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Do Oils Have Hormones, Vitamins, Minerals and Other Elements?--Teach Me: Myth 9
Myth #9: Essential oils are complex mixtures containing hormones, vitamins, minerals and other natural elements are the most oxygenating substances on earth.This kind of statement has always left me scratching my head. Sometimes it is also stated as "....EOs are the most OXYGENATED substances on earth." Whether its meant to be OXYGENATING or OXYGENATED the statement is just plain wrong. Yes essential oils [...]
Which Companies Sell Therapeutic Grade Oils?--Teach Me: Myth 10
Myth #10: Company Y is the only company in the world who sells pure or therapeutic grade essential oils.There are many companies in the world producing pure essential oils. But finding those companies may not be the easiest of tasks, and even if you find them, they may not be selling their product in small retail bottles. As a general rule, [...]
If I Don't Like the Smell of an Oil, Do I Need It?--Teach Me: Myth 11
Myth #11: When you don't like the smell of an oil it means your body needs that oilOur bodies generally tell us when we need something or should stay away from something, especially when it has to do with things that can harm us. In fact, the ability to smell was probably among the most valuable of senses to early humans [...]
I Heard that Combining Oils with Bottom, Middle, and then Top Notes Makes Them Therapeutically Superior. Is it True?--Teach Me: Myth 13
Myth #13: The order in which you blend the oils in an aromatherapy blend changes the chemistry and the odor of the blend and makes a difference therapeutically.For the chemistry of a blend to be different depending on the order of the mixed ingredients there would have to be chemical reactions taking place at each stage of the blending to cause [...]
I Heard That the FDA said Essential Oils could be Labeled as 100% Pure with only 5% Essential Oil. Is it True?--Teach Me: Myth 14
Myth #14: The FDA has determined that a product need contain only 5% essential oil in order for it to be labeled as a 100% pure oil. The FDA has not made any such determination concerning essential oils. This statement, in various forms (depending on the source you will see numbers ranging from 2 -10% being claimed) seems to have originated from [...]
Are Natural Molecules Different than Synthetic Molecules?--Teach Me: Myth 15
Myth #15: A synthetic molecule is different than the same molecule made naturally.That's right, you read it correctly, its not a mistake and know its going to be hard for some of you to accept that this is in fact a myth, but I assure you it most certainly is. But, as always, there is more to this story that just [...]
Does "For External Use Only" Mean My Oils are Low Quality?--Teach Me: Myth 16
Myth #16: If a company puts "not for internal use" or "for external use only" on their bottles then its an indicator of low quality or adulterated oils.The truth is that putting the above disclaimers on bottles doesn't really indicate anything about the quality of the oil. I know of many companies who put this on their bottles purely for legal [...]
Are Wintergreen and Birch Oils Like Aspirin?--Teach Me: Myth 17
Myth #17: The essential oils of birch and wintergreen contain the compound methyl salicylate which is also found in aspirin.The truth is that no essential oils contain anything found in aspirin. Aspirin is the chemical acetylsalicylic acid and has the structure shown below. Structure of acetylsalicylic acidWintergreen and birch oils on the other hand contain about 99% methyl salicylate (see structure [...]
Does Clary Sage have Estrogen-Like Qualities?--Teach Me: Myth 18
Myth #18: Clary Sage oil contains estrogen or has estrogen like properties.Fact: This is yet another claim apparently made by people who lack a fundamental understanding of chemistry and how molecules work in biological systems. As any sophomore biology or chemistry major in college knows, molecules in biological systems work the way they do because of VERY specific “hand-in-glove” type relationships [...]
Is it True that Real Essential Oils Don't Freeze?--Teach Me: Myth 12
Myth #12: REAL essential oils without additives DO NOT Freeze because there is no water in them. If there is no water left and nothing is added to an essential oil like peppermint, it shouldn’t freeze.The truth is EVERY essential oil will freeze (just as every other liquid on earth will) if you get the temperature low enough and water has [...]