Butch - Lavender 40/42

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Hi Rox,

 

> > If by cheaper you mean the Lavender 40/42 that's where it should be

> > used. Or maybe not at all. ;-p

>

> OK, I'll bite . . . I'm relatively new to the use of EOs compare to

> many of you folks. I use lavender 40/42 in soap, as well.

 

Wasn't intended to be bait .. but since you bit anyway. ;-p Reminds me

that I need to post the reply on Rosemary and soap too .. which I will

do but it has been sorta hectic here.

 

> I think I may already have learned the answer to this, but, Butch, can

> you give me your take on the problem w/ it and why you're suspicious

> of using it even in soap?

 

First .. lemme say something that might sound contradictory. I believe

that no harm can come from using any essential oil in soap IF that EO is

not a highly irritating EO .. or one that is a known sensitizer and the

user has broken or damaged skin. The reason is that unless we soak in

the tub with lots of lather we're not exposed to the makeup of the soap

long enough to harm us. Toxicity is not even an issue.

 

Now .. my stand on Fragrance Oils is that I wouldn't use them under any

circumstances. Why? Because we have no idea what is in them .. the big

buck manufacturers have long ago lobbied and won the right to not list

the ingredients. They are considered trade secrets. But California did

sue a couple of three of them for using ingredients that were known to

be carcinogenic.

 

So .. on Lavender 40/42 .. its luck of the draw as to whether the amount

of chemicals (Linalool or Linalool acetate) that was used to balance the

equation and arrive at the 40/42 percentages is natural or not. Could

be natural .. odds are its not. As its already known to be a commercial

grade manipulated oil there is no reason to spend more than is necessary

to produce it. I want to know what is in a product.

 

Will the Lavender 40/42 harm us when we use it in soap? Odds are great

that that would not happen .. same as the unknown ingredients in all the

commercial soaps in the supermarket. BUT .. in many cases one can buy a

proven pure and quality NATURAL Lavandula angustifolia for about the

same price as 40/42 .. so why not shop around? Or for that matter, why

not spend a buck or two more and then be able to advertise that you are

using this or that natural product in your soap?

 

There are basically two lines of thinking on soap making .. one is to

use only pure and natural products .. the other is to use anything one

can find that smells good. I've yet to understand the advantage of the

cottage industry of soap making for those who use the same old synthetic

humma humma we can get in the supermarket .. the major difference is the

homemade UNNATURAL soap just costs more.

 

> Thanks!!

> rox

 

Yes'm .. the above is my very prejudiced opinion. I won't argue or try

to defend it against anyone who thinks differently .. nor will I change

my mind. ;-p

 

Y'all keep smiling, Pigheaded Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

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Hi Butch,

 

Actually you can't get the same synthetic scents in the grocery store as you

can in handmade soap ;o) And the synthetic scents sell. I would rather not

use FOs at all. But people ask for them. Business is much better now that I've

included a few select FOs in my soap line ;o)

 

Regards, Sherry

 

>I've yet to understand the advantage of the

>cottage industry of soap making for those who use the same old synthetic

>humma humma we can get in the supermarket .. the major difference is the

>homemade UNNATURAL soap just costs more.