 As such, one of the most educated authorities on essential oils, Dana Clay Young, heads up the ForeverYoung Essential Oils product line. He has been involved in every aspect of essential oils. From soil cultivation and manufacturing of essential oils, to seed selection and distilling. Dana's formulated blends that have done amazing things, to many different people from all around the world.
Dana has personally managed the largest essential oil farm in Utah, built the greenhouses and a distillation plant, raised the plants to maturity, and harvested them at their peak. He has traveled widely and inspected numerous farms and distillation facilities all over the world. Dana has developed exacting standards that ensure the quality of the oils we recommend.
Dana Clay Young, the formulator of these essential oils says: "Essential oils are the life force, the life energy of the plant kingdom. The essential oils of aromatic plants help them ward off disease. Is it any wonder that these same benefits and properties manifest themselves as we distill the complex and highly concentrated oil form the plants? Incorporating organic essential oils in everyday habits will produce amazing results in anyone who consistently uses them."
Here are some of the markers of quality essential oils that must comply with Dana's strict standards:
1.Location and cultivation methods. The type of soil and the amount of rainfall, sunlight, humidity — the whole environment — play a role in the growth of the aromatic plant, which will affect the quality of essential oil produced. These environmental variables affect the quality more than any other practices combined.
2.Species Selection. Dana select only the species of plant that will produce the most active and complete array of constituents. He selecta oils that have been grown by one of the following methods:
Certified Organic Farming: Certified by independent monitoring agencies to be grown without the use of an artificial fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide. They are distilled in organic facilities according to the highest therapeutic standards.
Organic Farms: Farms which practice organic cultivation, yet are not independently monitored. This is usually due to the lack of an agency in the area. Farms in these more remote areas are usually unable to purchase the herbicides and fertilizers due to their cost. Personal contact confirms that their cultivation is organic.
Wild-Crafted Selected Farming: These plants, gathered in their natural environment, are free of any artificial intervention. They’re truly organic … touched only by the hand of nature.
3.Harvesting. The plants are distilled fresh. We monitor the percentage of the plant in bloom, the time of day for cutting, and many other factors critical in top-grade, therapeutic oil production. German chamomile, for example, must be harvested in the late afternoon to maximize levels of azulene and bisobolol in the oil.
Forever Young Essential Oils are unique because they are third-party E.O.B.B.D. (Essential Oils Botanically and Biochemically Defined) independently tested for purity. (Absence of such certification may mean adulteration of an authentic essential oil.)
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