I now fully understand the saying "Buyer Beware" when it comes to online shopping. I like to find discounts and deals to make my life easier on my budget and with my recent interest of essential oils, I turned to discounted amazon items in exchange for a review from a website my cousin suggested I try out.
I was in love with this. I was getting oils for $1 or less. It was almost too good to be true! Turns out it was....
Yesterday, I received some castor oil and tea tree oils from a brand called Majestic Pure. They had high reviews, so I decided for a total of $1.10 that I couldn't beat this. I had been in need of castor oil anyways for some homemade beauty treatments that I have been wanting to try out for a while now. However, the second I looked at my product, I noticed something was wrong. I could clearly see a label under the one on it. I removed the label to find another brand's label was originally on the bottle. It had a different manufacturing location and everything.
I was stunned. Isn't this type of action illegal? How can one sell this?
To be safe, I suggest when dealing with oils, one should buy from a local health food store from trusted brands. Look into 3rd party testings of the products to make sure you know what you are buying. You want to make sure what you are spending your money on is 100% safe to put on yourself and your loved ones. I will never purchased online oils again as I want to know that what goes on my skin and what may go on my child's is as safe for us as possible. Even if that means spending a little bit more for the name brand oils that have been professional tested to meet high standards.
