Clove, yummm

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Posted by txilar on April 1, 2004 at 12:22:40:

In reply to: Yo, Txilar and Faery Ring! Bail me out here! posted by Catherine Carwright-Jones on March 31, 2004 at 23:55:10:

I've never used clove oil in my henna mix, mainly as it is so common
an irritant I just never saw the point. Clove Bud is supposed to be
fairly safe in dilutions, but I myself have also done the toothache
thing. I never knew why it worked, just that it did. Same thing with
nutmeg, I used that too. Sort of like that colourful Xmas candy in
tins that make your tongue go numb, I thought it was that same
principal. Fried nerves eh? I can tell I'll have to read up on this!

This page, about halfway down, gives some good detail on clove:
http://www.essentiallyoils.com/Newsletters/November_1999_Newsletter/no
vember_1999_newsletter.html

As far as fir type oils go, I believe there is a certain constituent
in them that makes them more likely to be irritating. I do know that
they develop sensitising agents with age and who knows how old
something is by the time they actually buy it. Like most of
those "certain constituents" some irritate a lot of people, some
irritate all people and some irritate only a chosen few. I'm back
home tonight so I'll see what I can look up to verify what it is
about the stuff.

It's funny, I use citrus oils in my personal mix and never have a
problem, but Geranium, supposed to be quite safe, itches the holy
mackerel out of me!

As far as essential oil/Aromatheraphy safety in general, here's one
of the masters:
http://www.aromamedical.com/articles/eosafety.html
There is so much hearsay, mythologising and faerie tale stories
relating to New Age fluff that it is hard to get concrete info on
essential oils and Aromatherapy. Mr Watts has an excellent program
and relies on as much fact and scientific backbone as possible,
choosing to eschew the empowering mystic power of the ancients gifts
bestowed upon us blah blah blah. =)

Monoterpenes are a trip indeed!

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: I've never used clove oil in my henna mix, mainly as it is so common : an irritant I just never saw the point. Clove Bud is supposed to be : fairly safe in dilutions, but I myself have also done the toothache : thing. I never knew why it worked, just that it did. Same thing with : nutmeg, I used that too. Sort of like that colourful Xmas candy in : tins that make your tongue go numb, I thought it was that same : principal. Fried nerves eh? I can tell I'll have to read up on this! : : This page, about halfway down, gives some good detail on clove: : http://www.essentiallyoils.com/Newsletters/November_1999_Newsletter/no : vember_1999_newsletter.html : : As far as fir type oils go, I believe there is a certain constituent : in them that makes them more likely to be irritating. I do know that : they develop sensitising agents with age and who knows how old : something is by the time they actually buy it. Like most of : those "certain constituents" some irritate a lot of people, some : irritate all people and some irritate only a chosen few. I'm back : home tonight so I'll see what I can look up to verify what it is : about the stuff. : : It's funny, I use citrus oils in my personal mix and never have a : problem, but Geranium, supposed to be quite safe, itches the holy : mackerel out of me! : : As far as essential oil/Aromatheraphy safety in general, here's one : of the masters: : http://www.aromamedical.com/articles/eosafety.html : There is so much hearsay, mythologising and faerie tale stories : relating to New Age fluff that it is hard to get concrete info on : essential oils and Aromatherapy. Mr Watts has an excellent program : and relies on as much fact and scientific backbone as possible, : choosing to eschew the empowering mystic power of the ancients gifts : bestowed upon us blah blah blah. =) : : Monoterpenes are a trip indeed!
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