Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 On Feb 22, 2005, at 1:19 AM, herbal remedies wrote: > Re: Herbal Remedies - Deep Tissue Repair Oil > > > > > So, the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue repair formula is 100% > essential oil? > > I've been reluctant to chime in on this being new here and not wanting to PO everyone right from the start. This recipe yields about half a gallon -- pretty big. If you don't know how you'll react to the ingredients, you might want to try a smaller portion first, like 1/4 or 1/8 the recipe. Wintergreen is a skin sensitizer and many people are seriously allergic to it. I have worked with EOs for five years, I know a number of vendors and I respect their knowledge and the consensus is pretty much that it is unsafe for general use. Yes, the primary ingredient Methyl Salicylate is used in many liniments ... but this is so cheap to synthesize that the market for true EOs has almost disappeared, so most Wintergreen and Birch EOs are entirely synthetic. Price is a good indicator of quality when it comes to EOs, so a cheap Wintergreen will be synthetic. Use it with this awareness. Also, traditionally NO EO should be put directly on the skin without dilution, and I believe 5% is about the max. This recipe is way more than that. (Lavender and Tea Tree were the exceptions, but now I am seeing so may Tea Tree reactions, I would be careful with that as well.) Menthol crystals are great, but be careful working with them and wear gloves -- they are also a skin sensitizer and they will burn through plastic baggies. They will dissolve wonderfully in room temp EOs. You can do a google search for all of the ingredients as they are all available from online vendors. Most EOs are shipped in glass, since they attack plastics over time (even HDPE) so shipping may also be an issue. As it gets warmer, EOs expand, so it is best to purchase in cool months and store in a cool place. I hope this has been useful without ruffling feathers. Gillian Fryer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I had a friend that tore up her leg in a skiing accident. She was up and about in lass than 6 weeks with the deep tissue repair oil. Another friend lost part of her finger in a horse accident. They reattached it and she also used the DTRO. The surgeons said " We never expected to get this much of a finger back. -Shelby Lolette Sebren [lolettesebren] Sunday, February 20, 2005 2:29 AM herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Deep Tissue Repair Oil Hi everyone, I have been a member of this group for a while and have learned a lot from your posts. Now I need to ask a question. Have any of you made and used the Deep Tissue Repair oil recipe in the files section? Does it work? I would very much like to try it. Does anyone know of where to buy 32 oz of the wintergreen oil? Thanks so much for your replies. Lolette -- Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release 2/22/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Gillian, Thank you for chiming in. I've heard this is an effective, if strong, recipe and I want to make sure that I make it as intended and don't accidently substitute ingredients because of my lack of knowledge. Karen herbal remedies , Gillian Fryer <gfryer@b...> wrote: > > > On Feb 22, 2005, at 1:19 AM, herbal remedies wrote: > > > Re: Herbal Remedies - Deep Tissue Repair Oil > > > > > > > > > > So, the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue repair formula is 100% > > essential oil? > > > > > > I've been reluctant to chime in on this being new here and not wanting > to PO everyone right from the start. > > This recipe yields about half a gallon -- pretty big. If you don't > know how you'll react to the ingredients, you might want to try a > smaller portion first, like 1/4 or 1/8 the recipe. > > Wintergreen is a skin sensitizer and many people are seriously allergic > to it. I have worked with EOs for five years, I know a number of > vendors and I respect their knowledge and the consensus is pretty much > that it is unsafe for general use. Yes, the primary ingredient Methyl > Salicylate is used in many liniments ... but this is so cheap to > synthesize that the market for true EOs has almost disappeared, so most > Wintergreen and Birch EOs are entirely synthetic. Price is a good > indicator of quality when it comes to EOs, so a cheap Wintergreen will > be synthetic. Use it with this awareness. > > Also, traditionally NO EO should be put directly on the skin without > dilution, and I believe 5% is about the max. This recipe is way more > than that. (Lavender and Tea Tree were the exceptions, but now I am > seeing so may Tea Tree reactions, I would be careful with that as > well.) > > Menthol crystals are great, but be careful working with them and wear > gloves -- they are also a skin sensitizer and they will burn through > plastic baggies. They will dissolve wonderfully in room temp EOs. > > You can do a google search for all of the ingredients as they are all > available from online vendors. Most EOs are shipped in glass, since > they attack plastics over time (even HDPE) so shipping may also be an > issue. As it gets warmer, EOs expand, so it is best to purchase in > cool months and store in a cool place. > > I hope this has been useful without ruffling feathers. > > Gillian Fryer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 yes, i had the same experience. it got unreal when i got into the bathtub, it was so hot and i couldn't sit in the warm water. i'm pretty sensetive i guess, my wife sits in wayyy hotter water than me....i also made the mistake to put it on before bedtime, like you said, very unconfortable. i had to was it off (tried) with cold water and that worked for me. i have not touched it after that becuause i had a bad skin reaction with other herbs that i was using on the same area. i might have done something wrong and don't want to blame this on anything. i think i made a mistake and with the oil it all got bad. it is getting better though and will use it on other problem areas in the future. thanks, rik > Hi Lolette, > > I haven't made any, but do use it, and it does work wonderful! I've used it for an injured knee, for a sore shoulder and an injured wrist. It really works very well. One word of caution: put it on first thing in the morning, not in the evening. The oil makes the area VERY hot, and it would be really uncomfortable if you did this in the evening before going to bed - you probably would not be able to sleep! I also do it AFTER I've had my morning shower, and cannot then tolerate any more heat (as in hot water) touching the area until the following day - feels like I'm burning if any heat touches it within the same day. Even doing the dishes in hot water hurt my wrist when I was using the oil on my wrist. This is not a problem as long as you're aware of it :-) > > love > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 When I bought the DMSO, the guy said - you have to put it on " very lightly " ... so, he's heard about it before. herbal remedies , " Rik " <bliksemskater> wrote: > > > yes, i had the same experience. it got unreal when i got into the > bathtub, it was so hot and i couldn't sit in the warm water. i'm > pretty sensetive i guess, my wife sits in wayyy hotter water than > me....i also made the mistake to put it on before bedtime, like you > said, very unconfortable. i had to was it off (tried) with cold > water and that worked for me. i have not touched it after that > becuause i had a bad skin reaction with other herbs that i was using > on the same area. i might have done something wrong and don't want > to blame this on anything. i think i made a mistake and with the > oil it all got bad. it is getting better though and will use it on > other problem areas in the future. thanks, rik > > > > Hi Lolette, > > > > I haven't made any, but do use it, and it does work wonderful! > I've used it for an injured knee, for a sore shoulder and an injured > wrist. It really works very well. One word of caution: put it on > first thing in the morning, not in the evening. The oil makes the > area VERY hot, and it would be really uncomfortable if you did this > in the evening before going to bed - you probably would not be able > to sleep! I also do it AFTER I've had my morning shower, and cannot > then tolerate any more heat (as in hot water) touching the area > until the following day - feels like I'm burning if any heat touches > it within the same day. Even doing the dishes in hot water hurt my > wrist when I was using the oil on my wrist. This is not a problem as > long as you're aware of it :-) > > > > love > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I also have my DTRO story. I broke my back and shoulder last year and in less than 6 months made a full recovery with no surgery. A couple contributors to that, I believe, is doing the Total Body Cleanse early in my recovery and using DTRO faithfully every day since the accident on my back and shoulder. Kelli | | Shelby Blakely [sblakely] | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:32 AM | herbal remedies | RE: Herbal Remedies - Deep Tissue Repair Oil | | | I had a friend that tore up her leg in a skiing accident. She | was up and | about in lass than 6 weeks with the deep tissue repair oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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