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The Different Grades of Essential Oils

 The Different Grades of Essential Oils

There is no official grading system that grades essential oils as A, B, C or Therapeutic grade. There are four grades of essential oils the quality of the oil does make the difference and the saying Caveat Emptor “ let the buyer be where” or another one is “you get what you pay for”.

The Extraction Method is the most popular method for Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils is done by using low heat for steam distillation process where the steam  under pressure is circulated through the plant material and the essential oils are released into the steam and when cooled the two, water and oil, will separate and the pure oil is collected...

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