joseybird

I *LOVE* Essence and Alchemy!! =3 I need need need to buy it (I've only borrowed it from the library).

What you're saying makes a great deal of sense, VelvetSky. I was in no way trying to imply that BPAL oils are anything less than top quality =) From what I've read, dilution and use of synthetics is almost always a necessity and not a method of cheapening a blend (I've heard that some synthetics are even more expensive than their natural counterparts!)

I've emailed the lab with the same question, because I'd love to hear an answer straight from the horse's mouth because I feel uncomfortable speculating and assuming too much . But I'd guess that what VelvetSky is proposing is true.

Yay! I love things finally making sense hehe

Beth is the best source of information about what BPAL blends consist of, but....

 

It is my understanding that Beth uses the finest oils that she can obtain.  Most of them are natural oils that come directly from the plant, fruit, stem, tree, or other original source.  (For example, patchouli, frankincense, rose, cedar, citrus, etc.).

 

Some of the ingredients are synthetic, because they simply cannot be obtained from the plant itself.

 

According to the great book by the perfumer Mandy Aftel, 'Essence and Alchemy', ...."lilies, along with a number of other florals, resist any form of scent harvesting.  In fact, it is a telltale sign that a perfume is made from synthetics if it contains any of the following flowers, because they cannot be rendered natually:  freesia, honeysuckle, violet, tulip, lily, gardenia, heliotrope, orchid, lilac and lily of the valley."

 

So my guess is no, the blends are not 100% essential oils.  And I do believe they are blended in high quality carrier oils.

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no man, they are 85-100% PERFUME oils, which Im assuming is different to essential oils, xx

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Well, perfume oils can be EOs, fragrance oils, or a mixture of the two. But even fragrance oils must be diluted before they're safe to use on skin (if you go to a site that sells fragrance oils you'll see that they tell you to dilute so that the oil is at a concentration of only 10%!! I'm sure you could have a higher concentration than *that*, but they must be diluted to a reasonable degree).

Again, I'd love clarification ;;

I hope I've posted this in the right place ;;

I'm pretty new to BPAL, and I was surprised to be told that BPAL oils are 100% undiluted essential oils. My surprise was not because of anything to do with the oils I've tried, but because if you go to any site that sells essential oils, or look at the label of any EO bottle, it'll say that EOs must be diluted before they are safe to use on the skin.

I'm not asking for any secret formulas or anything but if BPALs are 100% EOs (was I misinformed??), than how can they be safe to put on skin?

If someone could please clear this up I'd be eternally grateful!! It's just that I'm very confused

How about the scent of both the rose flower and its leaves? Like a child's rose and vegetable garden?