Organic Carrier & Essential Oils

To meet the high standards of quality at ionXtra® Cosmetics™, every one of our organic essential oils and other organic ingredients has been analytically tested for purity and Certified Organic.

Organic carrier and essential oils are derived from plants that have been grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides on land that has been certified by authorised regulatory agencies such as ECOCERT, Nature et Progrès, or the UK’s Soil Association.

Many aromatherapists, nurses and other healthcare professionals prefer to use organic essential oils in their clinical treatments because they believe organic agriculture yields oils that are more therapeutically active than their non-organic counterparts. The lack of pesticide residues is also a major benefit when using organic essential oils since these unwanted toxic chemicals have far-reaching effects on our bodies, wildlife, and the environment.

To meet the high standards of quality at ionXtra® Cosmetics™, every one of our organic ingredients has been analytically tested for purity and Certified Organic under one of the following official regulatory agencies:

• The Soil Association
• Qualite-France SA
• Nature et Progrès
• ECOCERT
• Agrobio

Are organic cosmetic ingredients are better?

Just saying that an oil is organic does not mean that it tests at premium grade.

This subject is complex and hotly debated, but our view is that because essential oils produced organically are therapeutically superior to conventional (non-organic) essential oils providing they are derived from an identified botanical species, experienced good agricultural husbandry, were harvested at the optimum time, distilled with sufficient expertise, and stored correctly.

We have rejected a large number of poor quality organic carrier and essential oils over the years of our development for a variety of reasons. Suffice to say that just because a carrier or essential oil is organic does not mean it is automatically 'better'. The term organic refers to a collection of agricultural principles and processes; - it does not automatically guarantee a better quality product. This is an important point for our company to consider when deciding between a conventional or organic carrier or essential oils.

In the same way that organic food usually tastes better than its non-organic equivalent, organic ingredients produced correctly often contain higher levels of the therapeutic constituents that are vital to the healing art of aromatherapy and for our production. Organic farms use natural fertilizers and rotate crops to replenish the nutrients in the soil using the philosophy ‘feed the soil to feed the plant’, and this could well be one of the contributing factors towards the increased vitality and bioactivity of the organic carrier and essential oils.

Sustainable agriculture

Whilst our preference is for organically produced essential oils, we do accept that it has yet to be scientifically proven they are always more effective than their conventionally produced counterparts.

Whilst our preference is for organically produced essential oils, we do accept that it has yet to be scientifically proven they are always more effective than their conventionally produced counterparts. We are simply stating our opinion based on many years of feedback from our customers, plus our collective experience both as a manufacturer and supplier. ionXtra® Cosmetics™ always used organic essential oils for production.

But even if it was determined that no therapeutic difference exists between conventional and organic essential oils, we would still not change our preference, since essential oils produced using organic agricultural methods are much kinder to the planet. There is much more to this debate than just the efficacy of the oils – the decision to go organic has wide-reaching effects.

By purchasing ionXtra® Cosmetics™ - Bio Organic Natural & Mineral Beauty Care products made with organic essential oils from growers who use traditional farming practices we are all contributing towards a more sustainable ecological environment for the future. Surely this is a sensible and worthwhile investment for our forthcoming generations, and perhaps the most important reason to give when people ask, ‘if they’re not better, why buy organic essential oils?

A large amount of agricultural land has already been lost due to soil erosion, and in many places the overuse of aggressive agrochemicals has destroyed the delicate balance between wildlife and its natural habitat. Organic farmers increase soil fertility through proper tillage and crop rotation, and nutritious soil produces plants that are better able to resist disease and insects, thereby reducing the need for pesticides.