Use and Labeling of Essential Oils ** Was: Using EO in Foods

[Guest guest]

Howdy Charlene,

 

 

> in my training as an aromatherapist i was trained " external use only " .

>

 

That is a norm .. a safe norm. In any form of basic training we must pitch

to the middle of the group .. we will always be talking over some folks

heads and boring others but we must cover our butts while giving them the

safe way to do things. The tough part comes in when folks ask tough

questions .. and when that happens its better to reply one on one .. not in

front of a group and certainly not in writing.

 

 

> i have used cinnamon, peppermint, lemon in food products. i was

> wondering how it would compare to, for instance, lemon extract.

>

 

It can't because Lemon and other Extracts are almost pure alcohol.

 

 

> i use a lot of this. what amount of eo would you suggest to replace like

> 1t?

>

 

Yes .. Lemon Juice .. or Lemon Cold Pressed Oil if it is Organic or

Certified Organic. We use a lotta EO in cooking and in sauces .. Ginger,

Peppermint, Oregano, Sage, Rosemary, Basil, Lavender, Coriander, various

Oils .. etc. We made some great venison jerky this year .. it has Sage EO

in it.

 

I say again .. I ain't met a soup that could not be spruced up a bit with a

drop or three of this or that EO .. but keep in mind that a drop or three is

all you need and more than that will make you have to throw out the soup ..

concentrated fer'shur it is. One does not have to be a medical doctor to

pass along cooking recipes .. but recommending or suggesting ingestion of

any natural product to CURE a medical problem is a horse of a different

color. Do I fear telling folks that we are now diffusing Oregano,

Rosemary, Lavender and Lemon Myrtle in our home .. in hopes that if one of

those whatever they want to call it flu bugs makes its way in the volatile

molecules of those oils might cause it to go into retrograde .. to stop

replicating? No I do not. At the same time .. because I don't want to

fill your hard drive with what I think is logical support for my beliefs ..

I will just say that there is no proof that it will work .. but also there

is no harm in doing it and the odor is nice.

 

Its sometimes in how you say it vs what you say. My grandpa used to joke

about his old kuntry Baptist preacher .. feller said drinking whiskey would

send you straight to Hell but there was nothing wrong with a little Toddy

now and then .. strictly for medicinal purposes. Today however, we would

have to avoid claiming it was for medicinal purposes. ;-)

 

 

> thanx

> charlene

>

 

Welcome fer'shur and y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch ... http://www.AV-AT.com <http://www.av-at.com/>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

hello as an aromatherapist, is there anything that works for poison ivy ?

thanks

brooke

 

 

m: Butch Owen <butchowen

 

Saturday, May 2, 2009 3:26:35 PM

Use and Labeling of Essential Oils ** Was: Using EO in

Foods

 

 

 

 

 

Howdy Charlene,

 

> in my training as an aromatherapist i was trained " external use only " .

>

 

That is a norm .. a safe norm. In any form of basic training we must pitch

to the middle of the group .. we will always be talking over some folks

heads and boring others but we must cover our butts while giving them the

safe way to do things. The tough part comes in when folks ask tough

questions .. and when that happens its better to reply one on one .. not in

front of a group and certainly not in writing.

 

> i have used cinnamon, peppermint, lemon in food products. i was

> wondering how it would compare to, for instance, lemon extract.

>

 

It can't because Lemon and other Extracts are almost pure alcohol.

 

> i use a lot of this. what amount of eo would you suggest to replace like

> 1t?

>

 

Yes .. Lemon Juice .. or Lemon Cold Pressed Oil if it is Organic or

Certified Organic. We use a lotta EO in cooking and in sauces .. Ginger,

Peppermint, Oregano, Sage, Rosemary, Basil, Lavender, Coriander, various

Oils .. etc. We made some great venison jerky this year .. it has Sage EO

in it.

 

I say again .. I ain't met a soup that could not be spruced up a bit with a

drop or three of this or that EO .. but keep in mind that a drop or three is

all you need and more than that will make you have to throw out the soup ..

concentrated fer'shur it is. One does not have to be a medical doctor to

pass along cooking recipes .. but recommending or suggesting ingestion of

any natural product to CURE a medical problem is a horse of a different

color. Do I fear telling folks that we are now diffusing Oregano,

Rosemary, Lavender and Lemon Myrtle in our home .. in hopes that if one of

those whatever they want to call it flu bugs makes its way in the volatile

molecules of those oils might cause it to go into retrograde .. to stop

replicating? No I do not. At the same time .. because I don't want to

fill your hard drive with what I think is logical support for my beliefs ..

I will just say that there is no proof that it will work .. but also there

is no harm in doing it and the odor is nice.

 

Its sometimes in how you say it vs what you say. My grandpa used to joke

about his old kuntry Baptist preacher .. feller said drinking whiskey would

send you straight to Hell but there was nothing wrong with a little Toddy

now and then .. strictly for medicinal purposes. Today however, we would

have to avoid claiming it was for medicinal purposes. ;-)

 

> thanx

> charlene

>

 

Welcome fer'shur and y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch ... http://www.AV-AT.com <http://www.av-at.com/>

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Butch,

I'm diffusing (and spraying) lemon, geranium and oregano for the same reason

lol.

 

Virginia

West Aussie

 

 

 

Do I fear telling folks that we are now diffusing Oregano,

Rosemary, Lavender and Lemon Myrtle in our home .. in hopes that if one of

those whatever they want to call it flu bugs makes its way in the volatile

molecules of those oils might cause it to go into retrograde .