RE: Follow up to EO's without Carriers

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ljandie (Laurie Anderson) wrote:

 

Now please, I AM NOT picking on the individual who wrote that post

-I don't feel picked on! I love seeing other opinions on issues.

Kimberly

 

however it has been pointed out to me on other AT

newsgroups that there is no PROOF of many of these statements with

regard to EO's. Here's another snip< ...can aggravate epilepsy or

high blood pressure,can cause tissue and organ damage, are skin

irritants whether they burn the skin or not, and can be

abortificants. <End snip...

 

Hello All-

In my post regarding the use of straight " neat " essential oils I had

stated that certain essential oils could aggrivate certain ailments -

not that they was guaranteed to do so. My personal opinon is that I

firmly believe that until more solid and controlled research is done,

(on real people with real ailments) it is better to be safe than

sorry.

 

While other practitioners have used essential oils that have cautions

regarding certain ailments and had no adverse effects - is this luck

or can the results be taken straight across the board for everyone

because one person had no adverse effect? If an essential oil being

used doesn't effect the pregant mother who is using it and doesn't

cause miscarriage, is there an effect upon her unborn child? Some

essential oils are classified as haloucinogenics - is there a

difference in using these oils as opposed to smoking pot or eating

mushrooms while pregnant? I don't know the answer to this, but would

certainly not volunteer to be experimented on either.

 

Some of the posts regarding my initial post state that rs of

other aromatherapy newsgroups point out that there is no PROOF that

the oils don't cause any sort of harm - that what has been printed in

all the aromatherapy books is wrong. Personally, before believing

all the books are wrong, I'd have to see scientific research to

support this claim and wouldn't just believe it because it was posted

on a newsgroup.

 

There simply is not enough research on either side of this issue, pro

or con. On the flip side, is there documentation that the oils can

cause damage? I do not know the answer to that, but now will make it

a point to find out. Until more information is made available in

solid print on the non-adverse/adverse effects of the oils, I remain

safe rather than sorry by sticking to my books and avoiding the oils

that " may " cause adverse effects for certain health issues

 

Aromatic regards,

Kimberly

" Be careful of what you read in health books.

You could die of a misprint. " - Mark Twain