Myth
#4:
Essential oil vibrational frequencies range from 52 MHz to 320 MHz.
Essential oils have the highest frequency of any natural substance
known to man and will increase the frequency of our bodies.
Please don't fall into the old frequency trap that has been
circulating around the internet since the 1990s. The problem with all
this is that 99% of people don't understand quantum mechanics well
enough to be able clearly see through the scam, or if they do suspect
its a scam they don't have the background to articulate why Its a
scam so they just don't comment at all. It is well known in science
that molecules are constantly absorbing and emitting electromagnetic
radiation of various types and many different frequencies. But the
way that the typical eo frequency scam is described makes no
scientific sense at all. I think part of it started as a way to sell
high priced and useless frequency measuring equipment.
A frequency is simply a cycle per second. From quantum mechanics
we know that electromagnetic energy is typically measured by looking
at the wavelengths of electromagnetic waves used to cause various
energy transitions between quantum states. These wavelengths can be
translated to frequencies through a simple equation (frequency of the
electromagnetic energy is the speed of light divided by the measured
wavelength). Molecules emit and absorb energy in various forms
resulting from electronic, vibrational and rotational energy level
transitions. If your going to talk about vibrational frequencies then
its necessary to understand some basic chemistry and quantum
mechanics which I will attempt to explain below without getting too
technical.
Vibrational energy in molecules refers to the the vibration of
bound atoms within a particular molecule. For example, if we look at
a very simple molecule like carbon dioxide, we can measure the
vibration or frequency of what is referred to the carbonyl stretch
(the stretching motion of the double bond between the carbon and the
oxygen atoms). The larger the molecule is the more vibrational
motions it will have. Molecules in essential oils would have many
different bond vibrations going on because even the smaller molecules
(monoterpenes) consist of 10 carbon atoms and 16 hydrogen atoms. Thus
all essential oil molecules would have many different vibrations
going on simultaneously and each different type of vibrational motion
in each different bond would have its own characteristic frequency.
These vibrational frequencies in molecules are measured using
infrared (IR) spectroscopy because energy in the IR range of the
electromagnetic spectrum is what is required to cause these
vibrations. The magnitude of Infrared radiation is in the
10,000,000,000,000 to 400,000,000,000,000 Hertz range!
So, as you can see, it would be impossible to characterize an
essential oil or even a single essential oil molecule as having a
single vibrational energy frequency. Furthermore, the energy of
vibration in molecules is way higher than the 52 Mhz - 320 MHz
(52,000,000 - 320,000,000 Hertz) range claimed by the people selling
the eo frequency measuring devices. In fact, that low energy range
would be in the radio waves region and below.
In short, if you are promoting EOs as being effective because of
their frequency, my recommendation to you would be to seriously
consider rethinking this strategy because as people become more and
more educated in this field you will only end up looking foolish by
such language.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Dr. Robert Pappas is a chemist with
more than two decades of experience in the essential oil industry. He
has worked extensively with professionals from around the world, and
focuses primarily on essential oil analysis and education, performing
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