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Purity Test for Essential Oils

Purity Test for Essential Oils

Essential oils, used for everything from insect repellents
to aromatherapy and fragrance, are very strong and need to
be used with care, but they can cause environmental health
problems if the brand doesn’t provide pure oils. Some oils
have petroleum-based solvents added, which can be very toxic.
Petroleum-based solvents are often long-lasting in the
environment, are stored in our fat, and are a source of
volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) that negatively affect
indoor air quality.

Do an easy blotting paper test to see if your oils are pure.
Put a few sample drops of your oils on a blotting paper. Pure
essential oils will not leave any residue once they have
evaporated, whereas petroleum solvents will.

Read more: Home, Health & Safety

Annie B. Bond

Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

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9:48AM PDT on May 24, 2012

Great tips!

2:28PM PDT on Apr 24, 2012

Good information...thank you :)

7:23AM PDT on Apr 3, 2012

good to know!

2:46PM PST on Feb 18, 2012

So true thanks.

6:39AM PST on Feb 13, 2012

Interesting and helpful article - thanks for posting.

5:40PM PST on Feb 12, 2012

thx i'll try it!

5:29PM PST on Feb 12, 2012

I actually joined Neal's yard so I would have easy access to pur organic essential oils without having to worry about it!

3:43PM PST on Feb 12, 2012

So true thanks.

7:56PM PST on Feb 7, 2012

Wow, thank you. I never knew that. I'll be doing this soon!

11:21AM PST on Feb 7, 2012

Good tip, thanks for posting. Though I'm not in the habit of keeping blotting paper in my wallet.

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