French Research (was RE: Co-op - Monoï de Tahiti)

[Guest guest]

I distrust just about anything that comes out of the French essential

oil and cosmetics trade. They are the worlds biggest adulterators of

essential oils. Their cosmetics trade are packed to bursting with

unjustified so called " clinical research " ie. use our magic new face

cream and it will make you 5 years younger backed by our clinical

research! I even distrust some of the smaller oil producers knowing

what I do about the way they fiddle their oils. A friend here tried

suing one lavender farmer/distiller and got nowhere because the

French courts are geared to protecting their own Nationals only.

 

In the case of the Monoi extract I have here copies of research which

came from a French supplier. Superficially they look impressive until

one looks at the detail and find the claims do not stand up to

scrutiny. For example:

 

" The buds are covered with a gum used as a masticatory or, softened in

alcohol, can be applied on sores and atonic ulcers " .

So the buds macerated in alcohol were what was used to treat ulcers

NOT the flowers extracted in coconut oil as their literature claims.

 

I love refined coconut oil as some on this group know and I would bet

most of the healing properties of Monoi are from the coconut itself.

 

To that one has to add the fact that it is so easy to add a synthetic

perfume to coconut extract. The French would not do that would

they? Bear in mind some of the producers in the South Pacific are

still tied up with French fragrance houses.

 

University research in France only rarely finds its way into the

International scientific journals where it can be scrutinised. Some

of that is very good indeed, however anything connected with a

commercial supplier of product is likely to be slanted at selling

product. Their sales techniques then get sucked in by Americans and

by many in the UK who assume any natural extracts from France must be

wondeful. They are not and are often worse than from other countries.

 

The French connection is what is responsible for a vast amount of

crap that has become endemic in aromatherapy over the years and is

responsible for corrupting a wonderful therapy and the minds of its

practitioners.

 

Martin

 

, " Christine Ziegler "

<chrisziggy@e...> wrote:

> I second that inquiry *lol*

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> Why do you say that Martin?

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> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

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> , " aromamedical2003 "

> <aromamedical-2@l...> wrote:

> > Just be careful about any claimed research from

> > France!

> > Martin

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> Why?

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> Anne (in France)

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