OUR INGREDIENTS

Sourced from around the world, all our essential oils are 100% pure organic, wild crafted or ethically harvested and this is clearly stated on each of our oils. But, what does this mean….

ORGANIC

We only use the Soil Association Organic accreditation on products when the ingredients are 100% organic. This applies not only to our essential oils, but all our products from our pre-blended Wellbeing collection to our bath & body products. We would never claim a product or ingredient as organic unless it is 100%.

Certified organic essential oils are derived from plants that have been grown without the use of man-made fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides. Instead, it uses ecosystem management methods to maintain the health of both plant and soil instead, guaranteeing there are no inputs such as genetic modification or irradiation. The benefits of organic agriculture include no pollution of the local air or groundwater and no synthetic chemicals in the plant or its essential oil, while maintaining the viability of the local environment. International standards are set by IFOAM (the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), which also accredits many certifying bodies, for example the Soil Association or French Ecocert.

 

 

 

WILD CRAFTED

Wild crafted essential oils are derived from plants that are not cultivated, but are gathered from their wild habitat. Although they are not organic, they are grown in their natural habitat, in conditions favourable to the health of the plant. Care is also taken to remain as sustainable as possible.

ETHICALLY HARVESTED

An ethically harvested essential oil is derived from a herb, shrub or tree that is consciously cultivated in its natural environment to ensure the species grows in abundance and is not depleted. As far as aromatic plants are concerned, species depletion is only rarely a problem with herbs (which are mostly easy to grow in quantity) but tends to be more of an issue with slow-growing trees.