Expert: Liani Widjaja - 10/5/2007

Question
Where I can find the essential oils? What type of common stores do they have them?

I am from San Bernardino County in California

Answer
Hi Randy,

Thanks for your question.

If you want to buy pure essential oils, I would suggest mountain rose herbs company. This company has already established from 1987. Until now this company has always maintain their product's quality.

Still, you can find others company that provide good quality out there.

The first things you should notice is information on the label itself. It will state the Latin botanical name of the plant material and the country of origin.

If you buy online, you can ask the seller if he/she has the oils tested by an independent lab using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) to verify their purity and authenticity.

Essential oils has different grade which is different from one to another supplier. Low prices may also mean the oil is a second or third distillation of the plant material, in which case it will have far less therapeutic value.

Please notice that essential oils is not fragrance oils.

Health food store has essential oils. But I would not suggest you buy pure oils from them, because some the oils may adulterated by carrier oils and although labeled "pure" but don't state the botanical plant material and the origin of the plant.

Hope that helps,
Liani Widjaja

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