Guest guest Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hi there, I'm relatively new to aromatherapy and am learning all the time it's refreshing to know that their is some debate as to what the popular literature published on the subject is true/false. Does anyone have an opinion on the theory/fact that thyme oil is potentially carcinogenic the thyme I use is wild thyme which I use in a spray on conditioner on my dogs when we go out walking to repell ticks. Grateful for any information Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hi Carol, Welcome! FWIW, I've run into Thyme oil in at least one hospital disinfectant wipe for the skin. (I recognized the scent and then looked at the ingredients.) Animals and EO's are another story. :-) Take care, Stacey Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry carolshorten Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:54:06 ATFE2 <ATFE2 > [ATFE2] thyme Hi there, I'm relatively new to aromatherapy and am learning all the time it's refreshing to know that their is some debate as to what the popular literature published on the subject is true/false. Does anyone have an opinion on the theory/fact that thyme oil is potentially carcinogenic the thyme I use is wild thyme which I use in a spray on conditioner on my dogs when we go out walking to repell ticks. Grateful for any information Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 At 08:56 AM 2/1/2009, you wrote: >Hi there, >I'm relatively new to aromatherapy and am learning all the time it's >refreshing to know that their is some debate as to what the popular >literature published on the subject is true/false. Does anyone have an >opinion on the theory/fact that thyme oil is potentially >carcinogenic the thyme I use is wild thyme which I use in a spray on >conditioner on my dogs when we go out walking to repell ticks. >Grateful for any information >Carol Carol, there are dozens of different Thyme oils, most of them thymus vulgaris, but available in different chemotypes... ie, very different chemical profiles. So a reputable vendor will label them so you know what you are buying/using... ie, thymus vulgaris var Linalol, or thymus vulgaris var thujanol, or thymus vulgaris var thymol, etc. so unless you have a species name.... ??? (I was talking to a client the other day... " I have some Thyme oil from my health food store (naming a well known brand)...it says GC/MS tested " " what chemotype is it? " " it doesn't say, just Thyme Oil, thymus vulgaris. " ARGH.... btw, I've read a lot of comments recently about Rose Geranium oil being an effective tick repellant... and probably safer for your dog. Since 1995 - supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Carol, According to the cretins in toxicology, almost everything they now classify as " carcinogenic " . These people only have one interest which is getting media exposure so they get to be professors and appointed to Government advisory organisations. Those advisory bodies both in the USA and Europe are slowly taking away the ability of people to produce and use natural extracts. Facts are that thyme oil is a very aggressive oil on the skin, BUT in tiny amounts it is a permitted food flavour. If there is any sound evidence for carcinogenicity it would have been restricted by now. Thyme oils are not ones I particularly like, but as with many other oils, one then has to ask " which thyme oil " as there are many with profoundly different chemical profiles. It is clearly nuts to say any essential oil like that has a specific effect like that. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com ATFE2 , carolshorten wrote: > > Hi there, > I'm relatively new to aromatherapy and am learning all the time it's refreshing to know that their is some debate as to what the popular literature published on the subject is true/false. Does anyone have an opinion on the theory/fact that thyme oil is potentially > carcinogenic the thyme I use is wild thyme which I use in a spray on conditioner on my dogs when we go out walking to repell ticks. > Grateful for any information > Carol > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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