You can buy legitimate essential oils from a pharmacy or aromatherapy store.

Looking at the website I agree it seems like a scam. Essential oils cannot cure – they can however relieve symptoms.

I must say that their oils are really outstanding…the best I’ve ever experienced.

They are made from organic sources and their aromas are exquisite. Their prices are quite high…really high… but that happens when you want to buy a truly superior product.

I don’t think it’s a viable business model, however, since the retail mark up is only about 10%. The ONLY way one can make any money whatsoever is to recruit new members.

So my input would be to buy the oils if you like them, but don’t bother trying to make a business out of it.

Oils can be quite healing, by the way. For instance tea tree oil applied topically can get rid of skin cancers.

Essential oils contain the true essence of the plant it was derived from. Essential oils are highly concentrated and a little goes a long way.

Essential oils are not the same as perfume or fragrance oils. Where essential oils are derived from the true plants, perfume oils are artificially created fragrances or contain artificial substances and do not offer the therapeutic benefits that essential oils offer.

Essential oils are often used by diluting them with a carrier oil (sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, grapeseed oil) and then applying this blend to the skin for absorption.

Careful inhalation of the oils can also provide therapeutic benefit as the oil molecules enter the lungs and are absorbed into the bloodstream.

Essential oils can very greatly in quality and price. Various factors that can affect the quality and price of the oil include the rarity of the plant, country and conditions that the plant was grown, quality standards of the distiller, and how much oil is produced by the plant.

There are some essential oils that are carcinogenic and have already been banned from use in aromatherapy as well as for internal usage. The oils in question are calamus oil (contains asorone), and all oils that contain high amounts of safrole like sassafras oil which is also found in yellow and brown camphor.

Other compounds found in essential oils that may be carcinogenic is methyl chavicol, which is found in basil oil. This statement does not make basil a dangerous oil, but care should be taken to select the basil oil with the highest linalool content and lowest methyl chavicol content.

It must however be pointed out that studies showed these oils as carcinogenic when applied daily in high concentration over a period of months.

Essential oils to avoid when you have cancer: cancer
* Aniseed
* Basil
* Bay
* Clove
* Cinnamon
* Fennel
* Ho leaf
* Laurel
* Nutmeg
* Star anise

Essential oils to avoid when you have estrogen (oestrogen) dependant cancers: cancer
* Aniseed
* Citronella
* Eucalyptus
* Fennel
* Lemongrass
* Star anise
* Verbena

Essential oils to avoid when you have skin cancers and melanomas: cancer
* Bergamot
* And all sun sensitizing oils.

Now, your question about multilevel marketing. Yes I feel it is a scam. I am not sure about cure in cancer using essential oils. Please do not fall into such traps.

I agree with your opinion on the company’s marketing scheme. I went to a Young Living “seminar” once and was so appauled at what I saw: using scientific jargon and nonsense to sell “eternal youth” in oils and juices. I walked out after 20 minutes. I thought I was going to learn something useful!

If your wife is interested in essential oils I’d suggest to pick up a book on the subject and if she wants to purchase them to check out the local natural heath food store, which usually carries the most populr oils. There is also the NAHA (National Assocciation for Holistic Aromatherapy), which dissagrees with the oils and the dilution used in Gary Young’s “Raindrop Therapy”. The brand of oils itself is good, but I’d stay far away from getting involved in the multi level scam.