The Essential Oil Company

I have just sent an e-mail to The Essential Oil Company with questions regarding their company and products. They say on their homepage "Your Source for the Highest Quality, Pure, Aromatherapy Essential Oils, Massage Oils, Fragrance Oils, Soapmaking Supplies and Incense Supplies. Distillation Equipment, and Distilling Supplies. We are a Cruelty Free, Animal Friendly supplier." Other than this statement, there is no "about us" page that I can find where the information we all seek could be found. I did notice they have USDA Certified Organic essential oils and they were certified by Oregon Tilth as an Organic Handler. It is great that they are certified handlers but that does not mean that their essential oils ARE organic, it just means their certified to handle them. The only thing that is curious to me about this is that they do not display Oregon Tilth's Logo on their website. After I did some digging around Oregon Tilth's website I did however verify that they do have a handlers certification through them, and I quote,

The Essential Oil Company

Amber Tudor

8225 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, USA

Portland, OR 97202

United States

tel: (503) 872-8772

fax: (503) 872-8767

Primary Focus: Handling

NOP Products: Essential Oils: Basil, Clove Bud, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Hyssop, Lavender, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Peppermint, Rosemary, Spearmint, Thyme, Oregano, Sage.

I will give them kudos for not selling the endangered species of Frankincense, Boswellia Carteri, instead selling Boswellia Spp. ("Omani"). On the side of Sandalwood, they sell Santalum Spicatum, but they also sell Santalum Album, I would be O.K. with this if they at least stated that this oil is endangered and to suggest their Spicatum or stated that the oil they sell comes from a sustainable crop, however this is not the case.

Now I just await the e-mail back from them and well see what is what!


***UPDATE***
I did find a side page on their website "Essential Extras" where I'm assuming is just a place for them to put new items and new info? They stated there that they were NOT organic certified. Either I'm missing something or they haven't updated in awhile. Curious...