Melissa Oil Supplier Documents: What to Ask For
A COA tells you about one batch. Here is which document answers which question when you buy melissa oil by the pound, and what to ask for first.
How Many Batches Does One Bottle of Melissa Oil Make?
One ounce of melissa oil can fill 175 batches of body butter or 44 of perfume. The usage limits do the sums, and here they are worked out.
How to Price Products Made with Melissa Oil
Melissa's low usage limits keep the oil a small slice of your cost. Here is how to price around it, from markup versus margin to the retailer's double.
Real Melissa Oil: What Smell and Paperwork Can Tell You
Melissa oil varies so much that smell alone cannot confirm it. A ladder of checks from label to GC-MS, and what each one can really tell you.
How to Read a Melissa Oil Label: What Matters
Botanical name, dilution percentage, the word 'tested': what each line on a melissa oil label tells you, and the one question to ask about each.
Which Melissa Oil Bottle Size Should You Choose?
Bigger is not better value if the oil sits open. How many batches a half ounce covers, how air affects a bottle, and when it makes sense to size up.
Where to Buy Melissa Oil: 4 Questions to Ask
The best predictor of a good melissa oil purchase is what the seller will put in writing. Four questions to ask, and a home density check.
