4 Grades of Essential Oils - How they differ and why you need to know the difference
• Grade A essential oils are pure therapeutic quality and are usually made from organically grown plants distilled at lower pressures and temperatures using steam distillation. This is the category for all of Young Living’s essential oils and essential oil-enhanced products. Young Living Essential Oils are therapeutic, medicinal grade oils that are AFNOR and ISO (international Standards Organization) certified.
• Grade B essential oils are food grade; they may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, chemical/synthetic extenders, or carrier oils. With all those toxins, it is hard to imagine how these can be approved as ‘food grade’.
• Grade C oils are perfume grade and may contain the same type of adulterating chemicals as food grade oils. They also usually contain organic solvents which are used to gain a higher yield of oil per harvest. These solvents may be cancerous. This is what’s in the store-bought perfumes and other scented products.
These chemicals and inferior ingredients are in the products sold in natural food stores. Don’t be fooled by the words “natural” and organic”.
• Floral Water is a byproduct of the distillation process. It can be a valuable product if it comes from a Grade A distillation process. Accordingly, it is of very low quality if it comes from poor quality raw materials and/or poor distillation processes. It is usually found in skin and hair products.
• Grade B essential oils are food grade; they may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, chemical/synthetic extenders, or carrier oils. With all those toxins, it is hard to imagine how these can be approved as ‘food grade’.
• Grade C oils are perfume grade and may contain the same type of adulterating chemicals as food grade oils. They also usually contain organic solvents which are used to gain a higher yield of oil per harvest. These solvents may be cancerous. This is what’s in the store-bought perfumes and other scented products.
These chemicals and inferior ingredients are in the products sold in natural food stores. Don’t be fooled by the words “natural” and organic”.
• Floral Water is a byproduct of the distillation process. It can be a valuable product if it comes from a Grade A distillation process. Accordingly, it is of very low quality if it comes from poor quality raw materials and/or poor distillation processes. It is usually found in skin and hair products.
