EOs and Candles

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Hi Angelina,

 

> I'm a newbie acandlemaker I would like to use EOs in my candles. I'm

> just starting to read about and research EOs.

 

Hope you get it right the first time and don't have to RELEARN after

reading some of the hype is many of the novels on AT and EO. The main

two sources of reliable information on EO safety and therapeutic values

and such will be the subject of a post coming in a minute.

 

> I would really like to use them in my candles, but I have many

> questions. There seems to be many essential oils that are harmful

> is used during pregnance or if you have a heart condition etc.

 

Not really .. Birch and Wintergreen are the only ones I think should be

totally avoided .. regardless of the condition of the user. You can

read more on that at this URL from Martin Watt's website.

http://www.aromamedical.demon.co.uk/articles/eosafety.html

 

> Is this only if the oils come in contact with the skin or can they be

> that harmful in candles too?

 

The potential problems of dermal application are sensitization and/or

irritation .. and sometimes photo-sensitization. The other potential

problem with EO (or any other chemical) is toxicity and that gets into

ingestion .. with some exceptions .. Birch and Wintergreen being two

that come to mind.

 

> Those of you who use EO's, do you put warning labels on your products?

 

Warnings are a double-edged sword. There are standard warning used by

most folks (including me) that go like .. External Use Only, Keep Away

From Children, Pregnant Ladies and Folks With Medical Problems or Taking

Medications Should Consult Their Physician. " But all of these are just

standard Cover the Butt warnings. The other side of the sword is that

if one goes further than this, they are technically giving medical

advice. Telling someone to NOT do something is not a lot different than

telling to do it. And if one goes into too much detail .. that is, if

they get away from the standard, broad Cover the Butt warnings, where do

they stop? And if they do stop before they have written a couple or

more pages, can some less than bright users blame them because they

forgot to say " Don't Put Cinnamon Bark Oil in Body Orifices? "

 

> I've heard a lot of conflicting info.

 

I can believe that. ;-p

 

> I would greatly appreciate any info you all may have. Also, any

> recomendations on good books for learning about EO's?

 

Coming at you with that now.

 

> Much thanks in advance,

> Angelina = )

 

Welcome you are .. y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

[Guest guest]

Hello,

 

Hi Angelina :-)

 

I'm a newbie acandlemaker I would like to use EOs in my candles.

 

I love candles scented with real EO's . those candles by companies like

Yankee candles are nice .. BUT at the same time, they can't compare to a

REAL lavender candle :-)

 

 

I'm just

starting to read about and research EOs. I would really like to use

them

in my candles, but I have many questions. There seems to be many

essential

oils that are harmful is used during pregnance or if you have a heart

contidion etc. Is this only if the oils come in contact with the skin

or

can they be that harmful in candles too?

 

 

From all of the research I've seen over the years, I haven't seen ANY

proof that just sniffing any EO, especially in small amounts, are going

to be harmful to a pregnancy, or epileptics, etc . In general for folks

with epilepsy, they don't want to have any kind of scent overload or

extreme neural stimulation - its not just one essential oil that is a

potential problem, and the same with pregnant women (who in general are

sensitive to smells of any sort), but its certainly not the same as

inhaling toxic vapors (such as petrochemical solvents and fuels).

 

I am pregnant, and I still make soap - I just don't inhale the lye fumes

(which I wouldn't do anyway even if I wasn't pregnant) .. and I even

make soaps containing rosemary and pennyroyal oils! I just keep my room

ventilated cause ANY strong smell is unpleasant for me these days

Also, the info that those oils are unsafe to even smell while pregnant

seems really no more than unfounded rumor passed along from Aromatherapy

author to Aromatherapy author - almost like an old wives tale.

 

 

Those of you who use EO's, do you

put warning labels on your products? I've heard a lot of conflicting

info.

 

On candles, no .. on soap and other body products I put a warning that

if any irritation occurs, discontinue use. Also, I don't use oils of a

toxic nature (like wintergreen) at all.

 

I would greatly appreciate any info you all may have. Also, any

recomendations on good books for learning about EO's?

 

Martin Watt's book " Plant Aromatics " is excellent, so is Tisserand and

Balac's " Essential Oil Safety " .. and lastly (but not least) Syllah

Shepard Hangar's " Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual Vols. I and

II "

 

 

 

Much thanks in advance,

 

Angelina = )

 

Happy Friday!

 

*Smile*

Chris

 

 

 

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