller of the Lavender may "extend" the Lavender by adding a little more linalool, (one of the chemical groups found in lavender), or adjusting the amount of linalyl acetate to create a consistent product.    This is fine for the cosmetic and perfume industry, but not for the art and science of Aromatherapy. 

For many other purposes, much of the oils on the market are diluted, extended or adulterated in some way.  This is often the case with precious oils such as Rose otto, or the Chamomiles. 

A finer quality of oil is expected in Aromatherapy today.  We require the oils to be grown without pesticides, picked at exactly the right moment to capture the aromatics in their fullness.  We require the distillation process to handled with  expertise, knowing just the right amount of time, temperature and pressure to assure the best quality oil. 

How to determine quality??
Comparing and purchasing oils from a variety of suppliers can be an overwhelming experience.  It's very difficult to do an apple to apple comparison.  Not every supplier carries the same products.  There are many varieties of Lavender, Eucalyptus or Basil.  You have to use the Latin name, not the common name for starters. 

Terms commonly applied essential oils will vary depending on the supplier, distiller, and the country.  For example, the word genuine, to a manufacturer or distiller means that the plant exudes the material when cut, such as in the case of myrrh and benzoin. It does not mean authentic or real.  Natural, often describes a product of first distillation.  Natural does not always mean - not artificial or not synthetic.  Pure, should mean an unadulterated product. 

What you should know about the oils you buy.  The label should contain the following information.

• the Latin name

• the country of origin

• the method of production (distillation method, cold pressed or extracted, CO2 extraction, solvent extraction)

• the specific chemo type

You should also be able to request a copy of the GC test.  This test, Gas Chromatography is a technique that separates the components of an essential oil according to the differences in molecular weight and solubility. It is like having a fingerprint of the oil.  The test will show you the chemical constituents ranges.  This test can not detect specific synthetic diluents and specific diluents of natural origin.  But it will tell you if there are traces of solvents or mineral oils, if the oil has been rectified, had terpenes removed or if 2 or more oils with similar chemical composition have been mixed together. The above information is from The Australasian Herbal College. 

By buying your oils direct from Inner Scents,  you  benefit from my training, experience and most of all... my nose.  Compare the difference for yourself.  You'll know when you have an exquisite Frankincense, or pure Rose otto. 

Buy Essential Oils Direct from Inner Scents
Inner Scents sells Essential Oils directly to the general public, at a discount to practitioners who want to use them with their clients, and to small shops that would like to carry this line.  Our current price lists for retail Blends or Single Oils are available as Acrobat files.  Please download our price lists and use the Contact Jodi online form to inquire about product availability or place your order immediately via phone by calling 612.802.9483

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