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Pesticides and Corporate Farming in Essential Oil Production
27:56 - 31:37 (03:41)
Large companies in the essential oil industry, such as Young Living and Dutera, do not have organic certification for their products due to the common use of pesticides on corporate farms where they source their raw materials. Consumers are left to navigate the lack of transparency regarding pesticide usage themselves.
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Producing essential oils such as frankincense at an industrial level requires a large amount of resin which surpasses the supply of existing trees, however, it has medicinal properties.
27:56 - 29:35 (01:39)
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Producing essential oils such as frankincense at an industrial level requires a large amount of resin which surpasses the supply of existing trees, however, it has medicinal properties. A distillery in Salala built the first modern frankincense distillery in 2010 after discovering vast reserves of the plant in Oman.
ChapterPesticides and Corporate Farming in Essential Oil Production
EpisodePart Two: Gary Young: The Fake Doctor Who Drowned His Own Baby
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Large essential oil companies often forgo organic certification due to the lack of specific certification for essential oils.
29:35 - 31:37 (02:01)
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Large essential oil companies often forgo organic certification due to the lack of specific certification for essential oils. Consumers are left in the dark regarding pesticide usage in essential oils due to the unwillingness of companies to disclose this information.