Countless vendors of strictly fragrance oils have written me to ask for advertising of their aromatherapy oils. Beginners need to watch out for these vendors who inaccurately use the alternative medicine term aromatherapy for their own sales gain. The term pure essential oil is overused in the aromatherapy industry. Pure essential oils can be distilled from poor quality crops, be sitting in someone s inventory or on a store s shelves for years, be stored in a way that damages the oils, or be mishandled by vendors so that oils are accidentally mixed during bottling. Avoid oils that are sold in clear glass bottles as the clear glass can allow light to damage the essential oils.
Some vendors sell oils in aluminum bottles.
Aluminum is said to be acceptable if the inside of the bottle is lined. Avoid buying essential oils in plastic bottles as the essential oil can dissolve the plastic. In turn, the dissolved plastic will contaminate the oil. Avoid buying essential oils that have a rubber eye-dropper bulb in the top because the oil can dissolve the rubber dropper and become contaminated. If you are comparing online vendors, send e-mail to them asking questions that you have.