Q&A: Lavender oil and cancer
This question combines two recent topics – lavender oil and cancer – and shows that strange information continues to swirl about… Beverley H writes Hi Robert One of the first references I use when looking up contra-indications is your book with Tony...Lavender oil and pregnancy
A Google search for “Avoid high doses of lavender oil during pregnancy because it is a uterine stimulant” produces 1,110,000 hits, though none of these will tell you how much constitutes a “high dose”. (Yes, I checked every single one.) Other Google search results...Q&A: Ylang-ylang safety in perfume
Cory T asks What do you think is the upper safety level for Ylang-ylang in an oil based perfume? I have looked at the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) guideline and I’m not sure what to think about it. Thanks if you have an answer. I would appreciate...Ron Guba on essential oils and skin cancer
During my mini-tour of Australia in October 2010 I interviewed Ron Guba in Melbourne. Some of this interview is shown above, in which Ron talks about his use of essential oils to treat very small, early-stage skin cancers or pre-cancerous lesions. These were not...The Tisserand Institute
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