Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 In a message dated 4/7/03 4:40:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, garden_goddess@... writes: > Hmmm...I had thought that sassafras was banned in the EU...cancer > link or something like that...wonder where I heard that? Hi Jules, Yep, sassafras and comfrey are two herbs/plants that have been linked with cancer when used internally, but I've seen nothing to indicate any problems when used externally?---don't know about the EU though. Angie The Herbarie - Botanicals and Body Care Natural Source & Specialty Bulk Ingredients...Exceptional Quality at Wholesale Prices...visit us at http://www.theherbarie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 <tube of a product called Vegebom, apparently a French >vegetable balm. Are these all essential oils added to a what? base?> I have a tube of Vegebom that is in a shea butter base...I do recall they had 2-3 different formulas and I JUST tossed the paper with the listing last week....mine is in the tan/brown tube and I also know they had a green tube too...just found the website for it <A HREF= " http://www.vegebom.com/ " >VEGEBOM, Natural Care Products, gamme de soins naturels</A> hth...Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 Muscade = nutmeg H. de Laurier = huile de Laurier = laurel or bay laurel excipient - this would be the base/vehicle for the EOs, like petrolatum or unibase or something along those lines - the balm itself. " Excipient " itself just means a vehicle or diluent for a drug...the classic " non-medicinal ingredients " . I'm not surprised that the tube says not to use on children - I wouldn't use it on adults, let alone children! There are some nasty potential skin irritants in that formula. Hmmm...I had thought that sassafras was banned in the EU...cancer link or something like that...wonder where I heard that? Jules/Vancouver BC > I was recently given a tube of a product called Vegebom, apparently a French > vegetable balm. Are these all essential oils added to a what? base? On the > tube it says (verbatim): > Forumule: > Eucalyptol 2.416 > Sassaffras 2.008 > Camphre 0.160 > Menthol 0.078 > H. de Laurier 1.208 > Ess. de Cajeput 0.805 > Muscade 0.160 > Cedre 0.160 > Chlorophylle 0.022 > Excipient QS Pour 100G. > > What is H. de Laurier and Muscade? Excipient? And it also says not to use on > children under 30 months of age. I had quite a bad burn on my hand and it's > done a great job healing it. Can anyone translate this formula? If so, > Merci Mille Fois!! > > Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 > I was recently given a tube of a product called Vegebom, apparently a French > vegetable balm. Are these all essential oils added to a what? base? On the > tube it says (verbatim): > Forumule: > Eucalyptol 2.416 > Sassaffras 2.008 > Camphre 0.160 > Menthol 0.078 > H. de Laurier 1.208 > Ess. de Cajeput 0.805 > Muscade 0.160 > Cedre 0.160 > Chlorophylle 0.022 > Excipient QS Pour 100G. > > What is H. de Laurier and Muscade? Excipient? ... Good question. Are they essential oils or not, I mean. That's certainly not a very nice pharmaceutical label by any stretch of the imagination, but from what I'm reading, the only essential oil in there is cajeput EO. At least from the label-logic. " Muscade " is nutmeg, and " H(uile) de Laurier " would be bay laurel oil (not essential oil), but there's no clue as to whether it's from the berries, the leaf or both. " Excipient QS pour... " means +base to make up 100g total. Tara Kneitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 At 08:55 AM 04/08/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Thank you all for your input. The small tester tube I was given is green >and says: Le Baume Vegetal: Vegebom du Dr. Miot. And then the formula on the >back. It is quite a good burn balm and promotes rapid healing and for all the >strong ingredients there is no burn or stinging sensation when applied. > This reminds me of the ZamBuk ointment of my youth. Similar ingredients. It was regarded as being a whole medicine chest practically, all by itself. regards, Brigid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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