Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Question regarding the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue oil. Is this EO or just wintergreen oil. If it is just oil, can't I make it using the wintergreen plant? Thanks Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 If Im not mistaken just oil and EO (essential oil) are one and the same. Essential oils are pure oils with no fillers in them. No carrier oils. I know the process of extracting oils from plants is tedious at best. Oils from seeds are much easier (pressing) but we aren't talking seeds. Someone else please confirm or deny. herbal remedies , " pj " <pjb5005 wrote: > > Question regarding the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue oil. Is this EO or just wintergreen oil. If it is just oil, can't I make it using the wintergreen plant? > > Thanks > > Pam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Essential oils are extracted via distillation or solvents. They are the volatile compounds of the plant. Carrier oils a obtained my pressing-such a olive oil- and does not contain high amounts of volatile compounds. They are 2 different compounds, like apples and orange-not interchangeable. Wintergreen oil IS and Essential oil that must be diluted into a carrier oil. You can not extract it yourself easily. If you have access to fresh plants you may be able to infuse a carrier oil with it, but I don't know if enough would infuse to produce benefits. You'd have to do some research and see if anyone has has success. Wintergreen oil is highly toxic. If you purchase the EO please keep it away from children and pets, it is sweet tasting and too much can be fatal. 1oz can be enough to kill an adult. When making an salve for tissue aches only a few drops is needed per oz of oil. You also have to be careful if taking any aspirin or related drugs. Sorry to babel on, but this is something to be very careful with. Jules herbal remedies , " firethorn " <blueriverranch wrote: > > If Im not mistaken just oil and EO (essential oil) are one and the same. Essential oils are pure oils with no fillers in them. No carrier oils. I know the process of extracting oils from plants is tedious at best. Oils from seeds are much easier (pressing) but we aren't talking seeds. > Someone else please confirm or deny. > > herbal remedies , " pj " <pjb5005@> wrote: > > > > Question regarding the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue oil. Is this EO or just wintergreen oil. If it is just oil, can't I make it using the wintergreen plant? > > > > Thanks > > > > Pam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Good explanation Jules. Thanks for chiming in. All the best, Doc On 3/17/2010 10:27 AM, Jules wrote: Essential oils are extracted via distillation or solvents. They are the volatile compounds of the plant. Carrier oils a obtained my pressing-such a olive oil- and does not contain high amounts of volatile compounds. They are 2 different compounds, like apples and orange-not interchangeable. Wintergreen oil IS and Essential oil that must be diluted into a carrier oil. You can not extract it yourself easily. If you have access to fresh plants you may be able to infuse a carrier oil with it, but I don't know if enough would infuse to produce benefits. You'd have to do some research and see if anyone has has success. Wintergreen oil is highly toxic. If you purchase the EO please keep it away from children and pets, it is sweet tasting and too much can be fatal. 1oz can be enough to kill an adult. When making an salve for tissue aches only a few drops is needed per oz of oil. You also have to be careful if taking any aspirin or related drugs. Sorry to babel on, but this is something to be very careful with. Jules herbal remedies , "firethorn" <blueriverranch wrote: > > If Im not mistaken just oil and EO (essential oil) are one and the same. Essential oils are pure oils with no fillers in them. No carrier oils. I know the process of extracting oils from plants is tedious at best. Oils from seeds are much easier (pressing) but we aren't talking seeds. > Someone else please confirm or deny. > > herbal remedies , "pj" <pjb5005@> wrote: > > > > Question regarding the wintergreen oil in the deep tissue oil. Is this EO or just wintergreen oil. If it is just oil, can't I make it using the wintergreen plant? > > > > Thanks > > > > Pam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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