MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) FAQs

What are Material Safety Data Sheets?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets standards and requirements for occupational-related hazards in the workplace. One of these requirements is that Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDSs) are developed to guide safe handling of various bulk chemicals during storage, manufacturing, and processing.

MSDSs are required for workplace safety with a purpose to protect workers handling large quantities of bulk materials and to ensure safe storage. They are not intended as consumer information, and the information contained in an MSDS form is not considered generally useful to consumers because of the specialized information targeted towards occupational hazards in commercial settings.

Are MSDS forms available to consumers on your website?

Due to the confusion of consumers reading the MSDS information about essential oils and thinking it applies to common household use, we have decided to move these forms behind the Retailer Portal of our website, requiring a wholesale customer login so that the bulk-handling customers this information is intended for can still access it.

How does this apply to Essential Oils?

MSDS forms are intended to guide wholesale customers who are using our products to manufacture their own personal care products. These are the people with the risk of exposure during bulk handling of the materials, including both storage and processing, which presents potential risks that are not shared by consumers using normal-sized amounts of products as directed on the label.

How can I access a MSDS if I am a retail customer?

If you are a retail customer in need of a MSDS, they are available on our Retailer Portal, which is accessible with your wholesale customer login. Please reach out to your NOW sales rep for help with this and/or contact us for any additional questions related to MSDSs.