EO In The Eye ** Flushing

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I don't want to be disagreeable but I once had thyme fly into my eye and it was

so painful I ran to the sink and tried an eyewash. It continued to burn/sting so

I grabbed olive oil and put it on my eye (not sure how). It worked. This could

be an isolated incident.

 

 

 

Jessica Burman

www.cocoonapothecary.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yo Kathleen,

 

> I know, I know I KNOW! I always flush with water. BUT, last

> week my son knuckled Tea tree into his eye (my ten year old)

> and was screaming. I did " dilute " it real quick with milk,

> which stopped the pain long enough for him to get up to and

> to hang over the sink so I could flush.

 

I reckon its like they say .. " Any old port in a storm " . ;-)

 

> That's the ONLY time I have ever used milk. It was just a

> temporary quick solution so I could get down to the real job

> of flushing. And to stop the little monster from screaming.

 

Or .. " Necessity is the Mother of Invention. " ;-)

 

> Bad advice! Mea Culpa. What can I say, I'm an idiot.

 

Not an idiot .. you are tired and your fingers were working faster than

you institutional memory. ;-)

 

> Got my order. Yumsville. Thanks mucho! Oh! Loved the nutmeg

> sample. That's next on my list.

 

Good it is and happy I am. :-) We used some Nutmeg and some Clove Oil

in early September to bake a ham I bought in a Virginia Farmer's Market.

I mixed up a sauce with heavy Brown Sugar and mixed the oils in it ..

kept slathering it over the ham whilst it was baking. Larpin' Gud it

was too.

 

Did y'all know that one of the major ingredients needed to successfully

bake a ham is a plentiful supply of Moldavian Wine. Not for the ham ..

for the cook. ;-)

 

> K

 

Y'all have a good one .. and keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

 

>>Rose Hydrosol direct to the eyes to knock crap out of Conjunctivitis

>>(Pink Eye). But .. one must make sure that the hydrosol has not

>>become contaminated with critters prior to use.

>>

>>Never, Never, Never try to wash an essential oil from the eyes using

>>using milk .. or anything else except .. CLEAR WATER!

>>

>>This rumor began long ago and its based on a correct assumption that

>>leads to an incorrect conclusion. The correct assumption is that EO

>>will not dilute in water .. but will dilute in any fatty substance ..

>>like milk .. or even alcohol.

>>

>>But when one gets EO in the eye .. the intent is NOT to dilute .. and

>>spread the EO .. the intent is to flush it from the eye .. and water

>>is the ONLY liquid that will do this.