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Adulterated Oils
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Published on: 01/14/ 2010 | By: Alex Quek
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About The Author: Mr Alexander Quek Poh Liak, graduated in 1986 from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur with a Diploma in Science (with Distinction in Chemistry and Mathematics) and a Bachelor
of Science Degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Campbell University, North Carolina, USA.
He has more than 20 years experience in the Chemical Industry, especially in Personal Care and Household Care industries.
Website URL: http://www.alexquek.com
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- Fractionated / Rectified / Redistilled Oils:
Some oils are double/triple distilled to remove "undesirable" constituents. Though this may be useful in some situations (terpeneless citrus oils keep longer; redistilled eucalyptus or peppermint smells more pleasant), but many consumers want, and need, whole oils for therapeutic purposes.
Often, less-expensive oils or synthetic ‘filler’ are added to expensive ones. Rose oil is often extended with the natural compound geraniol, found in the Geranium (or other plants), which has a distinctive rose-like scent. Sometimes essential oils are diluted with a vegetable oil (e.g. jojoba) or alcohol.
Sometimes individual constituents (may be fractions of other essential oils) are combined to match the major constituents found in essential oils. Example is a reconstructed Thyme, which might consist of carvacrol, thymol and linalol - all components found naturally in Thyme, but derived from other natural, or perhaps synthetic, sources.
There are also oils that have had natural or synthetic chemical components added to them after distillation.
1) Putting two different plants or plant parts in the still and steaming them together to produce one oil;
2) Adding an essential oil to plant material and distilling them together, again producing one oil.
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