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On May 12, 1:43 am, Hannah Claridge <hannahclarid...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is wonderful information! Thank you for sharing!
> On May 11, 2012 5:43 AM, "Janice Ladnier" <essentialwellne...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > A potential customer wanted to know whether the testing doTERRA
> > performs on its products would detect radiation. I sent that question
> > to Product Support, and here is their response (in case you may find
> > it useful):
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> > As important as it is to keep contaminants out of our oils, assuring
> > the presence of their active compounds, at the right levels, is
> > necessary to guarantee safety and effectiveness. Many oils claim to
> > be therapeutic grade, and some may be pure, but few are subjected to
> > rigorous testing standards for chemical composition. Like many
> > essential oil companies, dōTERRA's Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade
> > essential oils are cross tested using mass spectrometry and gas
> > chromatography to ensure both extract purity and composition potency
> > of each batch. Additionally we perform several other tests and
> > comparative analysis on our oils to maintain the CPTG standard of
> > purity. Below is a summary of additional testing. Radiation would
> > not be found in doTERRA essential oils.
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> > Gas chromatography measures the constituents in a particular essential
> > oil sample by plotting the items on a graph. When heated, the
> > different constituents vaporize at different rates of time. The gas
> > chromatograph measures the constituents by how long they take to
> > vaporize and how much of each constituent is in the sample.
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> > Mass spectrometry is used along with the gas chromatography in order
> > to get a more accurate reading of the sample material. After the GC
> > is finished reading the different vapors, the compound is passed into
> > the Mass Spectrometer where the vapors are sorted by their mass-to-
> > charge ratio, weighed, and then the results are also charted. In
> > other words, the GC separates the sample into its individual
> > constituents, and the MS identifies them and the percentage with which
> > they make up the sample. Secondary comparative analysis of known
> > chemical structure allows for detailed review of the source of each
> > compound in the sample.
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> > Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) identifies the chemical bond functional
> > groups by the absorption of infrared radiation that excites vibration
> > modes in the bond. It identifies the chemical bonds of organic
> > materials as well as any organic contaminates contained in the sample.
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> > Heavy metal testing shows the amount of heavy metal content in the
> > essential oils. It is very important that the essential oils used to
> > support health and wellness are obtained from plants grown in soil
> > that are free of heavy metals and other types of toxicity so that
> > these substances aren't absorbed into the plant material.
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> > Organoleptic testing is the evaluation of the essential oils by their
> > physical and aromatic properties by appearance, color, flavor, and
> > odor.
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> > Microbial testing is also the evaluation of the essential oils by
> > their physical and aromatic properties by testing for any bacteria,
> > yeast, mold, etc that may be present.
> > Equally important to testing for purity is the potency which comes
> > from the careful sourcing of the essential oil. dōTERRA works closely
> > with a global network of leading essential oil chemists and growers to
> > select botanicals of the correct species, grown in the ideal
> > environments, and carefully harvested at the right time. The aromatic
> > compounds of the plants are skillfully extracted by experienced
> > distillers and subjected to chemical analysis to ensure purity and
> > composition. dōTERRA's CPTG essential oils represent the safest and
> > most beneficial oils available today.
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