Good Communication & GC/MS by Dr. Pappas
Edens Garden provides essential oils, absolutes, and carrier oils. They provide GC/MS reports with their products. Some are posted on the ingredient listing but if not, they will email it to you. Most of those reports appear to be conducted by Dr. Robert S. Pappas, a reputable analyst. (You can confirm this by looking at the GC/MS links provided on some of their product listings.) Pricing appears to be on par with industry standards. [In full disclosure, you may see the following word-for-word paragraph for other aroma companies I have reviewed. It is true for Edens Garden or any other aroma-based business you may chose to work with. I have been burned by a fraudulent business and the following is my advise, based on personal experience.] I am a cosmetic formulator working towards opening my own personal care business in US. Trust is a hard thing to earn in an industry known for adulteration and synthetic dupes. The only way to know, for sure, that what you buy is authentic is to send a 2 ml sample off to a lab like Essentials Validation Services or Phytochemia. Companies can send legitimate products for GC/MS testing or Organic Certification and switch products. It happens more than any of us care to admit. You just don't know unless you have it analyzed and small brands simply can't afford to do that. My observation skills are clearly no substitute for independent testing but nothing from these samples have triggered a concern. That's the most honest and direct answer I can provide for those of you looking for a company to trust. Note: I ordered Celery Seed, Tobacco Absolute, Galbanum, Galangal, Douglas Fir, and Linaloe Wood from Edens Garden.
By Sue D.