Marketing issues/ 23.02.24
OILS HYPED BY NUMEROUS AROMATHERAPY SUPPLIERS
Oils hyped by numerous aromatherapy suppliers By Martin Watt This is of particular relevance in the USA where laws on therapeutic claims and consumer safety issues of essential oils are rarely enforced. It would be beyond my means to name all of the suppliers involved as there are so many. However, if you see a lot of the oils below on the...
Marketing issues/ 23.02.24
ORGANIC ESSENTIAL OILS
ORGANIC ESSENTIAL OILS The Reality By Martin Watt See also the next article by the late Bernie Hephrun. The term 'Organic' is used to describe food, drink, cosmetics and other commodities. If an item is described as 'organic' by a supplier, it is being used to suggest a superior product. However, the term is misleading because it descr...
Marketing issues/ 23.02.24
THE DANGERS OF SOME ESSENTIAL OILS SOLD ON THE INTERNET
THE DANGERS OF SOME ESSENTIAL OILS SOLD ON THE INTERNET By Martin Watt First published in the NAHA newsletter During my searches for aromatherapy related subjects, I have come across thousands of sites selling essential oils. I was horrified by the number of businesses who are selling dangerous essential oils to therapists and the publi...
Miscellaneous issues/ 23.02.24
Lynette Bosman an Obituary
A tribute to an esteemed colleague. Lynette Bosman It is with great sadness that I am reporting the loss of a valued colleague who passed away on April 17, 2020. Lynn was one of the few aromatherapy teachers that I recommended. We were in touch since the middle 1990s right up to two months prior to her passing. Lynn founded the Mis...
Miscellaneous issues/ 23.02.24
A tribute to Bernie Hephrun - an important figure in the trade
A tribute to an old friend. By Martin Wat This name will not be known to many people in aromatherapy these days, particularly my readers in the USA. Therefore I am putting this page online to show how certain individuals contributed substantially to the aromatherapy world without being on blogs, newsgroups or by publishing popular bo...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 19.02.24
Advice on the safety issues of using essential oils
Essential oil safety. The known and the unknown. By Martin Watt RISKS It is important for you to appreciate that most essential oils can be hazardous if they are not used correctly. Most essential oils are perfectly safe for the general public, but there are a few with well-documented dangers. Regretfully, many essential oils supplie...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 19.02.24
Aromatherapy Undiluted- Safety and Ethics
Aromatherapy Undiluted- Safety and Ethics by Tony Burfield and Sylla Sheppard-Hanger (2005) Modified from an article - A Brief Safety Guidance on Essential Oils for the IFA. Please note that the first version was in a different software format.Some remnants of that may remain, such as a . mark instead of an ' Introduction: In the last...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 19.02.24
Photosensitisation - the variables and examples
Factors affecting Photosensitisation and Sensitisation. By Martin Watt Introduction: There are a number of variables which need to be taken into account when considering which essential oils are safe to use on the skin. Obviously the first thing is the RIFM and other figures of maximum recommended volumes of essential oils to be used on the sk...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 19.02.24
The Internal use of essential oils
Some thoughts on the controversy over the internal use of essential oils By Martin Watt An advisory document first written for the New Zealand therapists association. This issue of taking essential oils as medicines is a minefield, and I think it best to give an overview of the arguments for and against. THE QUESTION OF ESSENTIAL OIL...
Safety, toxicity and related issues/ 19.02.24
The Internal use of essential oils Internal use - review of a NAHA presidents blog
Taking essential oils as medicines & the new involvement of trade organisations. Issues on internal use. I was staggered to see that Jade Shutes - the recent President of NAHA in the USA - was once again promoting exploring using essential oils as medicinal substances. http://theida.com/essential-oils/the-internal-use-of-essential-oils-an-explo...