Frequently Asked Questions Why are Young Living oils and products so expensive? Producing pure essential oils is very costly. Consider that it often requires several hundred or even thousands of pounds of raw plant material to produce a single pound of essential oil. For example, it takes three tons of melissa to produce one pound of essential oil. Its extremely low yield explains why melissa essential oil sells for $9,000 to $15,000 a kilo. In the case of rose essential oil, it takes 5,000 pounds of rose petals to produce one pound of rose oil. When you understand how much plant material it takes to produce an essential oil, it is easy to understand why these oils are so costly. Bear in mind that the vast majority of essential oils are produced for the perfume industry. This industry is only interested in the oils aromatic qualities, not its therapeutic qualities. Using high pressure with high temperatures and adding chemical solvents in the distillation process to produce greater quantities of oil at a faster rate is the common practice of the perfume industry. Many people cant tell the difference in the scent of an essential oil produced this way, but these oils lack true therapeutic properties and will not produce results. Many of the important chemical constituents necesssary to produce therapeutic results are either flashed off with the high heat or do not have enough time to be released from the plant material. Added artificial fragrances boost what was lost in the harsh distillation process or didnt have time to develop. These practices are not acceptable for Young Livings essential oils. Gary Young pioneered a specialized process that uses extremely low pressure and low temperature to yield the most potent essential oils on the market today. Once plants have been harvested and distilled, Young Living puts the resulting essential oils through strict quality assurance tests. Samples are sent to independent and in-house labs where they endure a battery of tests, ensuring that when you crack open the seal of a Young Living essential oil, you are recieving the highest standard in purity, potency and preparation.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:33:24 +0000
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