Essanté Organics personal care products are certified ToxicFree™. We are one of less than 10 companies in the world to receive the prestigious Toxic Free Foundation seal (TFF).  The TFF is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing companies who promote organic ingredients in personal care products and who educate the public about toxic product ingredients, their ability to penetrate the skin/systems and accumulate in the body, and their transference into the environment where they continue to cause toxic consequences. The TFF tests and certifies personal care products that are100% free from toxins. Essanté Organics' ingredients do not contain harmful toxins of any kind.
	Essanté Organics Therapeutic Essential Oils are certified by the strict standards of the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). We proudly display the USDA Organic Seal on all products that are certified by the USDA. To view the organic ingredients used in other Essanté Organics products, see the ingredients listed on the ingredient deck of each product package.
	Essanté Organics follows strict organic ingredient labeling laws. When space permits, each product's ingredient label will state the word "organic" preceding each certified organic ingredient.  When label space is limited the ingredient label will show an * next to each certified organic ingredient. Ingredients without an * or the word "organic" are wild crafted (see below).
	Essanté Organics ingredients are verified by additional, reputable 3rd party certifiers in addition to the USDA, including the QAI, EcoCert, Clemson University Organic Seal, Vermont Organic Farmers Seal, etc. 3rd party certification companies, including the ones listed here, set the benchmark in organic standards worldwide.  They specialize in the inspection of organic agricultural ingredients & products as well as environmentally sustainable agricultural methods. Most certifications are granted per ingredient, yet some products are also certified organic, and you will see one of these seals on the product label. Using reputable 3rd party certifiers allows us to be monitored ethically. We do not use the common practice of creating a self-serving, in-house "certification" process because "self-regulatation" is not a valid method of certification.
	Essanté Organics preserves forestation and protects animals through the use of Brazilian Agropalma Palm Oil. Greenpeace awards rates our Agropalma Palm Oil as the best in the world, based on global CPO (Crude Palm Oil) production, natural forest conservation and protection, full peatland protection, animal preservation, and percentage of certified RSPO (Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil) produced. Indonesia's rain forests, where other palm oils are cultivated, are habitat to endangered species like the Sumatran tiger and Sumatran orangutan.  Plus, millions of the rural poor depend on Indonesia's forests for their livelihood.  For decades these forests have been logged-over, "degraded" and turned into "secondary" forests or  plantations. Essanté Organics stands against all degrading practices.
	Essanté Organics uses wild crafted ingredients and harvesting methods.  Wildcrafting is the sustainable practice of respectfully harvesting uncultivated plants from their natural and "wild" habitat for medicinal purposes.  Only the fruits, flowers or branches are harvested leaving living plants intact.  If it is necessary to harvest a full plant, organic seeds are planted in the empty hole from which the plant is removed. Essanté Organics abides by all ethical wildcrafting criteria including: protecting all endangered and indigenous species (both animal and plant), positively identifying the plant, collecting at the proper time of day and growing phase, never "ringing" trees if borrowing bark, never collecting more than 15% of the species in any given area, never collecting more than will be used, leaving the area undisturbed without damaging other plants or the earth, always leaving the youngest and oldest plants to ensure sustainability, never collecting in areas near or downstream from pesticide use or livestock, testing for zero toxins and immediately processing the complete harvest.
	Essanté Organics Leaves A Green Footprint™.  We are an eco-friendly company.  We use ecologically responsible farming and harvesting practices (see below). All ingredients are 100% free of synthetic toxins.  The majority of our corporate systems are paperless and we recycle.  Our products are packaged in safe containers made of glass or metal or recyclable, DEA-free (no Diethanolamine), #1 or #2 plastic.  Our shipping department uses 100% biodegradable packing peanuts that dissolve in water.  Kids love to put our peanuts in the bathtub and watch them disappear! And the majority of our marketing materials are made with recycled paper.  We are committed to leaving less landfill mass and more blazing trails of green footprints!
Farming Practices	Essanté Organics practices no-till organic farming: No-till farming is a way of sustainably growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage. No-till farming increases the retention of nutrients, water and organic matter within the soil, while decreasing airborne dust and damaging greenhouse gases. It is known for reducing or eliminating soil erosion, improving global cooling and the soil’s biological fertility.  No-till farming allows our farmers to be more efficient while leaving a greener footprint. Studies show no-till farming is not only eco-friendly, it can be more profitable too, by reducing labor, fuel, irrigation and machinery costs (so spread the word). We also harvest at proper times (see wild crafting above and distillation below).
	Essanté Organics does not test on animals.  We test our products on The President of Essanté Organics, Dr. J.J. Levine, D.C.  He’s ok with that. In addition, our farming, sourcing and selection methods ensure all plant and animal habitats remain undisturbed.  In addition, Essanté Organics ensures what is borrowed from the earth is replenished organically so the animals, with whom we share our planet, can enjoy a healthy environment.
	Essanté Organics does not accept or use GMO ingredients (Genetically Modified Organisms).  There are no long term studies to indicate the safety or efficacy of GMOs.
	Essanté Organics does not use herbicides, insecticides or pesticides.  These hazardous chemicals are scientifically proven to cause cumulative and serious environmental harm, and transfer from the crop to the consumer causing disease. Did you know ladybugs are used as a natural pesticide? They eat the critters that eat crops and are what we like to call a biological defense system.
	Essanté Organics does not use chemicals, preservatives, synthetics, artificial colors, artificial flavors or fillers of any kind, because your body can't process them.  They can accumulate and cause neurotoxicity.  Essanté Organics ensures everyone will "Enjoy The Good" and "Avoid The Bad".  A company's moral fabric is measured by one thing: their ingredient deck.
	Essanté Organics does not pasteurize or flash pasteurize ingredients. Both processes require excessive heat proven to degrade the nutrient value and efficacy of ingredients. Essanté Organics does not pasteurize, flash pasteurize or use high heat to create any product.  This commitment carries through to our Essential Oil line as well.  It's important to differentiate between Essanté Organics therapeutic Essential Oils vs. other Essential Oils taken by mouth. Any oil stating it can be consumed, by FDA law, must be high heat distilled 3 times, making it a FOOD grade flavoring, yet it is depleted of most nutrient value. Essanté Organics does not condone high heat redistilling because this over-processing method is proven to degrade the therapeutic benefit of the oil.  A company that offers true therapeutic essential oils, that are not ultra high heat pasteurized cannot legally state "for consumption", as they can be in violation of the FDA.  Essanté Organics follows science: it is proven that USDA Organic therapeutic essential oils are superiorly effective and deliver greater therapeutic benefit when diffused. There are no scientific studies validating the consumption of high heat redistilled essential oils also known as food grade flavorings.
Distillation Method	Essanté Organics' master distillers use cold press or low pressure and low temperature vertical steam distillation to distill all essential oils with pristine purified water.  This ancient method uses steam to open the cellular oil membrane pockets of the organically grown, freshly harvested plant material.  This method is the best way to produce the finest essential oils in the world because it is proven to protect the therapeutic benefits.  This method also ensures no overheating occurs. Expert attention is given to plant selection, harvest time, proper pH, distillation time, and temperature, thus ensuring the potency and efficacy of each certified organic essential oil. Our ingredients are sourced from their indigenous global region, to ensure the highest efficacy and potency possible. We also uses the highest quality, non-reactive metal cooking chambers in the world, stainless steel, during distillation, because stainless steel is the only metal that minimizes adulteration (the changing) of essential oils.  Other metals, including copper and aluminum, are known to degrade the therapeutic value of essential oils. We use 3 methods of vertical steam distillation depending on which is best for a particular essential oil: 1. Water Distillation is where the organic plant material is placed in purified boiling water to open the oil membranes of the plant.  The steam and oils then separate, and the separated oil that emerges is captured. Clove Bud essential oil is distilled in this way.    2. Water / Steam Distillation is where steam and water are sent through the plant material to open the oil membranes of the plant, then the oil that emerges is captured.  Nutmeg essential oil is distilled in this way. 3.  Straight Steam Distillation is where only steam is sent through the plant material to open the oil membranes of the plant.  The oil that emerges is captured.  Lavender essential oil is distilled in this way. We never re-distill plant material (some companies re-distill the same plant material up to 4 times producing weak oil). We never high heat or triple heat pasteurize our essential oils (this is required to turn therapeutic oils into consumable food-grade oils – you cannot have both per the FDA).  If you see an essential oil that is marked for consumption, per the FDA, it has been triple heat pasteurized or the company can be in violation of FDA law.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain wheat.  The consumption of wheat can cause adverse reactions including vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, bloating, stomach cramps, sneezing, runny nose,  shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, lung conditions and skin conditions.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain gluten.  Gluten is a protein in wheat that damages the lining of the gut.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain dairy.  Humans are the only mammals, after being weaned, that continue to consume milk. They are the only mammals that consume milk from another species.  Dairy can cause skin, gastric, and digestive disorders.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain lactose.  Lactose is a sugar found in dairy products. Lactose intolerance develops when the small intestine does not produce enough of the enzyme lactase, which is necessary to digest lactose.  Lactose can cause skin, gastric and digestive disorders.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain whey protein. Whey is a cheaper, less healthy form of protein.  It is the watery portion of milk that separates from the curds when processing cheese.  Whey can cause nausea, thirst, bloating, abdominal cramping, fatigue, weight gain, and head pain.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain soy protein.  Soy is a cheaper, less healthy form of protein.  It is created when soy beans are processed into soy protein powder. The isoflavones present in soy act like estrogen and can feed cancer cells as well as cause hormone disruption, abnormal tissue growth, allergies, asthma, an under-active thyroid (hypothyroidism) and weight gain.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain eggs.  About 1/3 of the fat in eggs is saturated fat and they contain trace amounts of trans fat which can raise blood pressure, raise bad LDL cholesterol and lower good HDL cholesterol.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain shellfish.  Shellfish are not permitted inside our formulation facilities.
	Essanté Organics pH nutrition products do not contain nuts, yet some skin products do.  Nuts are not permitted inside our nutrition production facility. However, some topical anti-aging products (including z3 Hollywood's Instant Organic* Facelift) do contain organic almond extract*, etc. because of its proven, superior, instant, cumulative anti-aging results. Our skin care formulation facility is separate from our nutrition formulation facility. *Please read all labels for organic ingredients and nut extracts.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain added salt.
	Essanté Organics products contain stevia instead of sugar for sweetness (with the exception of Power Pops and Kids pops which are sweetened with 2 grams of raw, unprocessed, non-gmo, brown, cane sugar). Our patented Stevia process allows it to be completely tasteless, we guarantee it.  Stevia is a small plant from the sunflower family.  The leaves are a zero-calorie sweetener source considered healthier and sweeter than sugar (sucrose).  Studies show stevia can be beneficial as an anti-bacterial, anti-septic, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, anti-glycemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-aging ingredient.  It may help with high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic fatigue, indigestion, heartburn, weight loss, immunity, healing, concentration, oral health, hair growth, bone strength and withdrawal from alcohol & tobacco. We do not condone the use of synthetic sweeteners.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain hormones.  Hormones cause salmon to grow to market size twice as fast as normal, dairy cows to produce 15% more milk, and beef cattle to grow 20% faster. These animals contain artificially high levels of sex or growth hormone that is transferred to the consumer and can cause hormone disruption, early puberty and cancer.
	Essanté Organics products do not contain antibiotics.  Antibiotics found in our non-organic soil and food sources have elicited serious concern about yeast growth and antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance in humans.  We have therapeutic essential oils that can support wound recovery as well as help with reclaiming healthy yeast production.
	Essanté Organics products are heart healthy.  They do not contain cholesterol, trans fat or saturated fat (bad fats) which can elevate blood pressure and cause heart disease.
	Essanté Organics products are Low GI (Glycemic Index) and contain ingredients that promote healthy blood sugar levels.
	Most Essanté Organics products are vegan and contain the highest quality of vegan protein on earth, including wild crafted, non-GMO brown rice protein and yellow pea protein. All Essanté Organics products are vegan with the following exceptions: Omega 3,6,9 Vital oils (which contain anchovy, mackerel and sardine oil), Bee Natural (which contain bee pollen and honey), capsule products (which contain gelatin), Lip Balms (which contain beeswax) and Citrus Body Butter (which contains beeswax).
	Essanté Organics uses raw, whole food ingredients which are nutrient dense.  Our ingredients are raw, in the sense we do not use heat during the formulation of our pH Nutrition products.  Our ingredients come from whole foods, thus ensuring maximum absorption, co-factoring, high and dense nutrient content, and superior health benefits.
	Essanté Organics products contain vitamins, high frequency minerals, and amino acids, thus supporting healthy: exterior anti-aging, interior anti-aging, immunity, energy, stamina, endurance, libido, hormone support, blood sugar levels, nervous system function, organ function, gland function, muscle recovery and maintenance, bone growth and maintenance, metabolism, detoxification, stress relief, therapeutic benefits and clinical results.
	Essanté Organics products score the highest ORAC values (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) because all of our pH Nutrition products are never degraded with heat processing of any kind.  Thus our products contain a wide array of dense nutrition from super fruits and super vegetables (scientific terms for fruits and vegetables with measurably superior antioxidant levels). A 2008 Boston, MA Tufts University study, by the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging concluded "Consuming between 3500-5000 ORAC units a day creates a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity". For example, our Super Reds Powder holds an ORAC score of 167,000.
	Essanté Organics uses only high quality fiber sources.  Fiber sources should not come from cheap toxic fillers.  Essanté Organics strictly uses fiber sources from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes which can regulate elimination, maintain healthy weight and lower the risk of both diabetes and heart disease.
	Essanté Organics promotes alkaline, pH balanced products.  If a fish is in water that is not pH balanced he will become sickly or die.  The same is true for all organic matter, including the human body.  The National Institute of Health states, "Maintaining a proper pH level is vital to health".  It's important to remove acidity from the body and become more alkaline or pH balanced. Disease tends to thrive in acidic environment and has a difficult time growing in an alkaline environment. Perfect pH for humans is 7.365.  Use our test strips to test your pH level, and enjoy our pH balanced nutrition and personal care products.
	Essanté Organics USDA Organic Therapeutic Essential Oils are pharmaceutical quality.  Our standardized certification process uses Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS).  This quantifiable testing equipment ensures pharmaceutical grade essential oils.  In addition all ingredients, within each product are supplied at the clinical study dosage.  These processes ensure superior performance and efficacy.  We only allow 100% certified USDA organic plant material.  We insist on reputable 3rd party certification of our essential oils and each organic certification seal is provided by the USDA. Companies that allow “self-testing” or “self-regulation” or who create their own internal certification process are governing themselves without being held accountable.  We never add any additives or solvents or carrier oils to our straight USDA organic therapeutic oils.  Adding anything to an essential oil degrades or changes the oil and, worse, it only serves to dilute the oil, thus creating more profit for the manufacturer. If you see an essential oil that is marked for consumption, per the FDA, it has been triple heat pasteurized or the company can be in violation of FDA law. We do not triple heat pasteurize as it is proven to degrade the therapeutic benefits