Beauty

[Katcat1]

On 2/14/2015 Reever said: KatCat, which brands on iherb have droppers ?? I agree, I like the ones with droppers.

Hi Reever, now, nature's alchemy & aura cacia -- all three of these have droppers and are very good brands. I burn a lot of oils and these oils work well. I also will be making a room spray with essential oils, spring water & glycerin.

[Toppers]

If you have a health food store in your area, you could also check there. They might have testers there, where you can actually smell the oils and see if you like them, as they tend to be quite concentrated.

[BellaCarro]

Essential Wholesale (Oregon) or Camden-Grey (Florida). Both have high quality oils and very reasonable prices. Both can be a tad slow to ship. Worth the wait, IMO.

[mom of 2boys]

I agree with young living, best quality you can buy, and I believe they are made in America.

[BellaCarro]

On 2/14/2015 stonesgirl said:

I'm relatively new to essential oils, I've been using them for about 6 months. I did a great deal of research before buying and tried a few companies essential oils.

I use Native Americans Nutritionals essential oils. Please check out their website, there is a great deal of information from them about their oils as well as customer reviews. They offer 3 basic kits for those new to essential oils.

Also check at wholenewmom.com

She did a 7 or 8 part blog about different essential oil companies with explanations why she didn't chose certain companies. She also uses Native American Nutritionals, I had already been using them prior to reading her website. She just confirmed I made the right decision for me.

Thanks for sharing that. I read through quite a bit of her posts. Wow, who knew such controversy over oils! I learned a thing or two as well.

[Snowpuppy]

On 2/14/2015 northernlights said:

If you have a health food store in your area, you could also check there. They might have testers there, where you can actually smell the oils and see if you like them, as they tend to be quite concentrated.

I really agree with this! I'm just learning and I do have a local herbalist who carries a wide variety.

Ask for advice and pic up a book or pamphlet on them. Highly concentrated quality oils can be pricey. You want to understand what you're purchasing and the purpose of the oil.

If you just want a few drops to diffuse for a little fragrance then less expensive oils should do.

[Need2Settle]

This is great information! You all have made me think more about matching the quality with the purpose and given get resources. Thanks!

[Himi lover]

I just ordered from Garden of Wisdom. Marula and Rose Hip Seed oils. They do carry the glass bottles with droppers which you can order separately. Type in ""glass bottles"" in the search box and a page comes up with a list of different sizes of bottles with droppers.

[Valstybaby]

Shea Terra Organics has Organic Cold Pressed Marula oil 2 oz for $21. And if you use Feb2015 you get 30% off which for me paid for my S&H.

[Toppers]

Thanks, SnowPuppy. You also had good ideas in your post, about using the less expensive oils if you are just going to use them for fragrance.

That is what I do, as I just use them for aromatherapy right now. I go to our local health food store for the oils that I like. I can test them out there.

When I first started out, I had to get used to the oils in their most concentrated form. They are very beautiful, but I forgot how different they are in this form. They tend to smell more "earthy" or more "herbal" this way, in my opinion.

I think that we get used to them in their "perfumed form" when we buy them that way, when they already come mixed in the forms of shower gels, colognes, etc.

I haven't started mixing them yet to be used on the skin. Like you, I haven't been in this field for too long, but I find it very fascinating.