February 28, 2023 – Tuesday I don’t really use essential oils for much (and I am not on the essential oil bandwagon in the way so many are and would NEVER use them with a diffuser of any kind)… but since my kids are scent sensitive… if there are stinky things in our house (or…
The center “dot” (white) of this diffuser was positive for 9,398 ppm Lead when tested with a freshly calibrated XRF instrument (with testing done by a trained operator.) Depending on the placement of the XRF I also got some higher and some lower readings, but this is the reading for when the circle of the…
The center “dot” (white) of this diffuser was positive for 437,400 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument. Depending on the placement of the XRF I also got some higher and some lower readings, but this is the reading for when the circle of the scope of the XRF is directly over the circle…
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, this tiny metal washer/disc (pictured here and below), was found to be positive for only trace levels of Lead (in contrast to the high levels of lead found in the comparable discs provided with the diffusers by the respective companies).The amount of Lead detected in the disc is considered safe…
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, this tiny brown glass bottle (pictured here and below), was found to be negative for Lead but was positive for trace levels of Cadmium. The amount of Cadmium detected in the brown glass of this bottle is considered safe by all standards. To learn more about Cadmium toxicity, click…
One of my readers shared this with me today: “We appreciate your dedication to dōTERRA and sincerely appreciate your patience as we reviewed your request for information and awaited scientific testing results to ensure that our information is current and accurate. As you will see from the attached report(report under “Files” screenshot below) from Puzhen…
I am so thankful that Young Living was able to confirm my findings that there is Lead in their diffusers! If you are new to this concern (if you just found out about the concern for leaded components found in essential oil diffusers and this is the first post you have stumbled on) please consider…
The Sparoom Mini PureMist essential oil diffuser pictured here (tested new in box, purchased from Target in December of 2018) was tested with an XRF instrument and tested completely negative for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic and Cadmium in all accessible components. NOTE: It does not have the characteristic metal ring found in the Young Living and…
Is there Lead in my diffuser? Is that even a problem? Why is that a problem? For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were…
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Please check out the image below which appears to be doTerra’s response to my findings of Lead in their diffuser. I do believe that this response was posted when I initially shared these results on Facebook in February of 2018. Below that is my response to their response. [For good measure a picture of the…
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, the center metal circular “washer” piece in this Young Living essential oil diffuser (pictured here), was found to be positive for 2,282 ppm Lead. The electrical cord of this was also positive for a fairly high level of Antimony (Sb), a possible carcinogen often found in modern electrical…
Originally posted on Facebook in February of 2018 When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, the center metal circular washer piece in this doTerra diffuser (pictured here), was found to be positive for 3,613 ppm Lead. If you are new to this website and want to learn more about XRF testing, click here. All test…
When tested with an XRF instrument the brown glass of this Mountain Rose Herbs bottle had the following readings (these readings are typical for brown glass & you can see more examples HERE.) If a metal is not noted in the result set below it was not detectable by the XRF in the particular test…
Here’s an affiliate link for this product! Article written: December 3, 2018 Updated: March 8, 2020 For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were…