RE: Tooth Paste (tea tree sensitization)

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--- David Lambert <dlmbrt wrote:

Yes, for some people, sensitization

> could be an issue,

> although I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone

> having a bad reaction to

> tea tree oil. You always have to know that it COULD

> happen.

 

My mother had such a bad reaction to overuse of tea

tree EO that it was on the boarder of being

life-threatening. She had trouble breathing for which

she went to the MD (who was aghast--ooops--hate adding

ammunition to their war-chest), was red all over,

itching, burning, might have had skin peeling (I

cannot remember for sure), had swelling of various

body parts (might be why she had trouble breathing) I

don't remember which ones right now, except her

ears.... I remember her ears were swollen about

double size. It was quite alarming. And funny in the

sick sense of humor my family has ;-) Obviously this

was an individual reaction in a sensitive person who

overused the oil, but this is just the kind of thing

that the safety info is trying to prevent.

 

BTW she has a deep sensitivity to poison ivy (rhus

tox.) and I think I remember looking it up and finding

that Tea Tree is related to PI/Rhus Tox.

 

KD

 

 

 

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Obviously this

was an individual reaction in a sensitive person who

overused the oil, but this is just the kind of thing

that the safety info is trying to prevent.

 

[Dave:] That’s the first time I’ve heard of someone having that kind of a

reaction, but I’ve always known it could happen in some people. This is why

I use EOs sparingly in soaps! I’ve been using tea tree oil since the 1960s

with no problem, but that doesn’t mean everyone can.

 

 

 

 

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