Phototoxic Reaction

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

This is an email I sent a local AT place after I experienced a phototoxic

reaction.

The business has offered to credit the purchase and is now considering a

disclaimer on the bottle stating 'do not use before sun exposure' & 'when using

pure EO's please dilute in a carrier oil before use'.

I will reserve comment on their response until after I visit their shop a bit

later this morning and try to explain a more about why I take issue with these

two measures. (Hint- I would prefer to see more action taken. I genuinely like

this small business and would like to see them flourish.)

 

Hi,

I purchased a bottle of your lovely 'X' blend last month.

Unfortunately, the list of essential oils used in the blend has completely

faded off due to the absence of an oil/waterproof tape over the label, so I'm

not certain of the oils in it.

I believe I recall Bergamot and Lemon Verbena, which should not be used on the

skin at all, as ingredients.

What happened to me is that I'd occasionally been using a drop of your oil

blend on the crook of the sleeve of a long-sleeve cardigan which was layered

over a long sleeve tee.

A week and a half ago I noticed a large patch of burned skin on the inside of

my forearm, which shortly turned into a blotchy 'tan'... exactly on the

portion of skin that the oil on my clothing had been exposed to.

My work hours don't coincide with your business hours, so the earliest I could

come into your shop to show you the reaction would be this Saturday, if I'm

free. In the meantime I will do my best to get a digital photo of the one arm

and reaction as compared with the other.

Here's a page on Bergamot reactions that might be useful for you, if you

haven't seen it before:

 

http://www.aromamedical.com/special.htm

 

This certainly appears to be a phototoxic reaction you will generally see with

Bergamot and a handful of other phototoxic oils that may be used in this lovely

scented blend you offer.

I am more than happy to provide your business with a complete list of

phototoxic essential oils and absolutes researched and published by the RIFM, if

you're interested.

We can't be absolutely certain of the culprit until I have access to the full

list of phototoxic oils. (Likely later this afternoon.)

I will say that although I have been a huge proponent of essential oil safety

for more than 10 years I once made the mistake of adding exactly 1 drop of

Bergamot (not the non-phototoxic bergapten-free Bergamot) to the top of a

t-shirt, then gardened for an hour in the sunlight. Later that evening I found a

large round bright-red 'sunburn' on the spot I'd dropped the oil on my t-shirt.

This spot turned into a bizarre large round 'tan' that lasted for 2 months.

As I'm very fair, it was quite noticeable, looked bizarre and was thus

embarrassing to me. I hope I have no skin spots or problems with that part of my

chest down the road! :-)

Now, what you may want to consider is adding a small warning on this blend's

label that it is not for use on the skin and not to apply it to clothing or

anything that may touch or reach the skin.

And while I have you, I'd like to extend an offer for you to regularly,

perhaps monthly, mail fliers and business cards to the bodywork/massage college

I work for.

We Aromatherapy people need to stick together and support one another! We

have a large Community Board our many students are always checking out for new

offerings, so I'm sure you'd generate a little business with that sort of free

marketing.

You may also email or fax fliers or special events to me at work.

Thanks for your time, and thanks for listening.

 

Warm regards,

Stacey Miller

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Miss Stacey, that was a very nice letter.

 

respectfully

 

 

 

LMT

 

 

 

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millerslm1

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:25:11 +0000

[ATFE2] Phototoxic Reaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi guys,

This is an email I sent a local AT place after I experienced a phototoxic

reaction.

The business has offered to credit the purchase and is now considering a

disclaimer on the bottle stating 'do not use before sun exposure' & 'when using

pure EO's please dilute in a carrier oil before use'.

I will reserve comment on their response until after I visit their shop a bit

later this morning and try to explain a more about why I take issue with these

two measures. (Hint- I would prefer to see more action taken. I genuinely like

this small business and would like to see them flourish.)

 

Hi,

I purchased a bottle of your lovely 'X' blend last month.

Unfortunately, the list of essential oils used in the blend has completely faded

off due to the absence of an oil/waterproof tape over the label, so I'm not

certain of the oils in it.

I believe I recall Bergamot and Lemon Verbena, which should not be used on the

skin at all, as ingredients.

What happened to me is that I'd occasionally been using a drop of your oil blend

on the crook of the sleeve of a long-sleeve cardigan which was layered over a

long sleeve tee.

A week and a half ago I noticed a large patch of burned skin on the inside of my

forearm, which shortly turned into a blotchy 'tan'... exactly on the portion of

skin that the oil on my clothing had been exposed to.

My work hours don't coincide with your business hours, so the earliest I could

come into your shop to show you the reaction would be this Saturday, if I'm

free. In the meantime I will do my best to get a digital photo of the one arm

and reaction as compared with the other.

Here's a page on Bergamot reactions that might be useful for you, if you haven't

seen it before:

 

http://www.aromamedical.com/special.htm

 

This certainly appears to be a phototoxic reaction you will generally see with

Bergamot and a handful of other phototoxic oils that may be used in this lovely

scented blend you offer.

I am more than happy to provide your business with a complete list of phototoxic

essential oils and absolutes researched and published by the RIFM, if you're

interested.

We can't be absolutely certain of the culprit until I have access to the full

list of phototoxic oils. (Likely later this afternoon.)

I will say that although I have been a huge proponent of essential oil safety

for more than 10 years I once made the mistake of adding exactly 1 drop of

Bergamot (not the non-phototoxic bergapten-free Bergamot) to the top of a

t-shirt, then gardened for an hour in the sunlight. Later that evening I found a

large round bright-red 'sunburn' on the spot I'd dropped the oil on my t-shirt.

This spot turned into a bizarre large round 'tan' that lasted for 2 months.

As I'm very fair, it was quite noticeable, looked bizarre and was thus

embarrassing to me. I hope I have no skin spots or problems with that part of my

chest down the road! :-)

Now, what you may want to consider is adding a small warning on this blend's

label that it is not for use on the skin and not to apply it to clothing or

anything that may touch or reach the skin.

And while I have you, I'd like to extend an offer for you to regularly, perhaps

monthly, mail fliers and business cards to the bodywork/massage college I work

for.

We Aromatherapy people need to stick together and support one another! We have a

large Community Board our many students are always checking out for new

offerings, so I'm sure you'd generate a little business with that sort of free

marketing.

You may also email or fax fliers or special events to me at work.

Thanks for your time, and thanks for listening.

 

Warm regards,

Stacey Miller

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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