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What is EssentialOilsHeath's Return Policy?

EssentialOilsHealth offers an unconditional 30 day money back guarantee for all of its 100% pure and organic essential oils. Shipping is not refunded. A credit will be given as soon as the product is returned.

Shipping Policy

EssentialOilsHelath uses UPS Ground. We normally ship out 1-2 days for receiving an order. Transit time depends on location, but no more than 5 working days. The cost for ship is a flat rate of $7.95. Free shipping is offered on purchases over $75. Take advantage of this free shipping. If you have an order that is needed immediately please contact us at support@essentialoilshealth.com and we can see if we can meet your request. EssentialOilsHealth wants your business so we will do whatever it takes to get you the product(s) you ordered.

Return Policy

EssentialOilsHealth.com provides you with a 30 day money back guarantee on any purchase of 100% pure and organic essential made excluding shipping charges. You can return your product for the full credit by mailing the product back to:

EssentialOilsHealth
4 North Dr.
Niantic, CT 06357

Backorder Policy

Very rarely will EssentialOilsHealth not have your product (100% pure and organic essential oil) in stock. If it does, we will Email you that it is backordered and give you an estimated time for shipping. You will have the option to wait or receive an immediate credit. The choice is yours.

Damaged Goods Policy

EssentialOilsHealth will refund you the total cost of the damaged good plus shipping charges for both the purchase and the return. EssentialOilsHealth does require an Email to support@essentialoilshealth.com with the type of damage. Approval will be granted within 24 hours.

What are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are the volatile oils that are produced by aromatic plants. They are the quintessential expression of the plant. Imagine the growing season of the plant; the sunshine, rain, wind, soil and environment all combine to produce the oil in the plant. Essential oils are tiny droplets that form in a sac or gland on the surface of a flower, leaf, bar, steam or root that give the plant its signature scent. It has been said that the essential oil of a young living plant is its very essence or spirit, a miraculous gift from Mother Nautre.

What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is the use of natural essential oils from aromatic plants for therapeutic purposes. It includes simply smelling the oils, but more often involves the application of oils to the body through a variety of application methods. Though aromatherapy has become a household term, it is not Glade Bathroom Fresheners, as TV would lead you to believe. Aromatherapy is the science of using pure, unadulterated botanical oils to affect the physiology and emotions. Pure organic essential oils sold at EssentialOilsHealth can balance emotions, clarify the mind, energize the body and connect us to well-being. When used proper, aromatherapy profoundly promotes health and well being.

How are Essential Oils Produced?

Ideally, aromatic plants are harvested when the essential oil is at the peak percentage in the flower, leaves, root, peel or wherever the plant stores its oil. After cleaning and sorting, the aromatic plant material is loaded into a still for the steam distillation process. Water is heated that rises through the plant material, helping to evaporate the essential oils that are carried out with the steam. As the steam recondenses, the oil and water naturally separate. Typically the oil floats and is skimmed off the surface of the water.

What makes the difference in quality?

The most prevalent myth is that if an essential oil is 100% pure, then it can be used for Aromatherapy. The truth is that purity is relatively easy standard to meet, but the quality of pure essential oils varies wildly.

The Soil

Each plant grows best with an optimum pH balance and the right nutrients in the soil. The optimum soil mix is preferably attained through organic methods, but commercially through chemical fertilizing methods.

The Seed

Seeds are harvested from plants. If the plant has a history of producing excellent, vigorous plants with good yield, the seeds will be preferred. Commercially produced are subjected to chemical fertilizing and pesticides, if not the seeds themselves, the plants that produce them.

The Growth

Plants must be protected from weeds, pests and disease. Again, this can be accomplished through chemical pesticides or through a more intimate understanding of the needs of the plant that can keep it strong to resist certain diseases. The introduction of “friendly” insects, or birds, etc. can be used reduce the harmful insects. Weeding may need to be done by hand to avoid the use of herbicides.

The Harvest

Each plant has a peak time for harvest, both during the season, but also during the day. Take the rose for example, it must be harvested during the dawn, before the sun rises. As soon as the sun rises, the rose naturally releases its fragrance into the air and the yield during distillation would be significantly reduced. Careful checking by an experienced grower will help insure a good harvest.

The Preparation

Plants may be harvested by hand or machine. For an exceptional quality oil, the harvested plant material is inspected and sorted as the still is loaded. Any dead or foreign material, unwanted plants, or portions thereof, are removed so that only the premium material is loaded into the still. The importance of this step cannot be underrated. Take juniper for example, the berry yields the finest and the safest oil; however, the needles have a higher yield. If a portion of the distillation includes needles, the yield will be much higher, resulting in a lower priced, but inferior oil.

The Distillation

A good distillation begins with good water from the earth and not the tap. During distillation, the temperature and pressure can be adjusted. High temperature and pressure is used commercially because the small loss of constituents from the heat does not outweigh the value of the faster speed of distillation. Quality distillation requires a slower, lower temperature process that maintains the more subtle and volatile components of the oil. The presence of the widest range of naturally occurring constituents is fundamentally what makes the difference between commercial and medicinal quality essential oils.

The Handling

After capturing the essential oil from steam distillation, commercial oils are often subjected to a standardization process. Essential oils have a worldwide market and are traded by the barrel commercially to large food and other manufacturers. These customers expect a similar essential oil for their manufacturing process. They develop specifications for percentages of the main components that the suppliers must meet in order to make the sale. If the specification requires 42% linalol acetate in Lavender, for example, and the distillation produces 45%, then 3% is extracted and saved to be added to another batch whose linalol acetate is below 42%. Do you see how this oil is still 100% pure? Yet this standardization moves away from the natural state of the oil as was produced by the plant. When the oils are preserved in their natural state without standardization, they are referred to as “intotum”. Medicinal quality essential oils are intotum and while they may vary from batch to batch, they are presented as nature intended.

The Distribution

It is certainly important that no one in the chain of distribution adds any adulterants or dilutants to the oils, but there are even more subtle factors that I believe can affect the quality of an essential oil. Essential oils have an uncanny intelligence to them. They have a way of making their way into the hands of the right people. The best oils seem to engender personal growth in the people who come in contact with them. I have seen where people who have a strong identity with their problems repel from the oils. Those who are ready to change are drawn to them. Afterward. It is remarkable and profound to me when I begin to comprehend the amount of energy that is contained in an oil...the sun, water, wind and earth...the amount of plant material required to get a small amount of oil...the time and effort that people devote to growing, harvest and distillation...and finally to realize that these oils come from all over the planet to one location and are fairly attainable by almost anyone. It is a sign of our time that has never been repeated in mankind’s history...amazing!