Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My big mistake. It was not worth the lower price. I detected a irritating smell from synthetic chemicals. Instead of having healing properties, it causes an allergic reaction to my body. I found a few negative reviews with the same judgment as mine. "The smell is very artificial, overpowering" "The scent of this oil is a bit strong and not that pure as other lavenders oils" "I felt nausea after smelling it." So I did some research and found shocking facts - Dark side of the industry. These are from a online article: ****************************************************** "100% PURE IS NOT 100% PURE ESSENTIAL OIL It can be labeled 100% pure and only requires 5% pure essential oil in it (the rest can be synthetic). So this labeling gives no indication of quality. True lavender oil (Lavandula angustifolia) is expensive and difficult to find. Most of the lavender oil sold in America today is actually the hybrid, Lavandin, grown and distilled in China, Russia, France and Tasmania. It is shipped to France and cut with synthetic linolyl acetate to improve the fragrance. Then propylene glycol, DEP or DOP (odorless solvents) are added and it is labeled as <Lavandula officinalis>. Many times it also goes through heat processing to burn off the camphor the hybrid contains and then thinned with more linolyl acetate to appear as lavender. These bottles line the shelves of health food stores, herb shops and department stores, selling for $5.00 to $7.00 per half ounce. Unfortunately, most consumers don't know the difference." ********************************************************* Update: I found a very interesting site that showing 3rd party test results. That is invaluable info we consumer want. <Learning about EOs.***> *Google "3rd party essential oil test" and the site should come out on the top. Please scroll down to NOW Foods and see how the company respond.