Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Deb- Nope. :-D Not unless it is a steam distilled citrus EO. Cold pressed are not to be used on the skin, even skin that you 'think' won't see daylight, and my feet see a LOT of daylight. HTH- Lynda Deb Dyson wrote: > Do you think it'd be safe to use .5% of 5 fold orange steeped with > vanilla beans in a foot cream? -- Lynda Sorenson http://Luna-Aromatics.com The home of " Arizona Balm " The natural solution to dry problem skin Hand Made Goats Milk Soaps and Soy Wax Candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hi Deb, The only skin safe essential oil are lavender(s), and maybe Manuka. Even Tea Tree is apparently more effective at a 20% dilution. Well, Naturally http://www.wellnaturally.com At 09:23 AM 7/8/2004 -0500, you wrote: >So the information that 5 fold orange EO (without the terpens or >whatever it is) is skin safe if just an urban legend huh? I was hoping >it wasn't. I was told when I bought it that is was skin safe, that's >WHY I bought it. Do you know where you can get a distilled orange that >would be safe? > >Thanks for the help, > >Deb >www.fragrantlyyours.com >Handcrafted Bath and Body Products, Natural Skin Care, >Aromatherapy and Gifts. We offer fragrant living at affordable prices! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 the 5-fold orange oil is described (by one of the sites that sells it) as treated thru distillation the turpenes are removed, rendering the folded oil safe for use in leave on products such as lotions. The scent lasts longer, resistance to oxidation color more intense. So.....is this not true??? Lacey Life is not how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce. The only skin safe essential oil are lavender(s), and maybe Manuka. Even Tea Tree is apparently more effective at a 20% dilution. Well, Naturally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 - ALL EOs need to be diluted before putting them on the skin, and to a lot less than 20%. Most of them, if used on a regular basis, are safely used in dilutions of less than one-half of one percent. I am one of SEVERAL people I know who are sensitized to Lavender EO from neat (undiluted) usage - and not a lot of it, either, and I know of someone who had a severe reaction from using Manuka neat on acne. Also there is a lot of information starting to come out of Australia now about widespread Tea Tree sensitization because of it's overuse in every product you can think of. Don't ever, ever put ANY EO on the skin undiluted, and some (such as citrus and any but extremely fresh pines) NOT AT ALL. As to Debbie's question of where to get steam distilled citrus EOs - I know that Butch at www.av-at.com does carry some. Best wishes- Lynda wrote: > Hi Deb, > > The only skin safe essential oil are lavender(s), and maybe Manuka. Even > Tea Tree is apparently more effective at a 20% dilution. > > > Well, Naturally > http://www.wellnaturally.com > > > > At 09:23 AM 7/8/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > >So the information that 5 fold orange EO (without the terpens or > >whatever it is) is skin safe if just an urban legend huh? I was hoping > >it wasn't. I was told when I bought it that is was skin safe, that's > >WHY I bought it. Do you know where you can get a distilled orange that > >would be safe? -- Lynda Sorenson http://Luna-Aromatics.com The home of " Arizona Balm " The natural solution to dry problem skin Hand Made Goats Milk Soaps and Soy Wax Candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Deb and all- I emailed this morning because I thought, hey, maybe I'm wrong! You never know! This is what he replied to me... >>is a 5-fold Orange EO safe for skin use?< > > >That has been deal with on the newsgroups before. The simple answer is >no one knows as no testing has been done. The fact the terpenes are >reduced is bs. Whenever you reduce the oils main compounds you end up >concentrating all the other chemicals. If those are safe in >aromatherapy terms your guess is as good as mine. If the producers >cannot produce evidence of skin safety (their MSDs are useless) I would >not touch it for skin use other than in the minutest volumes in lotions, >etc. as used by the cosmetics trade. Use as a food or drink flavour is >another issue as that is what the stuff is produced for and in tiny >amounts it should be ok. You may quote me if you wish as I have looked >into this before and proved on one of the newsgroups that this supplier >does not have any safety data. > > > My personal feelings are based on being sensitized to just about anything that moves, going from being allergic to nothing to being allergic to everything. And a large part of that is my sensitization to Lavender EO. I always feel that if there is no definitive data, err on the side of caution. Period. Because sensitization is pretty ugly. Now I could have sworn that Butch had at least a steam distilled Lime? It is gorgeous, I know that! Butch, am I confused on that? Deb Dyson wrote: > > It was my understanding also that all Folded Orange Oil was created by > distillation thereby rendering it skin safe. Now I'm not sure so I > guess I won't use it. > > Dear Lynda, > > I had looked on Butch's site but I hadn't seen steam distilled citrus > EOs of any kind. If I'm overlooking them, would you please point me to > them as I'd really like an orange that is skin safe from a reputable > company. Best wishes- Lynda -- Lynda Sorenson http://Luna-Aromatics.com The home of " Arizona Balm " The natural solution to dry problem skin Hand Made Goats Milk Soaps and Soy Wax Candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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