Paracelsus was right:
“The difference between medicine and poison is the dose.”
There is a trend of ingesting essential oils. Or rather, there is a trend, in general, of essential oils. And now, suddenly everyone is talking about them, using them, selling them, and recommending them.
And suddenly MORE AND MORE PEOPLE END UP IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE MISUSE OF ESSENTIAL OILS.
First of all, you must understand what essential oils are and how they behave.
Although it is not an oil in the broad sense of the word, it has the same properties in relation to water: THEY REPELL EACH OTHER
Essential oils are NOT WATER SOLUBLE – they do not mix with water! THEY ARE FAT-SOLUBLE – they dissolve in “fats”
Therefore, using oils placed in water, whether for drinking or for a bath, is the same as placing them in their pure form on the skin or mucous membranes!
And this can be extremely dangerous!
Each essential oil is the equivalent of 10-50 cups of tea of the same herb! But would anyone in their right mind consume this!?
Do people have this notion?!
There are risks of:
- burns
- skin reactions
- intoxication at various levels
- hepatic reactions – in the liver, you know?
- inflammation of the mucous membranes
- drug interaction
Safe use recommends firstly use in diffusers (even here there are risks!) then in topical application PROPERLY DILUTED AND SUITABLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
Children and babies, pregnant women, the elderly and the sick must be CAREFUL with the use and doses used!
The use of essential oils must be done with KNOWLEDGE and SAFETY.
Choose someone who knows how to advise you, help you use it, and who will never, under any circumstances, jeopardize your health or that of your babies and children.
