Understanding Grades of Oils

When I was new to essential oils, something that I learned really quickly was that there is a BIG (really important) difference between the types of Essential Oils. For all I knew, oils were oils, and even though I knew about lavender scented products in the grocery store I had no idea about the possibilities of transforming my health, naturally, with Essential Oils. Let me explain, all Young Living Essentials Oils are therapeutic grade and Earth Kosher-Certified. That means care has been given to every single drop, to ensure that the medicinal properties have been retained.

There are 4 Grades of Essential Oils:

• Grade A oils are pure therapeutic quality and are usually made from organically grown plants distilled at the proper temperatures using steam distillation.

• Grade B oils are food grade; they may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, extenders, or carrier oils.

• Grade C oils are perfume grade and may contain the same type of adulterating chemicals as food grade oils. They usually contain solvents which are used to gain a higher yield of oil per harvest. Solvents are normally cancerous.

• Floral Water is a byproduct of the distillation process, a very high quality if it comes from a Grade A distillation process. Accordingly it is of low quality if it comes from poor quality raw materials and or poor distillation processes. It is usually found in skin and hair products.

 BTW a word on Floral Water, Young Living does not sell Floral Water since the FDA requires the distiller to pasteurize it.  As you know once something is pasteurized it kills the properties, so if you are buying floral water know that you are actually wasting your money.   Young Living spreads their floral water back into the fields. 

"I learned of the oils during a meeting unrelated to essential oils and at a time when I was spending good money to supplement my. I now know that essential oils greatly enhance the body's absorption of nutrients , and add exponentially more concentrated effectiveness, not to mention the almost intangible "feel good" benefits I am still discovering. I call it Feeling Fitness as I believe the oils most profoundly heal at the level of feelings and attitudes, in addition to the physical.  I have always enjoyed the smell of some oils, but it has taken me years to appreciate the inherent wisdom of how they work within me, and the people I have had opportunity to share them with. Young Living Essential Oils have brought me some very miraculous moments, and I'm certain that they will bring you some too." Tim Owen

A WORD ABOUT PURITY

Do not be fooled! Young Livings oils are therapeutic and medicinal. They are derived directly from the plant (as intended by our Creator) not in a laboratory. They are never extended/adulterated with chemicals. Don’t think that you can purchase less expensive essential oils and get the same results.  I made that mistake myself and for that reason I thought like many people did that they really didn’t work or it was just another gimmick.

ADULTERATED OILS AND THEIR DANGERS

Today much of the lavender oil sold in America is the hybrid called lavandin, which is cut with chemicals to improve the fragrance. Then solvents are added and it is sold in the United States as lavender oil. Most consumers don't know the difference, and are happy to buy it for $3 to $10 per half ounce in health food stores, beauty salons, grocery and department stores, and through mail order.

Some people wonder why they do not get the benefit they expected and conclude that essential oils do not have much value. Most likely, they purchased either a synthetic or adulterated oils. Adulterated and mislabeled essential oils present dangers for consumers. 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, so she later complained that lavender oil was worthless for healing burns. When her "lavender" oil 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.

Adulterated oils that are cut with synthetic extenders can cause rashes, burning, and skin irritations. Solvents can all cause allergic reactions, besides being devoid of any therapeutic effects. Even so-called "nature identical" essential oils (structured essential oils that have been chemically duplicated using 5 to 15 of the essential oil's primary chemical compounds in synthetic form) can produce unwanted side effects or toxicities. Isolated compounds may be toxic; however pure essential oils, in most cases, are not. This is because natural essential oils contain hundreds of different compounds, some of which balance and counteract each other's effects.

So, quality does matter -- and your health is worth it. I'm available to speak with you about your Young Living products, and to answer questions that you may have.

To your health,

Charla Sirtoff

Bolingbrook, IL.

630-759-5494

   


Hi Everyone,

For all the new people to essential oils I thought I would write a little bit about what they are, those of use that have been using them for years sometimes forget that there are still a lot of people that really don't know what they are. 

The goal of this message is to share educational information with you. 

Let's begin.....

Essential Oils are aromatic liquids. They are distilled from flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds of plants. The distillation process is what makes essential oils so concentrated. It often requires an entire plant or more to produce a single drop of distilled essential oil. For example, it takes thousands of flower petals to create the drops that are in a single bottle of rose oil, and adding just one drop of peppermint oil to a glass of water has approximately the same concentration as 20 bags of tea. The practice of using essential oils is commonly referred to as aromatherapy, and is used for physical and psychological well-being.




The picture in the upper left corner is Ylang Ylang, it is a really beautiful sweet smelling fragrant plant and when Young Living distills it, it comes out smelling exactly like the leaves of the plant.   BTW that picture was taken at the Young Living Farm in Ecuador by yours truly.  Not every oil company can boast of having their own farms.  Young Living takes pride in all of their farms.   

Essential Oils have a millennium-long history of use in healing and in religious ceremony throughout the ancient world. Some, particularly frankincense, are repeatedly cited in many Judeo-Christian and Muslim religious texts. Others, such as myrrh, lotus, and sandalwood oils were widely used in ancient Egyptian purification and embalming rituals. Still others, such as clove and lemon, were highly valued as antiseptics hundreds of years before the discovery of modern antiseptics. In ancient times, oils were respected for both medicinal and their healing properties.

Mankind's First Medicine
Essential Oils are often referred to as "Mankind's First Medicine". In fact, there are over 200 references to aromatics, incense, and ointments throughout the Old and New Testaments of the Bible (36 of the 39 books of the Old Testament and 10 of the 27 books of the New Testament mention essential oils or the plants that produce them.)

A note to readers: for best results, use only pure and natural products; referred to as therapeutic grade, like Young Living Essential Oils. I'll share more information about producing therapeutic-grade essential oils in later issues.

Here is the personal testimony of a Holistic Medical Professional, who understands the power of Essential Oils. "These essential oils truly represent the new frontier of medicine." --- Terry Friedmann, M.D., Co-founder of American Holistic Medical Association.

Please contact me for additional information.  But stay tuned for additional info as well.  

Respectfully,

Charla Sirtoff
www.charla.vibrantscents.com
www.newworldwellness.com
630 759 5494