Emu Oil Refining In A Nutshell:

The same refining methods that have always been applied to the various oils you have used for your entire life is the most effective method for refining emu oil too PLEASE let me say that again.The same refining methods that have always been applied to the various oils you have used for your entire life is the most effective method for refining emu oil too.

Any method of oil refining can be made to sound high tech and more effective than another, but as it turns out, when its all said and done, ordinary refining methods are the best AND probably the most expensive to perform. Other high tech sounding methods require much less equipment and are cheaper to perform.

Emu Oil Refining In A Nutshell:

Filtering the oil is done first and this is usually done by pressing the oil through a dense set of paper filters at a certain temperature, usually around 180 degrees. The oil is usually mixed with an organic powder (clay) which will adhere to impurities, and then it can be filtered out later.

The oil is then spun in a centrifuge to remove the moisture, and placed undera vacuum for a few hours for deodorizing. This is a basic description of refining consumable oils.

About Emu Oil Refining Claims:

There are claims all over emu oil websites about different methods of refining emu oil and some claim theirs is better than others. We have all been using various oils for our entire lives and again, the same ordinary refining methods that are used for those consumable oils is just fine for emu oil too.

We have been using various cooking oils, etc, for decades and the refining methods are never questioned. The fact is that these same FOOD GRADE refining methods are just as effective with emu oil as home cooking oil, etc.

"Molecularly distilled", "triple refined", "organic", pharmaceutical grade, cosmetic grade, etc, are unnecessary and unrealistic. Ordinary refining methods produce quality emu oil that meets and exceeds the standards set by the AEA (American Emu Association), and it is suitable for any application you desire.

About Lab Testing Emu Oil:

After emu oil (or any consumable oil) is refined it should be lab tested and this is a simple procedure. Certain chemicals are mixed with the oil which produce certain colors. These different color shades are compared to a color chart, which translates colors to numbers which give specific values. The main culprits that can deteriorate in emu oil are the free-fatty-acids and the peroxides.

Emu oil is an animal product and peroxides are derived from blood. This can obviously cause problems and can make the oil get rancid much faster than normal so it is very important to process emus properly. If the emu is processed cleanly and properly, it is reflected in the lab results.

The standards for emu oil are fairly wide. In other words, two samples of pure emu oil can both meet the AEA standard, yet there can still be a HUGE difference in quality.

When the emu oil industry settles down, all suppliers will be using the same ordinary refining methods that have always been used for consumable oils because it is the most effective, the most available, and it makes common sense.