Science is the cornerstone of what we do at Young Living. Our trained scientific staff employs cutting-edge methods to develop new products, as well as to help ensure the quality of all of our products. Both our D. Gary Young Research Institute and Quality team, work in state-of-the-art labs with some of the most advanced scientific equipment available.

INDUSTRY-LEADING SCIENCE

While our product quality starts in the fields, it’s proven in our state-of-the-art labs. Our rigorous D. Gary Young Research Institute and Quality program are staffed with more than 50 highly trained, highly skilled scientists who use advanced testing methods to help ensure that products meet our lofty standards.

Third-Party
Testing

Product testing doesn’t take place exclusively within our two in-house labs. Young Living also works with more than a dozen of the world’s leading, independent, and accredited labs with highly skilled and trained scientists who specialize in advanced product testing.

Innovative Product Development

The D. Gary Young Research Institute team helps Young Living employ cutting-edge science to develop unique products that lead the industry. This team also performs state-of-the-art research to support product claims and uses. With purity and efficacy being paramount to Young Living, the Research Institute team routinely develops new testing methods to help ensure the quality of our products.

STRINGENT, UNYIELDING QUALITY

Quality starts at the farm and is proven in our labs. Through our stringent, unyielding quality benchmarks, we are able to identify the most pure, genuine, and effective ingredients.

Our quality control team uses a battery of physical, chemical, and microbiological scientific tests to measure the exact components and properties of our essential oils. Each test is repeated numerous times during the quality process. Testing begins at our farms and continues all the way through the final stages prior to shipment to our customers.

Our team of highly trained, highly skilled scientists perform state-of-the-art tests, including but not limited to:

• Densitometry
• Viscometry
• Refractometry
• Olfactometry
• Polarimetry
• Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES)
• Gas Chromatography (GC)
• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• Automated Micro-Enumeration
• Accelerated Stability Testing
• Disintegration
• pH
• Microscopy
• Combustibility
• Flash Point
• Water Activity
• Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
• Chiral Chromatography
• Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)

While our labs can conduct all of these tests, we routinely use our third-party labs to supplement our internal testing. Each of these labs have highly skilled and trained scientists.

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