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Recognized
as a
world
leader
in
therapeutic
grade
essential
oils,
Elizabeth
Van
Buren
takes
great
pride
in
assuring
each
oil
is
the
purest
and
most
effective.
EVB
achieves
this
by
seeking
superior
sources of
oils,
and
using
the
ultimate
in
analysis
techniques.
The
power
of
the
Elizabeth
Van
Buren
vision
is
grounded
in
GC/MS
analyzed
therapeutic
grade
essential
oils.
It's
goal
is
an
offering
of
botanical
healing
products
that
bring
holistic
health
and
aromatic
balance
to a
world
just
awakening
to
the
need
for
preventative
medicine.
It's
strength
is
the
commitment
to
values
of
purposeful
research,
pure
integrity,
sound
business
practice,
and
loving
service.
Overview
Essential
oil
purity
is a
little
discussed
topic,
but
vital
to
essential
oil
therapy
and
to
the
future
of
Aromatherapy.
In a
NAHA
survey,
100%
of
Aromatherapists
agreed
it
is
extremely
important
to
have
available
pure
and
natural
essential
oils.
However,
most
worldwide
production
of
essential
oils
is
sold
as
flavor
and
fragrance
materials.
The
essential
oil
industry
has
a
long
tradition
of
altering
essential
oils
in
the
form
of
"standardization"
and/or
"extending"
them.
Purity
can
be a
problem
with
many
big
producers
and
distributors.
Even
small
essential
oil
producers
and
distributors
have
a
checkered
history
of
quality
issues
and
wrong
chemotypes
or
post
-production
alteration.
As
suppliers
we
should
definitely
know
what
we
are
buying
and
selling.
The
practitioner,
student,
and
researcher
should
demand
to
know
if
their
essential
oil
is
real
or
at
least
close
to
the
chemical
distribution
indicated
by
the
botanical
name
on
the
label.
Without
analytical
data
to
back
up
'100%
pure',
'natural',
or
'organic'
on
the
label,
even
'organic'
will
become
trivialized
like
'natural'
has
become.
Scientific
analysis,
preferably
by
GC-MS,
of
the
product
directly
before
the
end
user
is
the
ideal
way
to
insure
the
integrity
of
the
oil
purchased.
Otherwise,
you
are
on
your
own
with
a
label
that
says
pure
and
your
nose
that
is
not
sure.
At
Elizabeth
Van
Buren
we
use
analysis
two
ways:
to
constantly
upgrade
our
essential
oil
sources
and
then
we
go
on
to
analyze
each
lot
of
each
oil.
This
assures
you
that
no
matter
which
Elizabeth
Van
Buren
essential
oil
you
purchase;
it
is
going
to
be
pure
and
high
quality.
Purity:
A
pure
essential
oil
is
one
that
is
distilled
or
extracted
from
a
single
type
of
plant.
EVB/Spectrix
analyzes
for
the
following
adulterants:
-
Non fragrant solvents
-
Co-distilling with other plant material
-
Fractions of, or other essential oils
-
Synthetic 'nature identical' essential oil components
-
Synthetic fragrance materials and their isomers
Among
these,
other
undesirables
found
in
trace
amounts:
Synthesis
by-products
of
nature
identical
and
fragrance
components,
fermentation
products,
pesticides
(micro
trace
amounts),
preservatives,
dissolved
plastic
and
oxidation
products.
GC-MS
is
the
only
practical
way
to
detect
these
compounds.
Quality:
An
essential
oil
does
not
have
to
be
adulterated
to
be
inferior.
Plant
quality,
harvest,
and
production
technique
have
a
lot
to
do
with
quality.
Of
course,
environmental
conditions
directly
affect
the
percentages
of
each
component
of
the
essential
oil.
Botanical
variety
and
chemotype
identification
also
play
a
part
in
quality
determination.
I
have
found
some
organic
essential
oils
of
lower
quality
than
non-organic
and
some
are
not
above
adulteration.
"Wild
crafted"
is
another
over-used
term.
Many
imported
essential
oils
come
from
non-plantation
sources.
Organolyptic
evaluation
of
essential
oils
Smelling
an
essential
oil
is
valuable
for
detecting
some
adulterants
but
mainly
for
off
odor
constituents
such
as
"still"
notes.
These
off
odor
components
have
little
impact
on
the
objective
therapeutic
value
of
an
oil
except
for
subjective
psychological
impression,
which
is
important
also.
This
is
why
Elizabeth
Van
Buren
uses
a
panel
to
sort
through
prospective
oils
by
smell,
and
then
we
analyze
the
oil.
If
the
oil
passes
the
availability
test,
the
smell
test
and
analysis,
then
we
purchase
it.
We
have
found
the
GC/MS
more
often
correctly
identifies
adulterated
oils
than
even
an
experienced
nose.
The
reality
of
this
situation
is,
no
one
really
knows
what
he
or
she
is
buying,
selling
or
applying
to a
client
by
smell
alone
unless
it
has
been
thoroughly
analyzed.
Analysis
evaluation
of
essential
oils
As
Essential
Oil
Therapy
is
complex
in
its
healing
effects
and
is
much
more
than
smell,
it
takes
much
more
than
a
nose
to
tell
if
an
essential
oil
is
pure.
The
only
way
to
really
substantiate
the
purity
is
to
analyze
the
oil.
More
specifically
to
analyze
it
by
Gas
Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry
(GC-MS.)
The
GC-MS
will
tell
you
not
just
percentages
of
the
many
constituents
of
an
oil,
but
directly
identifies
each
constituent,
natural
or
added.
Then
all
this
data
is
compared
with
previously
run
standards
and
extensive
essential
oil
databases
from
other
researchers.
This
way,
Spectrix
Lab/Elizabeth
Van
Buren
is
going
the
second
mile
to
make
a
complete
evaluation
of
an
essential
oil
by
analyzing
for
both
purity
and
quality
by
the
most
accurate
means
possible.
Start
with
the
Plants
EVB
continually
researches
the
world's
best
growers
and
distillers
of
essential
oils.
Just
as
it
is
important
to
farm
and
harvest
plants
cultivated
in
the
best
terrain,
it
is
also
important
to
use
the
most
advanced
distillation
methods.
Quality
oils
are
the
result.
Upholding
Rigorous
Standards
To
promise
their
customers
that
the
oils
are
unadulterated
in
any
way
EVB
test
every
oil.
Every
sample
and
batch
is
analyzed
in
their
laboratory
with
the
most
sophisticated
scientific
method
using
our
GC/MS
(Gas
Chromatograph/Mass
Spectrometer.
Only
thorough
GC/MS
analysis
can
EVB
guarantee
unaltered,
the
highest
quality,
assurance
of
correct
chemotype,
100%
pure
essential
oils.
All
Therapeutic
Blends
are
packaged
in
8ml
amber
glass
vials
unless
noted.
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pure
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Chromatograph/Mass
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