French Research etc

[Guest guest]

Thank you Martin,

I appreciate your answer. I fully believe you have inside

knowledge...so bear with me, please!

I am wondering about the company which seems to supply almost all of

the pharmacies here in France these days... they are called PhytoSun

Aroms. Their boxes say " produced by L.S.B.H. " in 69480 Anse, and

then, SAS DI produits 92542 Montrouge.

 

They do not make the organic claim, and frankly, after reading here and

other places, I am not going to worry too much about that. They do

claim that their oils are HEBBD ( " Botanically and Biochemically

defined " ?). Also they claim that their oils are not adulterated,

rectified, or deterpenes (??).

 

I also have tried to get some oils from them which were out of stock

and not going to be restocked for a while, leading me to believe that

they could not just " whip some up " if they ran out of certain oils.

 

Have you heard of this company/laboratory? Any thoughts?

Thanks again

Anne

 

 

>> However, there are some essential oil suppliers in France<

>

> Yes, there are a few genuine grower/distillers there. The huge

> problem is knowing who can be trusted and who can't. I happen to

> have had inside knowledge of some of these people and I know several

> of them lie constantly about the quality of their oils. I know some

> do produce maybe 6-10 oils from locally gathered materials, but sell

> maybe 50 oils (plus) that they buy in from trade sources but sell

> them as if they are their own and organically certified of course!!

> Anyone who claims *all* their oils are organically produced should

> sound alarm bells in the buyers head.

[Guest guest]

Anne,

 

A quick reply as I am away for a couple of days.

 

Yes I have heard of this company, but I do not know where they get

their oils, my guess is the same places as everyone else. There is

absolutely no way of knowing other than with sample analysis and/or

if they will tell you where their oils are grown. Most of the

aromatherapy companies who claim to get all their oils " direct from

small producers " are just using marketing hype. They may get a few

oils like that, but most will come via the big International dealers.

 

Never believe claims of purity on web sites or in literature. Anyone

can make such claims without fear of prosecution for fraud. There is

no method of ascertaining truthfullness or otherwise other than

knowing who originally produced the oil and how many dealers it goes

through before reaching an AT supplier.

 

As to the HEBBD certification I suggest you read the articles on my

web site in regards organic certification.

 

>also have tried to get some oils from them which were out of stock<

That can be a sign of someone who is a genuine supplier, but it can

just as well mean they are just a small dealer and do not carry big

stocks.

 

Martin

http://www.aromamedical.com

 

, Anne Charlet <abccharlet@n...>

wrote:

> Thank you Martin,

> I appreciate your answer. I fully believe you have inside

> knowledge...so bear with me, please!

> I am wondering about the company which seems to supply almost all

of

> the pharmacies here in France these days... they are called

PhytoSun

> Aroms. Their boxes say " produced by L.S.B.H. " in 69480 Anse, and

> then, SAS DI produits 92542 Montrouge.

>

> They do not make the organic claim, and frankly, after reading here

and

> other places, I am not going to worry too much about that. They

do

> claim that their oils are HEBBD ( " Botanically and Biochemically

> defined " ?). Also they claim that their oils are not adulterated,

> rectified, or deterpenes (??).

>

> I also have tried to get some oils from them which were out of

stock

> and not going to be restocked for a while, leading me to believe

that

> they could not just " whip some up " if they ran out of certain oils.

>

> Have you heard of this company/laboratory? Any thoughts?

> Thanks again

> Anne

>

>

> >> However, there are some essential oil suppliers in France<

> >

> > Yes, there are a few genuine grower/distillers there. The huge

> > problem is knowing who can be trusted and who can't. I happen to

> > have had inside knowledge of some of these people and I know

several

> > of them lie constantly about the quality of their oils. I know

some

> > do produce maybe 6-10 oils from locally gathered materials, but

sell

> > maybe 50 oils (plus) that they buy in from trade sources but sell

> > them as if they are their own and organically certified of

course!!

> > Anyone who claims *all* their oils are organically produced should

> > sound alarm bells in the buyers head.