60% skin absorption of products-molecule size

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So we dilute our blood stream massively when we take a bath or go

swimming based on that idea! H20 is minute compared to the size of

most of the chemicals in essential oils.

 

All these crazy ideas have been advanced on various newsgroups over

the years and none of them stand up to scrutiny. Many aromatherapy

teachers continue to spout this rubbish without a shed of evidence

and it then becomes another trade urban myth. Medical patches have

nothing at all to do with skin absorption in aromatherapy. If you

have not already read it, I suggest you take a look at my article on

the web site. Nothing has changed since I wrote that in 1995 I think.

 

Martin Watt

http://www.aromamedical.com

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt

wrote:

>

> I think it depends on the size of the molecules in the

> ingredients.-..some molecules are too big to be absorbed very deep.

>

> [Dave:] That makes sense. I think it's logical to assume that

trace

> amounts of almost anything that's regularly put on the skin will

eventually