This is a problem. I've been on several different forums, and it seems like quite a few people out there are getting elemi oil that doesn't smell like elemi oil, or at least nothing like the elemi oil I know.

It makes we wonder if people are getting cheated. Maybe some sellers are diluting the elemi oil with eucalyptus oil? I've heard of this kind of thing happening before, but this is usually with expensive oils. Elemi oil is pretty cheap but eucalyptus oil is even cheaper. It's about 1/2 the price.

People who are really into essential oils know about this trick. It's actually pretty common.

Some people say their elemi oil smells like fruit! It should not smell like that! Is there a good cheap place that will analyze stuff for you? Let's say I bought a bottle of elemi oil and it didn't smell like nutmeg and roses, but instead smelled like fruit or lemons as one person on another forum said. That is absolutely not how it should smell. It sounds like elemi oil that's diluted with d-limonene to me, or maybe it's all d-limonene! Unless the buyer knows what elemi oil should smell like, it's easy to be cheated.

I would like, just out of curiosity, to buy a bottle of elemi oil down at the local herb store and have it analyzed professionally, not by a guy I know but an actual professional. Would this cost me a fortune? I'm sure there are places that do this. What would such a place be called? What would I search for on Google to find a place that does this and does it cheaply, if there is such a place. Anyone know?