Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Dears, Have to apologize first - I've been terribly busy with work and haven't been able to participate in the group at all in the last 6 months. But I am still here, as is my Russian-language forum, and I think I need advice. Somebody asked what would be good for treatment of an early stage couperose. Somebody else, while I was out of town, suggested using rosewood, rosemary, juniper, orange and lemon (in different combinations) in a base of macadamia nut or jojoba. I can easily believe fatty carrier oils but, having had no personal experience of couperose (thank goodness) and having only read up on it on the Web, I am not sure if the oils listed would indeed be good or harmful for this condition. Any advice based on personal experience or proved sources would be really, really appreciated. Cheers, Nika From cold and gray Moscow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Myrrh, frankincense and benzoin are fantastic for rosacea. Nothing oily is recomended, so try watery or gel bases. Enjoy! Ane* O está de cara nova. Venha conferir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Thank you for your reply, Ane. Are couperose and rosacea the same thing? In any case, I am very, very apprehensive about using benzoin on the already unhealthy skin. In fact, Plant Aromatics strongly advises against bensoin on the skin as being unsafe. Where did the recommendation to use it for rosacea come from? Cheers, Nika ane walsh wrote: > Myrrh, frankincense and benzoin are fantastic for rosacea. Nothing > oily is recomended, so try watery or gel bases. > Enjoy! > Ane* > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Benzoin no way!!! This is NEVER a natural oil, it is a resin dissolved in a solvent of some kind (usually synthetic). So not only do you stand the risk of causing sensitisation from the benzoin itself, but you are exposing already damaged skin to high volumes of synthetic solvents. I have seen the severe skin damage this kind of formula taken from aromatherapy novels can cause and it is not pretty. The fact someone may have found such a formula helped initially, does not mean it will do that for most people. It can take years for sensitisation of the affected tissues to manifest itself, by which time it is too late the damage is done. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com , ane walsh <sagullinha7 wrote: > > Myrrh, frankincense and benzoin are fantastic for rosacea. Nothing oily is recomended, so try watery or gel bases. > Enjoy! > Ane* > > > > O está de cara nova. Venha conferir! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Well I make my product with the pure resins and the only solvent I use is water and sometimes edible oil or cereal alcohol and I do not know of any bad reaction in my clients (more than 500) in these late 4 years. If this reaction is taking too long or if it is not coming you just ask them if they want to stop using it... If you pay attentio to what I wrote in any time I mentioned essential oils, but the whole resin. Sorry, but people from Aromatherapy always think the ultimate thing is the essential oil, but they are always so strong that I prefer the infused ones and the pure herb. I didn't specify, so it was MY mistake. But I'm an alternative healer of skin problems only and benzoin is one of my favorite to heal open wounds and bed sores. And I use the pure resin in spring water. Ane* Search Música para ver e ouvir: You're Beautiful, do James Blunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 > Well > I make my product with the pure resins and the only solvent I use is water < If resins were soluable in water, wouldn't rain dissolve them? I'm confused! Sue www.ctherb.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 >But I'm an alternative healer of skin problems only and benzoin is >one of my favorite. Clearly you have absolutely no idea on the safety of the products you use. You should try learning proper information on safety before you endanger your clients with products that could cause more harm than good. Do you even know what variety of benzoin you are using? I also wonder which preservatives you use if you are using spring water. By the way, resins cannot be dissolved in water, so I wonder what the heck you are being sold? Martin Watt , ane walsh <sagullinha7 wrote: > > Well > I make my product with the pure resins and the only solvent I use is water and sometimes edible oil or cereal alcohol and I do not know of any bad reaction in my clients (more than 500) in these late 4 years. If this reaction is taking too long or if it is not coming you just ask them if they want to stop using it... > If you pay attentio to what I wrote in any time I mentioned essential oils, but the whole resin. Sorry, but people from Aromatherapy always think the ultimate thing is the essential oil, but they are always so strong that I prefer the infused ones and the pure herb. > I didn't specify, so it was MY mistake. But I'm an alternative healer of skin problems only and benzoin is one of my favorite to heal open wounds and bed sores. And I use the pure resin in spring water. > Ane* > > > > Search > Música para ver e ouvir: You're Beautiful, do James Blunt > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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