Clary Sage Price Jump

[sagehill]

You'll have to sniff and see if it's inferior... it well may not be. For myself, I just don't trust much coming out of China these days.

AV's clary is wonderful and I ~love~ their patchouli. I bought 8 oz seven years ago and have been aging it ever since. It's now rich and thick, making me swoon every time I sniff it.

I've been buying from them since 2000 when I was studying Aromatherapy... actually, that's what got me into soaping. I kept thinking, "What a great blend, I bet this would be great in soap!!" lol

PS. Forgot to say, their shipping is very fair... actual cost, with no hidden "handling" charges. And no minimums, either.

 

[paillo]

Wholesale price for clary sage at www.at-av.com is nearly $43/lb and comes from central Europe. I'd avoid anything that comes from China....

You need a password to get into AT-AV's wholesale section, but it's easy to get... just email them. They've been my main EO source for many years.

Wow, they have a GREAT selection of essential oils. I'd never heard of Cade and have never tried Oakmoss, can't wait to get my password and place an order!

 

[sagehill]

Whoooops! got their addy wrong, didn't I?? LOL

It's www.AV-AT.com

Hope I didn't confuse anyone...

 

[Kersten]

You'll have to sniff and see if it's inferior... it well may not be. For myself, I just don't trust much coming out of China these days.

AV's clary is wonderful and I ~love~ their patchouli. I bought 8 oz seven years ago and have been aging it ever since. It's now rich and thick, making me swoon every time I sniff it.

I've been buying from them since 2000 when I was studying Aromatherapy... actually, that's what got me into soaping. I kept thinking, "What a great blend, I bet this would be great in soap!!" lol

PS. Forgot to say, their shipping is very fair... actual cost, with no hidden "handling" charges. And no minimums, either.

I'm afraid I have little experience with clary sage, so I doubt I would be able to evaluate the quality in a meaningful way. Has anyone tried the China clary sage that From Nature With Love carries? They are having a sale so I bought a crap-ton of it.....

 

[serfmunke]

Ha! I have a pending order ofr CS from FNWL, getting a butt ton though, not a crap tom I have not smelled theirs yet and hope it is nice like NDA's. I am heading over to AV AT or whatever the latest link was.

I also steer clear of China for most everything I buy. It is a great way to curb your spending! If I see it was Made in China I don't buy it, works great! So my EO is from there, kinda peeves me. I may have to switch suppliers for CS due to the price and China.

 

[serfmunke]

I was looking at Appalachian Valley's site and was thinking the amounts were so little, how does buying from them make sense Then I came back and saw the password comment to see the wholesale section, ah ha!:idea: So now I cannot wait to check out their wholesale especially because they down 95 from me. I am near Philly and they are in MD, soooooo close! They have CS from USA, amazingly awesome since part of my thing is to buy American, small independent shops, blah blah blah, so that is great! I am excited, thanks for the link sagehill!

 

[paillo]

I was looking at Appalachian Valley's site and was thinking the amounts were so little, how does buying from them make sense Then I came back and saw the password comment to see the wholesale section, ah ha!:idea: So now I cannot wait to check out their wholesale especially because they down 95 from me. I am near Philly and they are in MD, soooooo close! They have CS from USA, amazingly awesome since part of my thing is to buy American, small independent shops, blah blah blah, so that is great! I am excited, thanks for the link sagehill!

i'm in virginia and hoping that shipping will be less expensive for me than from west coast suppliers. woohoo!

 

[sagehill]

You are welcome! I'm sure you will love AV's EO quality... I buy most of mine there and have always enjoyed what they send. Best of all, the EOs are all aromatherapy quality.

Their specialty is rose otto and absolute... amazing. In fact, they're so incredibly strong that the 10% dilutions in jojoba are actually more useful than the pure stuff.

I bought a small amount of pure rose otto ten years ago and when the bottle was empty, I filled it with jojoba and the rose scent was even better than when it was full... like perfume.

 

[serfmunke]

OK, I received my orders of Clary Sage. The bottle from Wellington is meh, OK. I just opened my bottles, both from the same lot #, from FNWL and one smells nice the other has very little smell, I will be returning that one. FNWL must cut the EOs with a carrier oil. I hope the Appalachian distributor is better!

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

OK, I received my orders of Clary Sage. The bottle from Wellington is meh, OK. I just opened my bottles, both from the same lot #, from FNWL and one smells nice the other has very little smell, I will be returning that one. FNWL must cut the EOs with a carrier oil. I hope the Appalachian distributor is better!

Aww man...don't tell me that! :shock:

I just ordered 2 lbs of Clary Sage from FNWL yesterday (with a ton of other EOs)! I usually use Camden Gray, but since someone mentioned FNWL had it on sale, I pounced...especially with Free Shipping and the good reviews I see all the time for FNWL.

With Essential Oils, it is a constant struggle between quality-price-shipping charges... :x

 

[serfmunke]

Let me know how your CS smells. It is weird that they are from the same lot and smell drastically different, strength wise. I feel like maybe they did not have enough to fill my bottle so they cut it with a carrier. The smell is sooooooooooo faint.

 

[serfmunke]

And is it weird that an EO is packaged in plastic bottles? I always receive EOs in glass or aluminum. I find this strange. I just called FNWL and they will call me back with a resolution. Apparently the CS Rep has to talk to the Warehouse Manager. We shall see how this unfolds.

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

When I order by the pound from CG they send it in brown plastic bottles like these:
http://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin51a.html

 

[serfmunke]

FNWL are clear and soft plastic. Those brown ones look better. I just thought EOs we pretty intense and needed glass or aluminum. Also thought they needed to be stored in darkness.

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

You're absolutely right...I'm really questioning my (large) order from FNWL now. I may have a few large amber bottles I can transfer to, but...
I will update you when I get it (probably next week).

 

[serfmunke]

I hope it goes well for you and this CS thing is an isolated issue.