25-07-2015, 10:13 PM
(25-07-2015, 10:06 PM)hannah14 Wrote:----------------------------------------------------(25-07-2015, 09:34 PM)pom19 Wrote:(25-07-2015, 09:24 PM)hannah14 Wrote:----------------------------------------------------(25-07-2015, 06:22 PM)pom19 Wrote: sweetkisses, Lavender oil can be skin irritant.
I use it everyday, one of my fav, but only for its aroma.
http://www.paulaschoice.com/cosmetic-ing...ct-and-oil
POM
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Thats a good link Pom! I want massage with lavender oil anymore if this is true..
Research also indicates that other components of lavender, specifically linalool, can be cytotoxic, meaning that topical application causes skin-cell death (Source: Cell Proliferation, June 2004, pages 221–229). Lavender leaves contain camphor, which is known as a skin irritant. Because the fragrance constituents in lavender oil oxidize when exposed to air, lavender oil pro-oxidant. This enhanced oxidation also increases its irritancy on skin (Source: Contact Dermatitis, September 2008, pages 143–150). Lavender oil is the most potent form, and even small amounts of it (0.25% or less) can be problematic. It is a must to avoid in skin-care products, but is fine used as an aromatherapy agent for inhalation or relaxation (Source: Psychiatry Research, February 2007, pages 89–96; and www.naturaldatabase.com).
I used to massage with Lavender oil, and for a while I did not feel good about it although I loved and still love the scent, and then later on I came across an article that it is actually not good for skin! My intuition rarely is wrong. POM
Its very weird that its getting advised on several websites and that its in massage oil..
I feel it's ok if you add a drop or so for aroma in a massage oil based on olive or flax seeds oil, but not as the main oil.