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muriel_volestrangler

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13. I'd like science to guide what I ingest or apply, not art

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 17, 2015, 01:33 PM

Jan 2015

This is, of course, the point: it's no news that chemicals derived from plants have effects on the human body. What we want to know is how reliable the effects are, what the side-effects are, and so on.

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The New Antibiotics Might Be Essential Oils [View all] Hestia Jan 2015 OP

so the "woo-woo" is getting recognition from the powers that be? oh my, heads will explode niyad Jan 2015 #1

Hear, hear!! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #2

Essential oils used as disinfectant - which I have used for 20 years now - is not woo. RadiationTherapy Jan 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #3

rosemary and oregano oils eShirl Jan 2015 #4

Don't forget the garlic! alcina Jan 2015 #5

Garlic and cayenne are my go to for colds. RadiationTherapy Jan 2015 #8

Essential oils are potent chemicals and are not "woo" like homeopathic, crystals, RadiationTherapy Jan 2015 #7

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Sorry, just now getting back to the board Hestia Jan 2015 #9

Do aromatherapists give people the essential oils to consume? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #10

Each oil is sold individually Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #12

I'd like science to guide what I ingest or apply, not art muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #13

Well, since this has only been studied for a few years... Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #14

Thanks for the article! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #11

I love DoTerra Breathe tammywammy Jan 2015 #15

I have slowly been building up a collection over the years Ruby the Liberal Jan 2015 #17

I love coconut oil! tammywammy Jan 2015 #18