OT: Plant Aromatics Is Ready For Delivery (And Ad/Notification Placed With Permission of the List Momma) Kinda Longish

November 13, 2001

Butch-

Oh, Yes I want a copy of Plant Aromatics. I have Sylla's book already.

Ship Priority Mail. Oh God bless you.

Janet

I think you have shipping & CC info if not I will use the secure server.

Oh happy, happy girl. Tra la la la

>Hi y'all,

>

>Plant Aromatics has finally arrived from the printers/binders and even

>though I put it together myself, I must say it looks real good .. ;-p

>

>Due to initial setup costs (they were not small) first printing was only

>100 copies .. but I already had close to 50 folks waiting and I'll be

>contacting those folks today. I'm gonna give this list first shot at

>the remaining copies of Plant Aromatics before I offer it to others -

>and I think this list will probably take the other copies ... ;-9

>

>Below is the background for those who might be new .. an explanation of

>what it is and some info that was previously sent to the list. Those who

>aren't new are aware that Plant Aromatics is one of THE two credible

>reference pubs available on essential oils. I've also made some notes

>between the lines on previous posts .. below.

>

>Martin Watt has a number of publications out, and I have exclusivity on

>all of them for North and South America - but the one I speak of here

>is, " Plant Aromatics, New Edition 2001, In-Depth Referenced Reports &

>Quick Reference Charts Covering: Effects on the Skin of Aromatic

>Extracts: The entire set includes (in one bound copy):

>

>Skin Irritation

>Sensitization

>Photosensitization

>Oral & Dermal Toxicity

>

>It goes into:

>

>Reactions to Individual Chemicals

>Testing for Adverse Effects

>Skin Absorption

>Oils Not Recommended

>Absolute and Concrete Extracts

>Maximum Levels of Oils in Perfumes/Cosmetics

>Toxicity Levels

>Referenced Adverse Effects on the Skin

>And many more subjects

>

>The entire set is a compilation of data researched over many years by

>Martin Watt, Cert. Phyt. Medical Herbalist & Essential Oil Educator.

>The primary source of this research was the R.I.F.M. (Research Institute

>for Fragrance Materials) and their sister organisation the I.F.R.A.

>(International Fragrance Research Association).

>

>These organizations collect safety data on essential oils in a number of

>ways: they gather scientific information and assess it, member companies

>report adverse reactions to materials to them, and if necessary, they in

>turn circulate warning notices to member companies.

>

>Finally, they have commissioned significant research evaluations for

>well over 30 years, and have published their findings on essential oil

>safety in the journal- Food and Chemicals Toxicity.

>

>So - you have a choice of going to the library and researching the back

>issues of Food and Chemicals Toxicity for the past 30 plus years, or if

>you are short on time, acquiring this reference set ... ;-p

>

>Why does one need this set? Well .. I can think of three reasons.

>

>1. Ethics and Personal Safety: Why should we use an EO in a dilution

>that is larger than that which has been tested as being safe? We have

>responsibility to ensure those who use our products - as well as our

>selves, are not injured.

>

>2. Legal Liability: When we sell a product, we are considered as being

>professionals .. like it or not, we then become liable for any harm we

>might cause. Ignorance is no excuse for amateurs, much less an excuse

>for professionals. Will use of this safety data get you off the hook if

>you are hauled into court for a lawsuit? I don't know - but if one can

>quote solid safety data rather than standing there with their ignorance

>hanging out I would think they would be more likely to convince those

>who need convincing that they took reasonable and prudent care to do the

>right thing, made informed decisions using solid information, and were

>concerned about ensuring no harm was done. Intent can mean much and a

>good defense can't hurt - methinks.

>

>3. Professional Development and Knowledge: This cottage-industry

>thrives on ignorance and rumor .. the data contained in this publication

>is far more than rumor and is quotable as being scientifically sound.

>

>Off the subject for a minute. There are only two reference sets I have

>ever sold .. that is, keeping them in stock myself .. and these two are

>considered by ALL to be the two that we need if we don't have anything

>else. One is Plant Aromatics and the other is:

>

>Sylla Shepherd-Hanger's Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual in

>two volumes. This is for the novice and the expert as it tells you all

>you need to know about each essential oil property ... each one has it's

>own page and is broken out into headings like these twelve - in

>columns:

>

>Botanical/Common Name - Plant Part - Family - Origin - Distill Method

>Specific Biochemicals

>Traditional & Estoteric Uses

>Integumentary, Skin/Hair and Nails

>Respiratory

>Muscular & Skeletal

>Cardiovascular and Lympahatic

>Immune

>Digestive

>Endocrine

>Genito-Urinary and Reproductive

>Nervous/Brain/Mind

>Safety Data

>

>It's a VERY handy reference set and I use mine daily - keep them beside

>my desk. It's not cheap but if one considers the information in it and

>compares that information to a stack of the unreferenced novels out and

>about - we will find it far less costly and far more valuable. You can

>review and/or order it at http://www.AV-AT.com/manual01.html

>

>Now back to the subject of this post - Plant Aromatics:

>

>Whereas Sylla's reference set deals with therapeutic and esoteric use of

>EOs, Martin Watt's Plant Aromatics deals with Toxicity, Irritation,

>Sensitization, Photo-Sensitization and other Safety Data .. and includes

>scientific references for the charts where percentages of dilution for

>various oils have been safety tested. This is a must for folks dealing

>with EOs that will be placed on skin, and this includes massage,

>perfume, cosmetics, soap or whatever. This is the reference set that

>is now out in updated version - I published it and I have exclusive

>distribution rights for North and South America.

>

>The old version that is out now is $75 .. the one I published is $43.90.

>It has more info and it is less costly because I am less greedy and both

>Martin and I agreed that our intent is to get the word out and do a

>large volume of sales .. my goal is to sell a few thousand copies the

>first year and I am confident of meeting that goal.

>

>For now, I will be the only one distributing this reference publication.

>I had planned for Chris to also distribute it but before I can even get

>copies to her in Colorado, this first printing will be sold out. Also,

>and it's a bit premature to discuss this, I'll say that it looks like

>Appalachian Valley Natural Products will be offering Anatolian Treasures

>products from Colorado in the future .. an AVNP East and an AVNP West -

>and she'll have her hands full REAL SOON cause she's gotta travel to

>Maryland right after Christmas to observe the operation there and then

>go back to Colorado to set up a carbon copy of that AVNP operation.

>;-p

>

> > > > Right now, we're publishing the Revised Edition of Martin Watt's

> > > > " Plant Aromatics " .. it'll be available in 7-10 days .. then we are

> > > > publishing something that will be a big surprise to lots people - a

> > > > very valuable surprise. It'll be ready in 14-20 days .. ;-p

>

>Took longer than the 7-10 days I quoted .. I just didn't realize that

>American businesses worked as slowly as Turkish businesses. Danged

>binders are sorta special and not something they keep on hand - so they

>had to order them out of New York.

>

> > Who is selling the revised edition? This is one that I haven't

> > gotten yet. Suspense is high on the big surprise also. Any clues

> > as to what it is? Sandi

>

>For reasons mentioned above, just me on this first printing. I intend

>to offer this list first shot at the remaining copies, then the TLC

>Soaps List for next printing because they are all waiting for it ..

>finally, I'll offer it to the public. I'm making it real clear to those

>who sold the old edition that they gotta get hot to get rid of any of

>the older ($75) copies they have. That's not my call .. the fact that

>the new edition was coming out has been known to them for many months

>and Sylla had control of printing of the old edition.

>

> > The publisher of Plant Aromatics has exclusivity for North and South

> > America. The publisher is me ... ;-p Martin is handling it in

> > Europe. I am gonna let one person sell it in Canada - and I might let

> > one more person sell it it in the US - gal named Christine. ;-)

>

>I intend to allow it to be sold by a distributor in Canada AFTER the 2nd

>printing is sold out .. I think that is fair as I am the one sinking the

>$$ into this publication and the low price will basically mean that I'll

>be allowing a Canadian distributor to offer it as a courtesy to buyers

>there rather than it being a profitable venture for me.

>

> > Oh yea .. the old edition of Plant Aromatics is $75 .. the new, Revised

> > Edition is gonna be $42 ... ;-p I'm not greedy and like my oils, I do

> > believe that low profit margins show up at the end of the year as much

> > higher overall gross sales .. which equates to more overall profit. I

> > have no doubt that this one will sell 2000 copies the first year.

>

>Turned out to be a bit more than $42 .. that was my goal, but

>considering all the costs involved, royalties, etc., I'm just not able

>to offer it for that price now.

>

> > As for the surprise .. can't give any hints now but I can GAR-AN-TEE

> > that everyone will want this one .. ;-)

>

>On the surprise .. there might be a 60 day hold-up on that too and I'll

>explain the reasons why in another post. There are some MAJOR changes

>going down in Appalachian Valley Natural Products .. all for the better

>but these changes are going to put me off track for a month or so.

>

> > Someone asked if there would be an update for folks who had previously

> > purchased Martin Watt's " Plant Aromatics " Martin has already provided

> > the updates to the three people who previously sold Plant Aromatics ..

> > Sylla Shepherd-Hanger, Marge Clark and Lynn Bozman (Canada).

> >

> > Martin advised them that the changes could/should be provided free, via

> > email, to anyone who previously purchased " Plant Aromatics, " but if

> > someone wanted the changes in a printed format, they would have to pay

> > because there are costs to printing.

> >

> > The new, revised edition of " Plant Aromatics " does contain some

> > references not found in the older version. The file that will be

> > provided to those who purchased the old version DOES NOT contain the new

> > references on the oils as that would have been too difficult to extract.

> >

> > I am not promoting the new, revised edition of " Plant Aromatics " as

> > containing significant amounts of new information on the oils

> > themselves.

> >

> > I'm not recommending folks having the old edition buy the new one. I

> > will say that the new, revised edition has a bit more information than

> > the old edition and it is much cheaper than the old edition.

>

>So .. there it is. If you want a copy lemme know fast cause it's first

>come ... first served. If you are an established AVNP customer, I have

>your address and CC info ... if not, you should be ;-p and you can just

>send me an email .. and make it work faster by using my Secure Server

>for the Credit Card info

>https://ladon.safe-order.net/av-at/securepay.shtml

>

>Tell me where to ship it and how you want it shipped - shipping options

>within the USA are US Postal Slow Boat to China .. $2.27 - or US Postal

>Priority Mail .. $3.95. For outside the US, shipping charges are the

>same as with all my products, ACTUAL COST .. there are no handling or

>other Mickey Mouse charges. Also, I think there are no taxes in most

>countries on printed materials.

>

>There it is y'all ... keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

>

>My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey

>http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html

>

November 13, 2001

I hope their is one left for me!!!!!!! Put me down for one and you do have

all my information--cc and address.

Effie

I'm smilin

Butch Owen <butchbsi

Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:33 AM

OT: Plant Aromatics Is Ready For Delivery (And

Ad/Notification Placed With Permission of the List Momma) Kinda Longish