Re: Pharmaceutical grade EOs

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Posted by BarefootSophie on August 6, 2001 at 14:42:37:

In reply to: Pharmaceutical grade EOs posted by Kenzi on August 5, 2001 at 22:03:51:

: By this, I mean that a company that is making say EO scented candles
: or "herbal" shampoo may require that the EOs they use smell pretty
: good but aren't concerned with the terpine ratio or the quality of
: the terps. Does that make sense?

You have a very sensible argument indeed-- one I've already looked
into, at least with the Tea Tree Oil...

A few posts back where I gave the two hennaed thumbs up to the
Wallyworld brand, it was because it had "less than 5% cineole, over
35% terpinen-4-ol"... the VERY SAME PERCENTAGES I'd seen on the $14/oz
bottle from the aromatherapy counter. Now if there's a stronger brand
of "aromatherapy grade" oil that they didn't carry, I'd like to see it
(but probably wouldn't buy it -- can't imagine how much more expensive
THAT would be). But from my observation, the only difference in
percentages between the two bottles I bought is that the aromatherapy
store's brand costs almost TWO HUNDRED PERCENT more than the Wal-Mart
brand.

Sophie, who's doing her best to look out for her fellow "monetarily
challenged" henna artists...

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: : By this, I mean that a company that is making say EO scented candles : : or "herbal" shampoo may require that the EOs they use smell pretty : : good but aren't concerned with the terpine ratio or the quality of : : the terps. Does that make sense? : : You have a very sensible argument indeed-- one I've already looked : into, at least with the Tea Tree Oil... : : A few posts back where I gave the two hennaed thumbs up to the : Wallyworld brand, it was because it had "less than 5% cineole, over : 35% terpinen-4-ol"... the VERY SAME PERCENTAGES I'd seen on the $14/oz : bottle from the aromatherapy counter. Now if there's a stronger brand : of "aromatherapy grade" oil that they didn't carry, I'd like to see it : (but probably wouldn't buy it -- can't imagine how much more expensive : THAT would be). But from my observation, the only difference in : percentages between the two bottles I bought is that the aromatherapy : store's brand costs almost TWO HUNDRED PERCENT more than the Wal-Mart : brand. : : : Sophie, who's doing her best to look out for her fellow "monetarily : challenged" henna artists...
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