Wintergreen ** AND ** Sweet Birch

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Butch Owen <butchbsi

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:54:36 -0700

Wintergreen ** AND ** Sweet Birch

 

Somebody wrote:

> Wintergreen is Great for the Joints.

> I often use it with Cypress (for circulation) and Marjoram (for

> muscles) on my knees. Helps the pain when arthritus starts.

 

It works .. but all that works is not good for us. Coke and smoking

rope works (I am told) though I don't approve of them. But likely it is

that if one's heart is sound they would not be any more harmful to a

person than would be Wintergreen and/or Sweet Birch .. IF .. the liver

is not as sound as it should be. A post on that in a minute .. from

this list .. back in December 2002 .. one of many I have made on this.

I am strongly against frequent use of either of the above. I don't sell

them .. there are safer substitutes.

 

> As for Pregnant ladies..

> I think it'd be safe in soap (not enough volume).

 

Wintergreen should not be used by pregnant ladies even in soap .. IF

they intend to sit and soak in the tub. Otherwise, soaps are not a

problem as they rinse off quickly.

 

> The oils I'd avoid would be any that would start detoxify and send

> anything bad to the baby when pregnant or nursing.

 

Won't disagree at all .. but generally folks are too general when they

discuss this subject .. that is, generally speaking. ;-) A post is

coming on that too. :-)

 

 

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

 

 

>>Hi, folks. I recently made the mistake of ordering 2 oz of

>>wintergreen EO because the menthol crystals carried by my usual

>>supplier are so expensive, but now I'm not sure what to do with it.

>>I know it's on the " Pregnant Ladies Do Not Use! " list; now I just

>>don't know.. I feel like I shouldn't have ordered it. I was planning

>>to use it in foot soap with shredded loofah, peppermint and

>>eucalyptus EOs and perhaps in foot butter with the same EO's as the

>>foot soap. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks tons.