caution re lavender oil

[Guest guest]

My friend, Dr. Charles Dekker sent me an article cautioning the use of too

much lavender on pre-pubescent boys. It is based on an article in the

October 17, 2006 New York Times. The article is by Darshak M. Sanghavi. I did

not get the page number. It was in the Health Fitness section.

I will type out the relevant part:

 

" In Boston at the annual Endocrine Society n\meetin in June, Clifford Block

of the University of /colorado School of Medicine presented several cases of

young men who had develpoed marked breast enlargement from using shampoos

containing lavender oil and tea tree oils, which are widely used essential oil

additives that present no problem for adults. "

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Oaklandplants wrote:

>

> My friend, Dr. Charles Dekker sent me an article cautioning the use

of too

> much lavender on pre-pubescent boys. It is based on an article

in the

> October 17, 2006 New York Times. The article is by Darshak M.

Sanghavi. I did

> not get the page number. It was in the Health Fitness section.

> I will type out the relevant part:

>

> " In Boston at the annual Endocrine Society n\meetin in June,

Clifford Block

> of the University of /colorado School of Medicine presented several

cases of

> young men who had develpoed marked breast enlargement from using

shampoos

> containing lavender oil and tea tree oils, which are widely used

essential oil

> additives that present no problem for adults. "

 

 

Your friend needs to buy a pair of glasses and an ability to read

beyond tabloid headlines:

The article is available here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/science/17puberty.html?ex=1162270800 & en=49801f\

42371ec618 & ei=5070

 

Quote:

The doctors realized that the girl’s father was using a concentrated

testosterone skin cream bought from an Internet compounding pharmacy

for cosmetic and sexual performance purposes. From normal skin contact

with their father, the children absorbed the testosterone, which

caused pubic hair growth and genital enlargement. The boy, in

particular, also developed some aggressive behavior problems.

according to them.

 

I say that, or maybe Big Macs (earlier findings according to the

article, I just ascribe a certain corporation to the source.)

 

Anya McCoy

of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com

Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org

Natural Perfumers Chat Group

 

[Guest guest]

I have to find it in the archives, but we talked about this same article

(I think it came out somewhere else about a month or two ago) .... Can

anyone help me out on this one???

 

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

My friend, Dr. Charles Dekker sent me an article cautioning the use of

too

much lavender on pre-pubescent boys. It is based on an article in the

October 17, 2006 New York Times. The article is by Darshak M. Sanghavi.

I did

not get the page number. It was in the Health Fitness section.

I will type out the relevant part:

 

" In Boston at the annual Endocrine Society n\meetin in June, Clifford

Block

of the University of /colorado School of Medicine presented several

cases of

young men who had develpoed marked breast enlargement from using

shampoos

containing lavender oil and tea tree oils, which are widely used

essential oil

additives that present no problem for adults. "