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- From: jamie@csd.uwo.ca (J. Blustein)
- Subject: Re: Scents
- Reply-To: jamie@uwo.ca (J. Blustein)
- Organization: Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 13:10:10 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.131010.13062@julian.uwo.ca>
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- Summary: Essential oils can be dangerous, be careful.
- Keywords: essential oils aromatherapy scent
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- In article <1epgq9INNhes@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- mlh6@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael L. Haynes) wrote:
- >[...] The most common methods of scenting are either to
- >use food flavorings or the "essential oils." The former are
-
- In the words of Caroline Knight <cdfk@otter.hpl.hp.com>:
- ------
- Warning: essential oils can be dangerous. Dilute before applying to skin -
- some should never be applied to skin. Get a good book on the subject before
- experimenting with unusual oils.
- ------
-
- Here is someone else's advice about scents and essential oils.
- In <1992Mar10.201947.25241@ils.nwu.edu> mead@ils.nwu.edu (donald) wrote:
-
- >I have a personal penchant for sandalwood oil in my almond oil. Sweet
- >sandalwood oil (from Bangalor) is nicer IMHO than the woodier oil from
- >Mysor. Its also much harder to find and more expensive.
- >
- >As to essential oils that irritate, browsing a book on aromatherapy
- >would serve you well. It wouldn't hurt those interested in using
- >scents as a mood enhancer during massage (in the lubricant or
- >otherwise dispersed in the environment.) The only essential oil that
- >I know is considered safe at full concentration is cammomille (SP?).
- >All other you should (in the words of Dr. Bronner) "dilute, dilute,
- >dilute." If there is any question about a particular essential oil
- >and a special person's sensitivity play doctor and do a test patch of
- >the diluted oil rubbing some on a somewhat sensitive area like the
- >inside of a forearm. If there's any irritation after several min.
- >just don't use that oil, or if mixed it strond dilute more.
- >
- >I use some essential oils on myself undiluted without adverse effect.
- >I particularly like a combination of sandlewood (a calming base) with
- >ylang-ylang (excitatory/stimulating) and rose. Its ever so pleasant.
- >Now if you mix something like this in a massage oil then you create
- >a wonderful scentual environment for the session that both partners
- >can carry away with them to maintain the state entered in through
- >massage. Maintaining the same scents for different types of sessions
- >can build a very strong association between scent and mood so that it
- >becomes easier to enduce the desired effects of a session leaving the
- >rest of the time to bask in the fully hightened experience.
- >
- >Other recommendations on scents include jasmine oil, opium (a premixed
- >scent), verbena oil (very lemony), melissa oil (tres sweet floral
- >essence), narcissa oil (extreemly expensive Egyptian extract thats
- >devine), ...
- >
- >If you want a quick re-entry into the wonderful world of scents pick
- >up an aromatherapy quick reference card at your local natural beauty
- >supply shop. Just follow your nose.
- --
- James Blustein `Did you say "knives"?'
- <jamie@uwo.ca> `*Rotating* knives, yes.'
-