cropwatch endangered aromatics

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OK, so here's a slightly Devil's advocate question. Since it is really

almost all of the woods that are in danger -- sandalwood, amyris,

rosewood, cedarwood, cypress, pines, junipers, etc. -- what do we use as

scent substitutes for these? Anyone have any thoughts to share?

 

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Debbie

deb

www.debrasrhapsody.com

[Guest guest]

>what do we use as scent substitutes for these?

Exactly the question i asked of someone who knows the oil trade from

the inside. The answer was kind of what I expected, which was that

most of the sandalwood oil around is already touched up with

synthetics; other tree oils are difficult to substitute with other

natural oils. Pine needle oils of course should be easy without

harming the trees, but in practice many woods are still clear felled.

 

Now if only aromatherapists would get away from the crazy concept of

skin absorption, it would be possible to substitute these natural oils

with semi synthetic blends for fragrance use only. Of course again in

reality this is what they have been using for years. On the down side

it would entail using synthetic chemicals, but we should bear in mind

a lot are made from turpentine (natural). It's a difficult balancing

act, but the loss of these trees is far more important than other side

issues in my opinion.

 

Martin Watt

 

, Debra McDuffee <deb wrote:

>

> OK, so here's a slightly Devil's advocate question. Since it is really

> almost all of the woods that are in danger -- sandalwood, amyris,

> rosewood, cedarwood, cypress, pines, junipers, etc. -- what do we

use as

> scent substitutes for these? Anyone have any thoughts to share?

>

> --

> Debbie

> deb

> www.debrasrhapsody.com

>