How to recognize a quality essential oil

The secret of a quality essential oil

What matters most in the production of essential oil ? Is it the original raw material or its processing? Besides, when it comes to quality, both and even the right choice of packaging are important.  The quality of an essential oil depends primarily on its purity. The authentic aroma of the specific raw material used to produce the oil must not be disturbed by foreign substances and impurities.  The purity of the raw material as such is influenced by the place and method of cultivation. Above all, the use of pesticides.

In the second step, it is the purity of processing. That is, how the essential oil production process takes place.  When distilling essences from natural material, even minor contamination is important tools and accessories used Finally, there is the packaging of the final product –  essential oil, which must be in a well-sealed and clean glass bottle .

Quality assurance when choosing an essential oil

Nature provides  countless aromatic raw materials that can be used for the production of essential oil. In addition to the most popular scents such as Eucalyptus, Lavender and Sage, you can also find, for example, Ajowan essential oil with an unusually sharp spicy scent, which is used primarily in  Ayurveda . It gives you the certainty that the raw material from a good supplier was used  certificate of essential oil analysis . You can find it in our e-shop as a product attachment.

Essential oil and quality marks.

In addition to the microbial analysis and heavy metal test, you will learn the following important facts from the essential oil document:

  • botanical name of the raw material
  • the used part of this raw material
  • the extraction method used
  • qualitative assessment of cleanliness
  • olfactory notes (odour)

How to recognize a good essential oil?

  1. find out that it is about  pure 100% natural oil
  2. quality oils are listed  the botanical name of the plant
  3. are described  used parts of the plant and their processing
  4. the manufacturer produces  oils with certification and quality marking

The quality of GreenPlantation essential oils

Among the products of GreenPlantation   also include 100% natural essential oils . You can find these high-quality oils in our e-shop in  category Essential oils .  technical sheets in which you can read all the information about the production quality of these oils .  information about the plant used and production technology essential oils, you will learn e.g. ISO standards for which the oils are certified.  criteria for natural cosmetics .

Pure essential oils vs fragrance oils.

Essential oils are associated with  a fragrance that is 100% authentic with the scent of a particular source. Authenticity is given by that  the essential oil is extracted directly from the given raw material . These pure essential oils are completely  without chemicals and also have therapeutic properties its original raw materials.

Conversely, oils labeled as  fragrances are synthetically created They may smell nice but their aroma was created from artificial fragrances For use in aromatherapy or skin care so  they lack the abilities of natural essential oils .

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