Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 This message is from Mark Kerr who owns the company who produces the manuka in question. I truly believe this oil is wonderful , and after meeting the man, am very impressed with his thoroughness. Jeanine Moss - Mark - Tairawhiti Pharmaceuticals 'David and Jeanine Moss' Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:03 PM RE: Manuka oil Hi there, Thanks for your email below. The testing info. I provided was with regards to the antibacterial / antifungal activity rather than safety data. Manuka Oil (Leptospermum Scoparium Oil) has been evaluated for safety and skin irritation and has achieved a listing under ELINECS (European Inventory of Chemicals) which required an evaluation of safety to man and the environment. This was done done at enormous expense by us the producer. You may wish to let him know. Just one point from your email - it should be East Cape not North Cape. We really appreciate your support for our Oil and we will continue to research and promote this oil as we also believe it has a lot to offer. Best regards Mark Kerr Message: 6 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:20:38 -0000 " aromamedical2003 " <aromamedical-2 Re: Manuka EO, looking for info Every condition you mention can be treated just as well with known tested oils. I am not against Manuka on principle, just on people who put the cart before the horses and start selling oils before anyone knows long term or short term safety. It should be for the producers to get the necessary skin testing done. In many cases they can get Government grants but do not bother. By the way, since dandruff is simply dead skin, any shampoo will remove it. Often though it is caused by over-use of shampoos so the answer to that problem should be obvious. Martin Watt , Kath Koeppen <aromaceu@e...> wrote: > The manuka EO which I am familiar with is from Leptospermum scoparium ct. North Cape. It contains significant amounts of three triketones which are distinctive to this chemotype. CT North Cape has been shown to have very high antibacterial activity and some antifungal activity. To my knowledge, it has not undergone any formal skin safety testing as of this date, but has been known to cause dermatitis and mild irritation in sensitive individuals. > > In clinical practice, I have been using manuka in a 2-4% dilution for several years and have not experienced any problems with it (nor have my clients), although I would not recommend neat usage. I have found it to be highly effective for fungal infections of the skin and nails... much more so than tea tree or various thyme chemotypes. Also helpful for scrapes and rashes. It is one of the very few EO's I have found to be truly effective for dandruff and dry scalp. > > Katharine Koeppen > Aromaceuticals > Essential Oils from Artisan Distillers > www.aromaceuticals.com Martin Watt --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release 19/11/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release 19/11/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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