Buying 100% pure essential oil

You already know how important it is that you always buy 100% pure essential oil - because other oils are adulterated with chemicals, and others may be too dilute and therefore not therapeutically useful. It's a problem that so many people advocate "essential oils" for purely aromatic purposes - a room scent or even a perfume. Because of this, many suppliers have appeared who sell what I wouldn't class as real essential oil - but they are labelled as such. In stores, it's not unusual to find these substandard products on sale.

So how do you get the good stuff? I recommend Starwest Botanicals (click on Essential Oils in the left hand sidebar). They have a great range of oils in sizes from 1/3 ounce up to a gallon.