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HOW TO BE SURE YOUR ESSENTIAL OILS ARE THERAPEUTIC GRADE?
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Ask the following 17 questions from the supplier:
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Does the supplier adhere to SEED authentication?
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Do they own organic farms around the world to personally grow, distill and bottle their essential oils?
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Do they research plant species to select those for optimal therapeutic benefits, document their source, and monitor the cultivation process to ensure the chosen plant species is used for the oil extraction?
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Can you go visit their farms were they grow their different plants for oil distillation?
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Do the farms have labs on site to test for determination of the exact day and time of harvest to insure optimal quality?
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Are the distillation facilities part of the farms to ensure oils are freshly distilled, or do herbs wait days to be processed and lose potency?
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Do they personally inspect the fields and distilleries where the herbs are grown and distilled?
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Do they use low pressure and low temperature to distill their essential oils to preserve all of the fragile chemical constituents?
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Are the distillation cookers fabricated from costly food-grade stainless steel alloys to reduce the likelihood of the oils chemically reacting with metal?
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When oils are produced by a partner grower, do they visit the growers - anywhere in the world - and verify the plant from seed to growing, to distilling, to bottling?
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Do they verify that no synthetic or harmful solvents or chemicals are being used?
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Do they subject each batch of essential oil through multiple chemical analyses to test for purity and therapeutic quality?
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Are tests also performed by independent labs?
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Do they have their own fully equipped testing laboratory to verify oil’s composition?
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Do they keep the oil submitted to them (including their own) under lock and key until all tests are completed and confirming that the oils are of the highest therapeutic benefit?
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Does the supplier bottle directly from the still without modification of any kind?
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How many years has the supplier been doing all of this?
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*Note: YL = Young Living Essential Oils |