Differences and Comparisons Between Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils and Pharmaceuticals

Essential oils are becoming more popular today as people are discovering the powerful effect they can have not only on the physical body, but also on emotional healing. There are differences in the oils that are sold in health food stores, supermarkets and the Internet. The low price of an essential oil can give you a warning and also if the bottle says “not for internal use”, that’s another red flag. When oil is applied to the skin, it is absorbed internally by the body. The FDA requires the manufacturer to add that warning to its label if there are additives or if the oil has been adulterated. When adulterated, they are cut with synthetic extenders that can cause rashes, burning, and skin irritations. All solvents can cause allergic reactions, in addition to lacking therapeutic effects.

If your body is very acidic, even therapeutic grade essential oils can show a skin reaction with a red rash. This is a personal red flag to let you know that your body is very acidic, which means that you have a lot of inflammation in your body. It is the inflammation in the body that can kill you.

There are 4 grades of essential oils:

1. Grade A oils are of pure therapeutic quality and are generally made from organically grown plants distilled at the proper temperature by steam distillation.

2. Grade B oils are food grade; They may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, diluents, or carrier oils.

3. Grade C oils are perfume grade and may contain the same types of adulterant chemicals as food grade oils. They usually contain solvents, which are used to obtain a higher oil yield per harvest. Solvents are normally cancerous.

4. Floral water is a by-product of the distillation process, of very high quality if it comes from a grade A distillation process. Consequently, it is of poor quality if it comes from poor quality raw materials or poor distillation processes. It is usually found in skin and hair products.

When the essential oil is Grade A and has therapeutic grade quality, it can be of enormous benefit to the body. Many people use them as an alternative to prescription drugs. With therapeutic grade essential oils there are no negative side effects as is common with prescription drugs. Let me share with you a graphic that I found very interesting.

Comparison of essential oils and pharmaceuticals

Essential oils

Properties

1. Natural, wild or organically grown.

2. Hundreds of components, not all known.

3. Never two equal batches

4. Not patentable (made by God)

Effects and consequences

5. Restore natural function

6. No adverse interactions

7. Antiviral

8. Improves intercellular communication.

9. Corrects and restores adequate cellular memory (DNA)

10. Clean the receptor sites

11. Strengthens the immune system

12. Emotional balance

13. Beneficial side effects

14. Leads to independence and well-being

Philosophy / Paradigm

15. Assume well-being as a natural state, invulnerable to disease.

16. Assume that the body and mind are capable of self-healing.

17. Integrally integrated, body, mind and soul as a unit

18. Build natural defenses and let the body fight disease.

19. Treats internally at the cellular intelligence level.

20. Theistic and historical roots of religion when healers were priests

Pharmaceutical products

Properties

1. Unnatural, synthetic chemically or genetically engineered

2. One or two active ingredients, all known

3. Each batch is the same (Purity)

4. Patentable (man-made)

Effects and consequences

5. Natural function inhibits

6. Many adverse interactions

7. Generally not antiviral

8. Intercellular communication is disrupted

9. Tears apart and confuses cellular memory (DNA)

10. Block receptor sites

11. Depresses the immune system

12. Emotional imbalance

13. Harmful side effects

14. It leads to dependency and chronic diseases.

Philosophy / Paradigm

15. Assume a natural state prone and vulnerable to disease.

16. Assume that the body and mind need outside help to heal.

17. Fragmented, treats parts of the body, mind and emotions separately.

18. Replace natural defenses and attack the disease itself.

19. It is treated externally at the level of severe symptoms.

20. Secular and Historical Roots of Money-Motivated Materialism

Taken from “Essential Oil Chemistry Simplified”

Page 420 By Dr. David Stewart PhD., DNM

As you can see, there is a big difference between essential oils and pharmaceuticals. You should remember that these comparisons are to Grade A therapeutic oils. I hope this helps you understand why they are becoming popular again as they were thousands of years ago before Western medicine appeared.

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