In recent weeks, more and more customers are enquiring whether
they can buy Essential Oils (EOs) from Herbally Radiant. Many have read online the benefits of EOs
while others get influenced by the promotional hype created by EO suppliers, or
DIY promotional campaigns.
The point of concern, however, is that most of the EOs being
marketed may not be pure extractions. Since EOs are expensive, there are
growing cases of EOs being diluted to increase volume, or adulterated with
vegetable oils.
The greater problem relates to the questionable purity of EOs
being sold, especially by online companies. The problem is both with market
operators and oil customers who frequently demand EOs below the market price
while still wanting to be told that they are authentic. This sets the scene for
unethical practices; especially as there are no quality standards for the
authentication of EOs in spite of the revelations of gross adulteration of aromatherapy
oils for retail sale.
As mentioned by Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt, Ph.D. in his textbook “Aromatherapy”,
big American players are aware of the rampant adulteration in imported EOs. They
admit that blending-in cheaper oils to meet a customers’ target purchasing
price, or to make additional profit for the producer, is commonplace in the oil
trade.
In a specific case, a complaint was filed in Utah court against a brand
supplier for passing synthetic oil as authentic for jasmine and birch oils – a very
high percentage of DPG chemical was detected in the oil being sold as pure
jasmine EO.
It is true that Essential Oils are of immense benefit to the skin
and in the aromatherapy practices. However, EOs have to be used in exact ratio with
other ingredients, and in right combination, if one formulation has more than
one Essential Oil. And, consumers must
know that some EOs are carrier oils – just delivery method for ‘carrying’ EOs
to the skin.
In natural organic beauty formulations, EOs are the crucial
ingredients. These are the concentrated volatile aroma compounds found in
plant materials including flowers, leaves, seeds, berries, peels,
needles, twigs, bark, wood, roots, resin, etc. EOs are also the
building blocks of the practice of aromatherapy, and many are well
documented to relieve stress and act as mood balancer.
Out of more than 90 EOs,
Herbally Radiant uses most effective PURE
EOs in its formulations. Pure EOs get readily absorbed by the body and help
natural ability of skin to balance, regulate, heal and restore its natural
glow. These penetrate skin via hair follicles and sweat glands, and get
absorbed in body fluids. Minute molecules of EOs are immediately absorbed into
the blood stream when inhaled as the drugs oxygenate the blood.
In Herbally Radiant
products, special care has been taken to choose the right blend of EOs, with
most compatible base or carrier oil. The
special combination of EOs used in its anti-aging formulations therefore produce
long lasting amazing results. The mixing of EOs and base oil is done in
incremental steps by trained R&D team at Herbally Radiant.
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