Adulterated Essential Oils and Their Dangers
Adulterated oils that are cut with synthetic extenders can be very detrimental,
causing rashes, burning, and skin irritations.
Example:
One woman who had heard of the ability of lavender oil to heal burns used
"lavender oil" purchased from a local health food store when she spilled boiling
water on her arm. But the pain intensified and the burn worsened (turning a 2nd
degree burn into a 3rd degree burn), so she later complained that lavender oil
was worthless for healing burns.
Fact: When her "lavender" was analyzed, it was found to be lavandin, the hybrid
lavender that is chemically very different from pure Lavandula angustifolia.
Lavandin contains high levels of camphor (12-18 percent) and can itself burn the
skin. In contrast, true lavender contains virtually no camphor and has
burn-healing agents not found in lavandin.
Petrochemical solvents, such diprogylene glycol and diethylphthalate, can all
cause allergic reactions, besides being devoid of any therapeutic value.
"Nature-identical" essential oils which is a structured essential oil that has
been chemically duplicated using 5 to 15 of the essential oil's chemical
compounds in synthetic form, can produce unwanted side effects or toxicities.
KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE
Most labs use equipment best-suited for synthetic chemicals—not for natural essential oil analysis. A gas chromatogram shows a pattern of the separated constituents of an oil and helps a trained technician determine its purity and therapeutic quality. While gas chromatography (GC) is an excellent tool for dissecting the anatomy of an essential oil, it does have limitations. Dr. Brain Lawrence, one of the foremost experts on essential oil chemistry, has commented that sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between natural and synthetic compounds using GC analysis. If synthetic linalyl acetate is added to pure lavender, a GC analysis cannot really tell whether that compound is synthetic or natural, only that it is linalyl acetate. Adding a chiral column can help, however, in distinguishing between synthetic and naturals oils. AND Does their GC equipment utilize a column of at least 50 to 60 meters in length in order to properly identify the hundreds of natural constituents found in an essential oil?
Almost all labs in the United States use a 30-meter column that is not long enough to achieve proper separationof all the essential oil constituents.
The (GC) column length should be at least 50 or 60 meters. While 30-meter columns are adequate for analyzing synthetic chemicals and marker compounds in vitamins, minerals, and herbal extracts, they are far too short to properly analyze the complex mosaic of natural chemicals found in an essential oil.
There are three grades of essential oils, Grade A, B and C.
Over 90% of the essential oils in this country are of the lower grades. Only
Grade A oils carry frequency, and have the full health benefits. Most oils in
this country are cut with carrier oils (can go rancid), alcohol, cheaper cost
and quality oils, and even chemicals and synthetics.
Young Living produces and sells only Grade A oils. Each batch of oils imported
is sent to an independent lab for testing. A gas chromatograph is the only sure
way of knowing the quality and purity of the oils. Young Living does this. D.
Gary Young, N.D., President of Young Living Essential Oils, Inc., personally
visits the fields the botanicals are grown on to verify they are grown
organically. He travels around the world to find the finest quality available.
All our individual single oils are sold "neat", no carrier oil, nothing but
pure, uncut essential oil.
Benefits of Pure, "Grade A" Essential Oils
Essential oils are the regenerating, oxygenating, and immune defense
properties of plants
Essential oils are so small in molecular size that they can quickly
penetrate the tissues of the skin.
Essential oils are lipid soluble and are capable of penetrating cell
walls, even if they have hardened because of an oxygen deficiency. In fact,
essential oils can affect every cell of the body within 20 minutes and are
then metabolized like other nutrients.
Essential oils contain oxygen molecules which help to transport
nutrients to the starving human cells. Because a nutritional deficiency is
an oxygen deficiency, disease begins when the cells lack the oxygen for
proper nutrient assimilation. By providing the needed oxygen, essential
oils also work to stimulate the immune system.
Essential oils are very powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants create an
unfriendly environment for free radicals. They prevent all mutations, work
as free radical scavengers, prevent fungus, and prevent oxidation in the
cells.
Essential oils are anti-bacterial, anti-cancerous, anti-fungal,
anti-infectious, anti-microbial, anti-tumoral, anti-parasitic, anti-viral,
and antiseptic.
Essential oils have been shown to destroy all tested bacteria and
viruses while simultaneously restoring balance to the body.
Essential oils may detoxify the cells and blood in the body.
Essential oils containing sesquiterpenes have the ability to pass the
blood brain barrier, enabling them to be effective in the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's disease, and
multiple sclerosis.
Essential oils are aromatic. When diffused, they
provide air purification by removing metallic particles and toxins from the air,
increasing atmospheric oxygen, increasing ozone and negative ions in the area, which inhibits bacterial
growth, destroying odors from mold, cigarettes, and animals
and filling the air with fresh, aromatic scent.
Essential oils help promote emotional, physical, and spiritual
healing
Essential oils have a bio-electrical frequency that is several times
greater than the frequency of herbs, food, and even the human body.
Clinical research has shown that essential oils can quickly raise the
frequency of the human body, restoring it to its normal, healthy level.
NEVER EVER use a low quality or
cheap essential oil for any purpose as this could prove to be dangerous.
DISCLAIMER: The
information provided here is for educational purposes only, and is not intended
as diagnosis, treatment or prescription for any disease. The decision to use, or
not to use, any of this information is the sole responsibility of the reader. We
recommend that you consult your licensed health care practitioner if you are
dealing with an illness.
