Eucalyptus oil safety & icy hot

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http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402/346449.html?

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Hi Fiona,

 

Interesting article.

 

I dont know about this part " but no use is well supported by scientific

research. "

Ointments and salves with Eucalyptus oil are very common in India and

have been there for atleast a 100 years. (tm on bottles)

They are the first things anyone reaches for muscular aches in which

eucalyptus oil or " jaam oil " or " nilgiri oil " is a large constituent

and for respiratory conditions a smaller percentage.

 

 

The constituents of the musc ache blend which I remember - are

eucalyptus, camphor oil, peppermint oil and nutmeg I think- and similar

to the icy hot maybe?

I've only used at most 2 at a time in a footbath, or a foot blend so

as not to irritate skin.

Ginger always burns no matter what dilution I've used so I use only

when the pain is greater than the burns like on muscles around

joints,etc

 

Esther