There's a LOT of information out there about which essential oil brands are the "most pure", the best quality, and "therapeutic-grade". But let's be real - these are all just marketing ploys!

So how can you tell if your essential oils are ACTUALLY pure? By looking at CoA, MSDS, and GC-MS reports. But have you ever actually tried to read them before? There's so much information contained in just a few pages of a PDF, it can be really hard to decipher what you're reading!

Our opinion? Unless you already know what you're looking at, you won't understand what you're reading (circular reasoning, right?).

GCMS reports are structured based on the list of an essential oil's chemical constituents. They list out every single constituent that is recognized during the GCMS testing (which, by the way, doesn't always catch everything), and then details out the percentages of each.

But here's the real kicker - unless you already understand essential oils, the chemical constituents that are SUPPOSED to be present, and the acceptable ranges of each (which varies greatly based on the location of the plants grown and the weather impacts of the area), it's almost impossible to understand what you're actually reading.

And the craziest part? Many sketchy essential oil companies already know this. So what do they do? They hide information in their reports. They think "oh, if we are providing them, people will see that we tested them and they are pure", so then people buy. But that's where they get away with the worst things - very small adulterations, higher than normal levels of certain constituents, and so much more.

So here's our advice as Certified Aromatherapists - unless you want to spend literal YEARS of your life studying data, familiarizing yourself with HUNDREDS of essential oils, regions, and weather climate differences, ask a professional to interpret it. Have them explain what's going on in the report, why there might be slightly higher levels than average with certain oils, and let THEM educate you on what's really going on.

We as Certified Aromatherapist at Ampersand have invested this time, energy and research to understand this information, and we are PROUD of the oils we supply and provide. By getting them directly from our small partner farmers, who all engage in 3rd party testing, we are confident that these essential oils really are pure and truly amazing.

For all the data lovers out there, and those who simply want to see the reports, simply click the link below that takes you to our Google Drive folder with all the reports we have been given. Enjoy!!