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>Let me

> ask you this: Is your sensitivity so bad that if

> someone opened a bottle of EO at her desk in another

> cube with high walls, possibly 20-40 feet away, that

> you would have any uncomfortable symptoms? If so,

> then it would probably bother you if Mary Ann ate Thai

> food, like Tom Kha Gai soup, in her cube too, right?

> Without yet hearing your answer, I would guess that

> it's possible but unlikely. Mostly because if it were

> that bad, you probably would not be working there.

 

The amount of aroma-chemicals that would end up in the air from

diffusing lemongrass EO, or even having a bottle open for a while

to " treat " oneself, is far more than the amount that would end up in

the air from a small amount of the herb itself, simmering in soup.

 

That is what distilling does - makes the substance that results from

the water/heat processing, more concentrated than the herb itself

simmering in water. That's why a tea is not the same as the EO added

to water, they are chemically different because not all the chemicals

in the herb end up in the EO.

 

That is also why you cannot just assume the same safety, therapy, or

even mind-body effects from using an EO as you would from using the

same plant as a whole herb.

 

Here's a kind of silly analogy - let say we were discussing noise

pollution instead of " air " pollution.

 

Employee who either doesn't want to smell fellow employees essential

oils while at work for whatever reason, dislike, ill effects or just

concern for their unborn child...might also dislike listening to

chanting tapes or ringing a bowl or bell for spiritual reasons.

 

To say " sound is sound " and since you can also hear your co-workers

on the telephone, makes it all OK, is a silly argument. There is

simply a time and place.

 

I personally think saving aromatherapy for your personal space, and

finding other less intrusive methods of self-care at the workplace;

bach flower remedies, herbal teas, and meditation, is my suggestion

for a solution.

 

I was once asked to create an aromatherapy blend for my daughters'

Charter School by the director. He wanted something to effect the

students and keep them focused and calm [behind the parents back I

might add -- sort of an experiment]. I said absolutely not; he had

NO idea whether the essential oils would trigger some students

allergies, cause an asthma attack, simply give a child a headache, or

interfere with medical treatment like homeopathy. What I did

instead, was get him " plug in " diffusers and gave him a blend for

cleansing the air, killing bacteria & viruses, etc and told him to

ONLY use the diffusers AFTER the children had left the building for

cleaning the room...not effecting the students. Sue

 

p.s. - we yanked her from the school when the Director's poor

judgement in this instance, turned out to be the tip of the iceburg.