Are Sweet Peas Aromatherapy?/Now CO2 Safety

[Guest guest]

Hi Martin

Glad you mentioned CO2 because although I'm familiar with them in a

way (as in ; had one or 2 samples) I'm not sure of their place in AT

(UK style massage AT that is). Are they safe for skin use? Or would

you just recommend their use for inhalation?

Thanks :-)

LLx

 

2008/5/9 Martin Watt <aromamedical:

>>Do you mean they have all the extraction chemicals removed

> Yes.

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>>Or is there a (commercially viable) method of production not

>>involving chemicals?

> CO2 and Molecular extraction.

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>>Also, how do you see the flower-as-aromatherapy?

> Flowers are REAL aromatherapy.

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> ATFE2 , Liz <liztams wrote:

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>> Hi Martin

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>> 2008/5/8 Martin Watt <aromamedical:

>> > Liz said:

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>> >>To me aromatherapy is natural scents only. But then - what about

>> >>absolutes?

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>> > Absolutes are far more " natural " than any essential oils as long as

>> > they have been properly produced.

>>

>> I personally love absolutes (well, a lot of them, not all) and I'm

>> intrigued by *properly produced*.

>> Do you mean they have all the extraction chemicals removed completely?

>> Or is there a (commercially viable) method of production not involving

>> chemicals?

>> Also, how do you see the flower-as-aromatherapy? Can a natural scented

>> flowers be considered as AT in your opinion? or has AT to come out of

>> a bottle to be *true AT*?

>> (lot of questions there - sorry!)

>> LLx

>>

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[Guest guest]

>Are they safe for skin use? (co2 extracts)

I am only aware of a small number that have been tested, but as always

it depends on which extract and how much. Top class perfumers use co2

and other extracts all the time, as do food manufacturers, but the

volumes they use are minute compared to what aromatherapists for

example might use. This is always the problem when so called 'new'

extracts are introduced to aromatherapy, rarely do the advocates point

out the critical volume of use issues.

 

Martin Watt

 

ATFE2 , Liz <liztams wrote:

>

> Hi Martin

> Glad you mentioned CO2 because although I'm familiar with them in a

> way (as in ; had one or 2 samples) I'm not sure of their place in AT

> (UK style massage AT that is). Are they safe for skin use? Or would

> you just recommend their use for inhalation?

> Thanks :-)

> LLx

>

> 2008/5/9 Martin Watt <aromamedical:

> >>Do you mean they have all the extraction chemicals removed

> > Yes.

 

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