How to choose high-quality essential oil part 2 of 3.

How to choose high-quality essential oils and store them.
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*Quality*

As we talked about in the previous section, the quality of plant the essential oils come from is just as important as the distillation process. The plant species is always vital to look at—such as the different species of helichrysum. Helichrysum gymnocephalum is a much cheaper form of oil selling at around $14.00, whereas the helichrysum italicum is the true species of helichrysum to be use for therapeutic aromatherapy. The price of this botanical is around $129.95. So, you can see the difference between various family species. Be sure you have the correct species for optimal therapeutic value. The quality of the soil is another important consideration, along with the farm and country it is being grown and distilled in.

Lavender is a prime example of the right plant being grown in the wrong location. For hundreds of years’ farmers have been growing and distilling lavender in Bulgaria and France—lavender’s native home. Hence it is the right location to be growing lavender. Lavender grows properly in mountain air with just the right temperature to make the plant thrive. There are so many companies today claiming that their lavender is the very best because they are growing and distilling it themselves right here in the United States. This could not be further from the truth. It takes the right soil, weather condition, temperature and centuries of know-how to produce the highest quality lavender plant. With the proper conditions, you get the highest quality essential oil.