Monday, October 1, 2012

Re: [Everything doTERRA] Re: Oxidation of the oils

Thea, I have a question. I've been saving my lemon oil bottles. Do they need a special type of cleaning if I haven't used them in a few months? I plan on mixing the LLP combo in a  lemon oil bottle next month to have instead of juggling all three when trying to give someone a sample for their sinuses.
 
Linda

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Jan Meredith <janessentials@peak.org> wrote:
Thanks for the correction Thea. I forgot about the citrus oils. Guess
it's 'cause I use them way before they can oxidize.
Jan

On Sep 30, 12:58 pm, Thea <thymeag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, oxidation will occur in the oils, primarily the citrus oils. This is
> why the Citrus oils have a shorter shelf life (it is still several
> years!!). However, if stored properly (e.g. away from light, excessive
> heat, and oxygen) they should last a very long time.  Dr. Pappas reminded
> us at convention, that if you are really concerned, when your bottle is
> half empty, it is best to transfer the oil to a smaller bottle so that you
> don't have as much air in the bottle.
 
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 11:06:58 AM UTC-5, Jan Meredith wrote:
>
> > Our essential oils have anti-oxidant properties, so it will not
> > oxidate. However, base oils in other essential oils (unless they are
> > fractionated coconut oil), definitely can oxidate. I suppose that
> > quality "essential oils" could contain some kind of perservative to
> > prevent oxidation but they would definitely not be pure, therapeutic
> > quality.
> > Jan Meredith

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