Allergic Reaction/Rash from Vanilla Absolute?????????????

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Hello Everybody!

Since I love the smell of real vanilla, I use it in quite a few of my

perfumes. First I was tincturing myself, then I started checking on

several absolutes and co2 extracts. This is quite a trip, because

actually it is unbelievable what is being sold as Vanilla absolute

or " essential oil " ! Finally, I found my holy grail Vanilla Absolute

from a very reputable seller in France. Expensive, but well worth it.

That is the real deal, it's scent beyond divine, so I bought 2oz.

BUT: in a dilution of 2% it gives very nasty allergic reactions (I

have never reacted to anything properly diluted), itchy red spots

that take at least a week to dissappear! And this does not only

happen to me, friends who put it on experienced the same! Is the

percentage of 2% too high? I know that I use several oils in traces

only for safety, many I don't use at all for that, but that was

unfamiliar for me with Vanilla Absolute so far.

So I went to my suppliers' site to check on a GC. It didn't show any,

but it had the safety hint " may provoke allergic reactions " ??????

Some suppliers list that with every oil, since they are aware of

misuse and people not diluting properly, so at first I didn't suspect

anything bad.

But with my experience now I checked all their other oils and they

didn't have that hint! I am really puzzled.

Did somebody else here experience a bad reaction to diluted vanilla

absolute or could it be the stuff contains some chemicals or maybe

even Balsam of Peru or Benzoin to adulterate it?

I cannot imagine this though, since the vendor also delivers the

fragrance industry and is really serious.

Thanks for your input, best regards, Annette