When people start to get serious about eos I feel the first question is "What brand is the best?" and it usually begins as a comparison between MLM companies whose entire world is oils. I did some deep diving, aquired oils from both mlms, and started to do my review thing. Since I was deep diving into the complicated world of eos and dealing with the nauseating amount of misinformation out there I did what I always do when there is a ton of conflicting information, serious research.
Without going down a morality rabbit hole, I will just say, that I didn't want to support any company long term that encouraged the unsafe use of essential oils or not providing adequate safety information while still taking a commission on them. The companies should be making some serious standard compliance issues and making their Wellness Reps adhere to them rather than often turning their heads on the situation.
When I found Edens Garden I was considering a cheap alternative to get some filler oils while we slowly built up our "Super Oils" slowly as the "good oils" seemed so costly, but I was okay with that if they were the best of the best. What shocked me, was having access to "The Best Of The Best" oils in generous samples might I add, was that Eden's Garden was stronger, more therapeutic and so clearly of a higher quality than the more expensive brand! How can this be true? The price and the quality didn't make sense, until I looked into it even further and saw just how much the MLM markups were. 😲
I found upon ordering a cute paisly box with starter oils in them that the company was not only a highly reputable company but was also woman-owned & run. They reached out to some of the top chemists in the field to do their third-party purity testing and had both Dr. P and Tisserand (of the Tisserand institute) reformulate their kids line. Their oils were second to none. I didn't even like Peppermint, until I smelled theirs. I appreciated they supported just saying no to taking oils internally, and provided awesome recipes.
I began reading about aromatherapy according to Certified Aromatherapists and found that much of the vocations from all over the world negated what many of the MLM's were saying, and found that a lot of it was dangerous to animals & people. I no longer wanted to support that ethos so I waved goodbye.
You see MLM's can be decent, fair, and wonderful side gigs, but when you have people without training playing doctor and repeating whatever their upline is saying there is a problem and the company compliance should be crawling for this behavior rather than turning their head or worse making print outs of it for handing out. 😡
Still, I was mainly intrigued by who, politics aside, had the best oil, and that was honestly Edens.
I have other favorite companies too thus far, but my #1 fave is Eden's Garden. There is a reason they've been voted the best Non-MLM eo company. They have fair prices, amazing high-quality potent oils, and don't support unsafe aroma therapy practices and work with Using Essential Oils Safely to keep as much compliance with safety as possible.
Quality - Price - Customer Service - Fast Shipping - Best Blends - Packaging - Graphics - Ethos
More direct explanations of what their oils can do & providing a better customer rewards system. Could be a little more personal in the oilymail (think Chewy.com).
Basically though, they're the best. It is a choice you can be proud of.
Try them for yourself and see!
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