Laboratory Tests on essential oils

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Armed with successful in-vitro test results, I then sent the same selection of essential oils to a different kind of laboratory for GLC testing. GLC (Gas Liquid Chromatography) is able to analyse the chemical make-up of one essential oil at a time. GLC test results of each of the essential oils sent to the lab were then examined by me to determine if there was a common denominator – and here I had my second surprise – because there wasn't one. I was not able to pinpoint one particular chemical (or even chemical group) and say ‘this is responsible for the successful lab tests’. With the detailed GLC analyses, I was then able to check each chemical constituent against the EU regulations which govern and restrict the usage of certain essential oils or their chemical constituents and, as my objective was to formulate a product based solely on essential oils that were non-toxic and non-irritant, this narrowed down my choices.

Comments

[Joan]

I read about Maggie Tisserand's blend of oils in "The Professional" in December 2004.
The blend is more gentle than tea tree oil and has the added advantage of being a blend which means that there is a wider spectrum than a single oil.
Clients have been pleased and used the pure mix in simple inhalations or the bath.
The pre mixed massage blend has been used on hands and in nostrils before going into hospital for tests or even visiting.
One client that had a hip replacement 17 years ago, which became infected, said, "It was cleared in weeks by anti-biotics. Now I'm having the other hip done I am more afraid of MRSA than the operation." She used the oils and is recovering well.
More information can be found on www.fighting-back.com

[Charlie]

I have a MRSA infection on the bone in my ankle. It is totally under the skin. I do not want to go on the IV for a month. It has been stable for the last 6 months. It simply shows up a a red mark about the size of a silver dollar on the ankle bone.
I am interested in alternative treatments.
Great article in this months DISCOVERY on antibiotics that make me even less interested in the IV drip.