Essential oils
Single oils and blends with a batch test you can read, sold without medical claims.
What we look for
We look for
- A batch test: a GC-MS report for the lot you buy, from a lab other than the seller’s own, published or sent on request.
- Named plants: the Latin name, the part of the plant used and the country of origin.
- Honest claims: no promise to treat, cure or prevent illness, and no advice to swallow oils.
- Safety information: dilution guidance and warnings for children, pregnancy and pets.
- Dark glass, a dropper insert and a child-resistant cap, with a lot number or date.
We avoid
- “Therapeutic grade”, “certified pure” and other seals the seller gives itself. No outside body grades essential oils.
- Instructions to take oils by mouth or put them on skin undiluted.
- Immune, antiviral or disease claims.
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Plant TherapyPlant Therapy Lavender Essential Oil
A single-species lavender oil with lot reports from an outside lab. We opened all three posted and each read as true lavender. The page adds soft health claims and does not describe the bottle or cap. -
Aura CaciaAura Cacia Lavender Essential Oil
A low-priced lavender oil with a plain label and a signed GC/MS summary from the company’s own lab. The summary is for a batch sample, not your lot, and the page calls lavender “one of the safest” oils. -
Mountain Rose HerbsMountain Rose Herbs Organic Lavender Essential Oil
An organic lavender oil with the plainest copy of the group: no health claims and clear cautions. GC/MS data is available on request only, and we did not request it, so the batch test is unconfirmed. USDA Organic (handler listing, Oregon Tilth, NOP ID 8150001085) -
Rocky Mountain OilsRocky Mountain Oils Lavender Essential Oil
A lavender oil with a recent lot report from an outside lab, which we opened. The page copy promises stress, sleep and pain relief, and its FAQ says the oil is gentle enough to use on skin without dilution.