Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I've never used FO's before, but a friend gave me some bergamot/mint FO & I made a small batch of CP. Can you please tell me the dangers? Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Hi Pat! I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will be able to answer your question in more detail and for soap, I don't know if there would be any danger (as it's a wash-off product), and if it's an FO, I'm not sure there would be any danger either. But bergamot EO is touted to be a very strong photosensitizer, meaning any leave-on body products made with bergamot have the potential to give you a very bad sunburn, to the point of second-degree burns. Now, if I'm spouting nonsense, I certainly hope someone will correct me!!! LOL But that's my understanding of it from what I've read. Oh, and Butch's website is http://www.av-at.com/ HTH! Kelly Beers - " Pat " <eveningsongsoaps Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:45 AM Re: Bergamot > I've never used FO's before, but a friend gave me some bergamot/mint > FO & I made a small batch of CP. Can you please tell me the dangers? > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 FCF Bergamot is safe to use on the skin, Is it not? Carol - Marge Clark Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:27 AM Re: bergamot At 07:30 AM 2/11/04, you wrote: >Last summer, I ordered some supplies from a place that carries a little bit >of everything and I ordered some bergamot EO. I recently got Martin Watt's > " Plant Aromatics " from Butch and in reading about bergamot it sounds quite >dangerous to use in any kind of soap or toiletry preparations. This isn't >the bergaptene free variety (which this supplier also carries) and not >knowing what I was really ordering, I'm wondering now if I can use this and >if so, for what? Tisserand's safety book indicates that it is safe to use the photosensitizers in washoff products... ie, soaps, shower gels, etc... but not leave ons like lotions or creams. personally, Bergamot is SUCH a photosensitizer that I keep it for the lamp... Your source for superb Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information, Books and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 At 07:30 AM 2/11/04, you wrote: >Last summer, I ordered some supplies from a place that carries a little bit >of everything and I ordered some bergamot EO. I recently got Martin Watt's > " Plant Aromatics " from Butch and in reading about bergamot it sounds quite >dangerous to use in any kind of soap or toiletry preparations. This isn't >the bergaptene free variety (which this supplier also carries) and not >knowing what I was really ordering, I'm wondering now if I can use this and >if so, for what? Tisserand's safety book indicates that it is safe to use the photosensitizers in washoff products... ie, soaps, shower gels, etc... but not leave ons like lotions or creams. personally, Bergamot is SUCH a photosensitizer that I keep it for the lamp... Your source for superb Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information, Books and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Hi Pat, There is such a plant called " Bergamot Mint " and it is a totally different thing from " Bergamot " Bergamot mint oil is a variety of mint plant (Mentha citrata) and Bergamot is from a citrus rind (Citrus bergamia). The mint does not have the same photosensitizing issues that the citrus does. Now the above is referencing Essential Oils, but you say you have a Fragrance Oil version of Bergamot Mint, correct? *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Pat [eveningsongsoaps] I've never used FO's before, but a friend gave me some bergamot/mint FO & I made a small batch of CP. Can you please tell me the dangers? Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 >note to self: never sell photo-toxic oils without a warning< Well done David, if only other suppliers were so careful we might have less problems. Martin , DRD <Too_hats> wrote: > Perhapse I'm missing something, but after reading all the post about Bergamot. I wonder why not just switch to the steam distilled, not the expressed? It's much safer on the skin. > > Personaly, I never use the express on anything that would come in cotact with the skin. Yea, they don't smell the same, but why risk it? > > I remember the suprize when one of my friends took the room spray I made for him, and sprayed it all over his face. He loved it and gave me a big grin, and said thank you! > > I was horrified! All I was thinking was how glad I was I hadn't put Expressed Bergamont in it. > > Then I said, " your welcome. " > > Then silently to myself, note to self: never sell photo-toxic oils without a warning - even if it's for non-topical things. > > Ya, never know what people are going to do with your stuff! > > Smiles, > > David Roman > > > > > > Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 > Perhapse I'm missing something, but after reading all the > post about Bergamot. I wonder why not just switch to the > steam distilled, not the expressed? It's much safer on the skin. I agree. I LOVE the scent of Bergamot, but will only use the expressed oil in diffuser blends and the like. The steam distilled is nice smelling too, different, but not so different as to make me not want to use it in a scent blend for topical application. It is still quite " bergamoty " > > Personaly, I never use the express on anything that would > come in cotact with the skin. Yea, they don't smell the > same, but why risk it? I use the expressed oils of some citrus varieties in soaps. > > I remember the suprize when one of my friends took the room > spray I made for him, and sprayed it all over his face. He > loved it and gave me a big grin, and said thank you! HA! > > I was horrified! All I was thinking was how glad I was I > hadn't put Expressed Bergamont in it. > > Then I said, " your welcome. " Next time to be safe just give that friend a bottle of rose hydrosol and let them spray away > > Then silently to myself, note to self: never sell photo-toxic > oils without a warning - even if it's for non-topical things. > > Ya, never know what people are going to do with your stuff! Good point! Gotta warn them against being s > > Smiles, > > David Roman *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 I just got my order of Bergamot from Janet's co-op...Janet or anyone, is that expeller pressed or steam distilled? Is it alright for room sprays around people? Thanks, Diana of DH Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Answered off list. J >I just got my order of Bergamot from Janet's co-op...Janet or anyone, is >that expeller pressed or steam distilled? Is it alright for room sprays >around people? > >Thanks, Diana of DH Making Light of Scents, Janet Golden-Hogan http://www.GoldenEssence.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Bergamot (Monarda didyma) Identification: Bergamot is a perennial that grows from 2 to 5 feet. A dense, rounded, terminal, head-like cluster of bright red, tubular flowers is at the summit of a square stem. Flowers: About 1-1/2 inches long; corolla 2-lipped, 5-lobed; stamens 2, projecting; stigma 2- parted. Reddish bracts present beneath flower cluster. Leaves: 3 to 6 inches long; opposite, dark green, ovate to lanceolate, coarsely toothed. It has a dense, rather shallow root system, with many runners, making root division a most reliable method of plant propagation. Family: Labiatae (Mint family) Other Names: Bee balm, Oswego tea Flowers: June - September Parts Used: Leaves, flowers and oil Habitat: Thickets and stream banks. New York to Georgia; Tennessee to Michigan. Constituents: Volatile oil, Compounds related to Thymol, Tannic acid. Medicinal Properties: Properties: Carmative, rubefacient, stimulant. Has been used mainly as a stomach preparation, to relieve nausea, vomiting, and flatulence. Main Uses: American Indians used leaf tea for colic, gas, colds, fevers, stomachaches, nosebleeds, insomnia, heart trouble, measles, and to induce sweating. A poultice was used for headaches. Preparation And Dosages: Infusion: Steep 1 teaspoon leaves or flowerheads in 1 cup water. Take 1 to 2 cups a day. *** Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits.Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny. - Mahatma Gandhi Check Out My Groups: Everything Natural http://health./ Everything Magick EverythingMagick/ -- Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/340 - Release 5/15/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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