Lemon / Lime / Ginger = Toxicity?

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Hello Again:

I have made a warming salve that contains a rather high percentage of

ginger (13%), and 1% each of lemon and lime. I have been looking for

recommendations on the total amount of each of these essential oils to

be used in a product and found 1% for the citruses due to

phototoxicity concerns. How do I find out if this is a total

percentage for the individual ingredient (in which case you could have

one percent of ten citruses, theoretically, without 'breaking the

law'), or if I should cut each EO in half so the total stays at or

below 1%?

As for the ginger, which is a crucial part of the warming action, the

only recommended percentage I could find is 8% of the mix. I'm way

above that, so I'm hoping I'm just looking in the wrong places .

I've looked in the archives/files for basic info, but if anyone can

point me to a definitive resource I would be most glad. I'm usually a

better sleuth than this but not having any luck.

Thanks, Cecile

Pomegranate, Lotus and Plum

PS: my 12-year-old son loves the salve on his size 13 feet!