Inhalation of EO **& Olfactory Question

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Hey Kathleen.

 

Hey Butch

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> Thanks for the answer.... Now, here's one to stir up a bit of controversy,

> which, of course, is meat and potatoes to a trouble maker like myself....

> ;-)

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Gotta agree with that statement. ;-)

 

 

> Okay, so essential oils are absorbed into the bloodstream via lungs, via

> inhalation (thus AROMA-therapy) and yet not absorbed through the skin,

> what's the point of putting them on the skin, especially when there is

> always the risk of sensitization and irritation, even with the old fav's

> such as lavender. Wouldn't it make fiscal sense and safety sense to use

> them

> ONLY via the old sniffer rather than slathering them on the skin?

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Depends on what results one wants .. and one should not confuse the

positive results expected but never received from absorption when getting a

massage with EO .. and .. the topical benefits that can and often do occur

from use of safe amounts of the proper diluted EO on the skin for the proper

conditions. True it is that commercial topical ointments would accomplish

the same ends but some folks want to go as natural as they can if they can

and when they can.

 

If so, how did AROMA-therapy become " massage " therapy?

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You will recall that over the past 14 years or so .. on this list and more

often on the old dead IDMA (R.I.P - you deserved to die) list .. folks have

cussed and discussed trying to come to some meeting of the minds on defining

Aromatherapy. If folks start doing that here now they are NOT going to

come up with any original ideas unless they are way out in left field. ;-)

 

Then again, there is the real point that some oils are very useful used

> on

> the body... oils that help ease the ache of arthritis, tendonitis etc...

> lavender to help ease the pain of burns, oils to aid wound healing and

> scars

> etc. This lends support to the idea that oils ARE useful on the body at

> times...

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Sorta what I wrote above .. so I agree with you. ;-)

 

So. If aromatherapy is to become a viable alternative therapy, shouldn't

> there be some kind of set rules somewhere that says aromatherapists should

> use oils ONLY on the body therapeutically and for the rest, via olfaction

> only? A nice massage is fine, using only carriers, use nice smelling oils

> in

> a diffuser if you want fragrance....

>

 

Ideally, you are right .. realistically it will not happen .. UNLESS ..

BigPharma convinces the U.S. gummit to come in and regulate. That would be

the beginning of the end of the practice of Aromatherapy! The beginning of

the end has already begun in the European Socialist Union.

 

And a big " HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA " to that ever happening!

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Naaaa .. its BooHooHooHoo if (when?) that happens. :-(

 

 

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> Cheers!

> Kathleen Petrides

> The Woobey Queen

> Http://www.woobeyworld.com <http://www.woobeyworld.com>

>

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

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

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Butch

 

I was actually thinking about the aromatherapy community not big pharm or

big brother or anyone else. That's why the sarcastic laff.

 

Sad to say there really is no community, no agreement between even a few

folk let alone a whole community...

 

K

On 9/20/07, Butch Owen <butchowen wrote:

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Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Woobey Queen

Http://www.woobeyworld.com