I just discovered this information and had to share it with you!
Did you know that the vast majority of essential oils on the market today are only suitable for cosmetics and perfumes?
The reason Young Living’s oils are so different is their unmatched commitment to producing a pure, unadulterated oil. Young Living’s devotion to creating a highly therapeutic product means they’ve invested in their own farms, care for and nurture their own plants, trees, and shrubs, and finally distill, test, and bottle the oils that arrive on your doorstep.
I've seen this first hand when I visited their farm in Mona, Utah. Anyone can go visit a YL farm and it will positively change your experience with essential oils.
Click the photo to watch a short video of the Mona, Utah distillery
If at any point in that production process something doesn’t meet their standards, they get rid of it and start again. I have seen this first-hand when a vat of essential oil was dumped back into the field because something did not test correctly.
Young Living even rejected 7,000 kilos of Peppermint because it did not meet our standards.
Their state of the art machinery detected one part per billion of mercury in the batch. For reference, that's equivalent to one drop in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The cost to our company was NOT a factor in the decision. The fact that it had the potential to throw a very crucial and popular oil out of stock did NOT factor into the decision. If it doesn't meet our standards, it doesn't get sold. Period. Another company bought that mercury-laced essential oil and sold it to unsuspecting buyers.
Because of this standard, our favorite oils sometimes go out of stock. I love getting oils from a company that doesn’t crank them out quickly in a lab to make a buck, but waits on the plants to grow (no synthetics) and until the batch is perfect. YL accepts nothing less.
And no other company owns farms or distilleries. None!
Let me give you an example of how important it is to know the right time of day to harvest the plant and exactly how long to distill the plant to produce the chemical compounds the plant contains that is therapeutic to our bodies. This is what keeps our Research & Development department full of scientists busy.
Cypress essential oil has 280 known chemical constituents. If it is distilled for 20 hours you only get 20 of the 280 properties. If distilled for 26 hours you get none of the properties. Most market cypress is distilled for 3.5 hours.
The correct length of time for distilling cypress is 24 hours to get the full 280 properties.
If you want Cypress to do the job it is intended to do, you MUST get ALL 280 constituents, no more, no less. And this is why we can use YL oils internally, topically and aromatically (whereas other brands you cannot).
Most people just do not realize essential oils have chemical properties in them and in order to get the full benefit out of that particular oil it has to be grown, harvested, and distilled the correct way or the oil has no benefit to us.
This is called Young Living’s Seed to Seal® process. And it is unmatched and other companies wish they had the ability for this standard. Every step from planting to bottling is detailed and controlled.
The Seed to Seal standard is what makes our essential oils safe for pet and kids.
Young Living is more expensive because “you get what you pay for”. I learned this after 15 years of buying other essential oils that did nothing. What a waste of money!
An ever-growing number of marketers have jumped on the essential oils bandwagon looking for an easy way to make a lot of money. Most of these oils are cheap imitations, purchased wholesale in large quantities, diluted with synthetic additives, and rebottled before being sold to you.
That’s not okay for me and I hope it's not for you. We want the best for our families and we don’t want to “save money” short-term only to spend more long-term because we used something that didn’t do what it was supposed to or even harmed us.
Some of the other companies may claim that their oils are organic. Unfortunately, the term “organic” is not regulated by the FDA in regards to essential oils. The FDA does not certify or grade essential oils so any oil you see making those claims is simply using the word. They did not have to do anything to earn it.
Because federal labeling laws have too many loopholes, transparency matters.
If you cannot walk onto your oil company's farms and watch them distill their oils at their very own distilleries, then don't use it.
There’s a reason Young Living has been the world leader in essential oils for 30 years! We run 15-20 tests on each oil. Twice! And we have outside labs who test for us again. They are the same labs that the FBI and Scotland Yards use.
So when you use an essential oil tonight to help you or a family member have restful sleep, think of Cypress and maybe whisper a little thank you to the bottle. :-)
Have a great weekend!
Be well, Allie
Woo woo, says who is what I constantly say. As a Chief Master Catalyst blending 7 health & energy certifications with my lawyer brain, my passion is helping people understand the science and logic behind crystals, energy healing, essential oils, Universal Laws and more. Once you logically understand how they work, you will understand the metaphysical and spiritual benefits and have your ah-ha moment. I am the author of The Oily Pet and The Oily Crystal and creator of The Oily Crystal Master Class and The Crystal Cluster. As a former prosecuting attorney & animal protection expert, I love helping people understand their animal companions at a deeper level, while helping abused, neglected & shelter pets heal. For those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.
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