Compositional Analysis
of Kobashi Essential Oils
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST! Just got these results today on a Neroli and a Jasmine sambac. Another disappointment.
This is why the majority of suppliers are selling adulterated garbage to customers that don't have a clue. The majority of suppliers don't have a clue either. This is just the tip of the iceberg!
What does PLINOL @ 0.01% mean? Well, Linalool in Jasmine Sambac is usually around 8%. The PLINOL shows that synthetic linalool was added and most likely about 23%.
Also the 39, 18.66, BENZYL ACETATE, 32.54 BENZYL ACETATE is usually around 9%, so most likely around 23% was added.
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Sample name :DAIDAI CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA Batch number :20208 DAIDAI OIL Origin :CHINA Plant part :FLOWER Our reference :BX74 26, 33.99, PLINOL, 0.04 24, 32.00, LINALOOL, 49.97 (most likely over 10% synthetic added.) 9, 12.55, LIMONENE, 21.33 ( most likely 6%Â to 12% added)
Not going to look at this any more, waste of time!
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These samples passed the GC/MS, but failed the Pesticide test.
Wow Fail
93 | 84,7 | DIETHYL PHTHALATE | 11,73% |
We laugh and are appalled when we see what many 'oil and Aromatherpy' companies say and peddle.
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The system cost over 14,000GBP and filters to 5 microns and although no bugs were found, we still use a UV filter to sterilize.
Mass Spectrum HP MS 5972 quadrapole detector, GC 5890 and Auto Sampler
The main analysis on each oil is carried out using gas-chromatography / mass-spectroscopy (GC-MS).
This type of analysis gives information about the individual components of each oil, and their relative amounts. See below for more information.
The physical properties of each oil are also tested to ensure that they are within the expected range for each oil (e.g., density). GC-MS Analysis Component identification The different components of each oil are identified using the following databases;
1.) Comparison of the GC retention time with a retention time library.
a) Comparison of the mass spectrum with the Wiley275.L, Wiley7n.L, and HPCH1607.L mass spectra librarys, containing over 360 000 entries. )
Comparison with pure 'standards' for certain- components, especially unwanted contaminants such as phthalates.
2.) Cross-referencing with other oils.
3.) Comparison with published data on each essential oil
4.) Analysis run on quantified library of pesticides to PPT accuracy. ppm = parts per million
1 ppm = 1/1,000,000 = 0.000001 = 0.0001%
10 ppm = 10/1,000,000 = 0.00001 = 0.001%
100 ppm = 100/1,000,000 = 0.0001 = 0.01%
200 ppm = 200/1,000,000 = 0.0002 = 0.02%
400 ppm = 200/1,000,000 = 0.0002 = 0.04%
1000 ppm = 5000/1,000,000 = 0.005 = 0.1%
2000 ppm = 5000/1,000,000 = 0.005 = 0.2%
10,000 ppm = 10000/1,000,000 = 0.01 = 1.0%
20,000 ppm = 20000/1,000,000 = 0.02 = 2.0%
ppm = parts per million
grams/milliliter = g/ml = milligrams/microliter = mg/ul
1ug /ml = 1mg/l = 1ppm ppm = ug/g =ug/ml = ng/mg = pg/ug = 10 -6
ppm = mg/litres of water
1 g / 1000ml = 1000 ppm
PPB = Parts per billion = ng/g = ng/ml = pg/mg = 10 -9
