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Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:00 pm  |
| So I see all these creams with acai and pomegranate extracts in them touting their antiaging/antioxidant properties. Isn't clove oil the highest thing on the ORAC scale by far? Couldn't you then add therapeutic grade clove essential oil drops to a moisturizer for a cheaper (and more potent) alternative to some of these expensive creams as long as it was diluted properly and not applied to super sensitive skin? |
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Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:18 pm |
| mex0050 wrote: |
| So I see all these creams with acai and pomegranate extracts in them touting their antiaging/antioxidant properties. Isn't clove oil the highest thing on the ORAC scale by far? Couldn't you then add therapeutic grade clove essential oil drops to a moisturizer for a cheaper (and more potent) alternative to some of these expensive creams as long as it was diluted properly and not applied to super sensitive skin? |
It does seem that clove oil is a potent antioxidant but there are also concerns that it could be highly carcinogenic. |
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Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:34 pm |
Everything I read about it being possibly carcinogenic is when it is ingested.  |
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:30 am |
| So that's why the new Dermalogica Anti-age products have clove oil in them. I thought it was for fragrance (which I find intoxicating, by the way). Good to know... |
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:42 pm |
Sounds very interesting...yet another product to add to the collection.  |
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:34 am |
From my experience as well as extensive research on essential oils, Clove Oil is very much a mucous membrane irritant! I would suggest extreme caution in any facial preparations! The manufactures of any products containing Clove Oil may well be incorporating such a minute amount that it would be ineffective as far as benefits, we know companies do put things on labels just as selling points.
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:26 pm |
| mex0050 wrote: |
| Everything I read about it being possibly carcinogenic is when it is ingested. |
You are right. Interestingly, clove oil is not on the fda's GRAS list of esential oils safe for consumption. |
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:02 pm |
| Yet if we're lucky, we eat clove spice with every bite of pumkin pie! |
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:12 pm |
vanbergc,
I love the taste of the spice in pumpkin
pie as well as other recipes! The thing to remember is with any essential oil
these are extremely concentrated essences of all the good and bad of plant parts! Most essential
oils must be diluted before applying directly on the skin, one of the few exceptions is tea tree oil, usually used on a small area at a time.
HTH
DM |
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:27 pm |
Yep, understand the essential oil concept...have several dozen underneath my sink right now. I was using essential oils when they were still selling Pennyroyal. I have 2 bottles of clove in my stash. I don't ingest these...I do my research, thank goodness :) I personally have no problem using it on my skin, but I don't overdo anything.
I suspect there's a good drop of clove oil in a pumpkin pie though. I think just using your smarts is a good way to approach life! I try not to live life in fear...doesn't do my old bones any good. :D |
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:16 pm |
Yes I have quite a stash as well including pennyroyal great to keep bugs at bay! The thing about heating them is it evaporates them so quickly I find it hard to think they would be of much use in cooking! That is what my spice rack is for! I am not a fan of ingesting EO's but that is my personal opinion! To each their own!
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:09 pm |
| Checking my "Consumers Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients" by Ruth Winters. THE authority. Clove oil is strongly irritating to skin and can cause allergic skin rashes. Its use in perfumes and cosmetics is frowned upon, although in very diluted forms it is allegedly innocuous. In 1992 the FDA proposed a ban on clove oil in astringent drug prodcts because it has not been shown to be safe and effective for its stated claims. |
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Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:22 pm |
SusieQ,
I agree that is why I posted earlier about the irritant nature of Clove Oil on mucous membranes, nose, mouth and eyes on the face. There have been deaths reported due to ingestion! It can interact with many rx meds, the list goes on and on. Anyone using any essential oil should learn everything possible about them before use!
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