Expert: Ronda Snow, Ph.D. - 4/2/2008

Question
In your answer to a question you stated, "When buying essential oils stay away from Young's oils as they are not of good quality."
Which Young were you referring to, Young Living or Forever Young?
They are two very different companies.
One is EOBBD Certified and the other is not.

Answer
To be honest, I don't remember the question or the comment.

I've never worked with Forever Young, and my experience with Young Living is that they are good oils, but too expensive for the quality that you get. My Reiki teacher swore by Young Living and recommends them very highly, but that was nearly ten years ago, so I can't vouch for their quality now, one way or the other. I still use their reference book, which is excellent. Because of my experience with it through my Reiki teacher, I almost always use Young Living by name, and don't remember ever using the term "Young's Oils".

I seldom say "stay away" from any particular brand...I usually just recommend the couple of brands that I find to be the best value...good quality at a reasonable price. Plus I haven't answered an essential oil question in a long, LONG time...are you sure you have the right person?

But in any case... in my opinion the key to is to get pure botanical oils, with nothing synthetic. Of course, organic and environmentally friendly oils are your best choices. Being on a budget I always look out for the price too. My favorites that I personally use are NOW brand and Aura Cacia. They are easy to find, reasonably priced, and of good quality for that price range. What brands etc that you use is, of course, a personal decision. How much you choose to spend and if you think the quality you get is worth it of not is all up to you.

Good luck in finding a brand you like! I hope you enjoy your experiences with aromatherapy!

Take care

Baihu Snow