Aromatherapy - The quality of the essential oils Robert Seidel sells earns him a following
Thursday, April 26, 2007
POLLY CAMPBELL
In 1977 Robert Seidel started a business that made a lot of scents but not much money.
In fact Seidel, 56, says the first few years he made no money at all.
But 30 years later, The Essential Oil Co., a wholesaler of essential plant oils based in the Sellwood neighborhood of Southeast Portland, grosses about $1 million annually.
Last month he shared trade secrets with students at Clackamas County's Tree School, an annual program targeted to those in forestry and timber management fields sponsored by the Oregon State University Extension Service, Clackamas Community College and local forestry groups.
"Oils are a value-added product," Seidel said. "When you harvest a tree you can collect the branches that you cut off and distill the oil." Click here for the rest of the article.
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