Absorption ** Was: Basic Precautionary Uses of Oils/Herbs

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Hello Evie .. other good folks ..

 

Busy I have been lately .. some of the time was even involved in the

industry. I am still helping John for a while but the majority of my

efforts are going into trying to catch up on my private life. I still owe

some folks some routine replies to this or that post .. and I will get to

them.

 

But .. I had to comment on this one.

 

Lots of snipping I did.

 

> Took me 25 years or better to 'learn' and I'm still learning....we will

never know it all.

 

Good it is cause here is the opportunity for you to continue your

learning. ;-) But .. mayhaps you just left something out of your e-mail

and if that is the case then I take back that statement .. but even if

that's the case I wanted to make this post cause Oils & Herbs is the fastest

growing group on the Net and new folks are joining each day .. so maybe this

info will be of some benefit to the new folks.

 

> But think about it. Be safe and try to keep those oils from your skin at

full strength.

 

Correct .. because .. there is a danger of irritation and in some cases

sensitization and with some oils a 100% guarantee of photo-sensitization.

 

> The skin is the largest organ of the body and it does absorb.

 

You got part of it right but I think you left some of it out. The skin is

the body's largest PROTECTIVE organ .. and good it is cause if it were not

so we would spend a lotta time in the emergency room. But absorption is a

horse of a different color .. like basically .. it does NOT happen.

 

We hear of folks talking about proving it does by putting garlic on the feet

and such .. all Bovine Excrement .. keep in mind that the thickest skin on

the body is the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands and we gotta

know that the Great Spirit planned it that way.

 

Bottom line .. if the skin is not broken or damaged .. whole EO do NOT

absorb. That's why we don't use EO on broken or damaged skin. " Some

chemicals in some EO can absorb to a level that they could enter the blood

stream. " Think of the significance of that statement .. its the

foundation for forming a lot of correct opinions about EO. Actually,

folks can easily learn about EO if they began with factual info and go from

there .. but that might take some unlearning of bad info caus there is so

much misinformation, disinformation and marketing hype out and about .. to

include no shortage of AT novels that have no references and are merely

regurgitation's of previously published AT novels with no references .. that

we can easily get off to an incorrect start and if we begin with bad

premises .. then all following information is the fruit of a poison tree.

 

Go here ... http://www.aromamedical.com/articles/skinabso.html#ref-10

 

Or .. to the list archive .. there are many posts on this subject .. just

type in the Subject Line .. Absorption .. and we will be overwhelmed with

info. It is very easy to find a lot of information on this or that

subject in the list Archive .. just go to the main

pagehttp://health./

 

Then click on Messages .. in the left hand column. That takes us to a page

where .. at the bottom .. we will see Search .. and beside it is Advanced ..

click on that.

 

Then in the Author block type in the name of some person who posts a good

bit on this list .. like Butch Owen or Chris Ziegler or Marge Clark or

Marcia Elston or Martin Watt .. or whoever.

 

In the Subject block type in what you we seeking .. in this case ..

Absorption or Skin Absorption .. and in the Message Body block we gotta use

the ol' noggin and some imagination .. we might have to use that for the

Subject block too because we might not hit pay dirt with the first try ..

but keep it up and eventually we will find what you want.

 

There is a big exception here .. that is .. those folks who write posts that

have Subject lines like .. " I Have A Question " or some other impossible file

line .. their posts may never be found. That is why the List Mom approved

the post I'll discuss below .. some time back.

 

Go to Files .. in the left hand corner of the main page .. click it. Then

click the first thing on that list that comes up .. it is AA - List Rules..

then click the third one down on the link that pops up .. it reads ..

Netiquette Policy on Subject Lines .. then read it.

 

The List Mom conducted an unofficial poll with a margin of error of far less

than those polls we got tired of seeing on political actions today .. and

found that less than 25% of folks would bother with following the

instructions given here .. and that 10% of the folks will continue to send

posts with Subject lines like .. I Have a Question " or " I Need Your Opinion "

or some other subject that could apply to

anything at all and can never be tracked in the archive.. Now we will see

how accurate that unofficial poll was ;-)

 

If this post accomplishes nothing else, it will edumocate the new folks that

the list has an outstanding archive section.

 

Back at the farm .. on Absorption .. folks might ask .. what about skin

patches?

 

On one of the many posts I wrote on this .. look for the part on skin

patches -

http://health./message/42838

 

SOME chemicals can be aided or forced to absorb to a certain depth .. but

not ALL chemicals. You mentioned " synergy " in your post .. if folks want

to believe that there are man made synergies fine it is .. but they also

might not want to let loose of one of the sacred rules of AT .. that is that

oils must be pure and unadulterated and as they exited the still if they are

to be effective. I lean toward that belief myself and I have no knowledge

that would cause me to question that belief. However, when folks want to

also believe in benefits from absorption of EO they are contradicting the

previous belief .. because all chemicals can not absorb .. some can .. but

not all .. so the whole EO can not absorb. Those chemicals that can

absorb are not helpful .. quite to the contrary .. they are harmful .. they

are the major causes of Sensitization .. and that is a serious condition.

Some posts on that below ..

 

http://health./message/52998

 

http://health./message/52999

 

http://health./message/42945

 

Two so-called EO can absorb pretty much intact .. but in truth they are not

real natural EO .. they are Wintergreen and Sweet Birch .. both are roughly

97% - 99% Methyl salicyclate. Some of the 40 + posts I've written on that

subject are below ...

 

http://health./message/7678

 

http://health./message/9328

 

http://health./message/9408

 

http://health./message/10208

 

http://health./message/15374

 

http://health./message/7646

 

Then .. a few more posts folks might wanna read .. if they haven't already

zapped this post. ;-)

 

Skin Absorption of EO

http://health./message/11011

 

Absorption of EO - Skin Patches - II

http://health./message/46685

 

EO Absorption

http://health./message/5288

 

Skin Absorption

http://health./message/3943

 

http://health./message/42908

 

http://health./message/42909

 

http://health./message/46684

 

http://health./message/44215

 

Enjoying my semi-retirement I am .. but still working with John as he is in

the process of making a lotta web site changes and updating things I let

slide .. did I ever mention that I hate PCs and Web Sites and the I-Net?

;-) He is also going to automate a number of procedures at AVNP. Like I

said before .. new blood almost always results in improved operations.

 

Howsomever .. come first weekend on November I'll be spending a lotta time

up in my Deer stands. Muzzle Loader season opens then .. shortly

thereafter rifle season comes along and lasts until well into January. My

cousin has more Deer on his farm than we have people in Henry County .. and

more Wild Turkey than he has deer. ;-) He uses an old Kentucky

Flintlock Black Powder rifle during Muzzle Loader season. Not many folks

in the world doing that these days .. easy its not .. but he bags deer with

it.

 

Both Deer and Turkey caused great loss to his corn, wheat and soy bean

crops this year and we are ready for the season to open. I just bought two

more 2 person Deer stands and that brings it up to a dozen or so sturdy ones

... none of this hanging off the side of a tree stuff .. and a couple of them

are extremely well supported tripod towers. * * Why did I buy two person

stands? This year Tanya is going to hunt with me a few times .. I got her

license and hunting clothes and such. I believe she will get a deer ..

especially during the Muzzle Loader season as Deer are not yet as wary as

they will be later on.

 

So .. that's it from here .. and if this post was not long enough .. y'all

tell me and I'll send a real long one. ;-)

 

Y'all have a good one .. and keep smiling. :-)

 

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

 

Who .. by the way .. has it from a reliable source .. a friend's friend

whose cousin works with a person who knows a man who dates the cook for a

Norwegian Academic Elitist who sits on the Committee .. that I am being

considered for a Noble Prize in Literature .. for a book that I am thinking

about maybe writing some day. ;-)

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