Clinical Essential Oils: CAUTION on Information about Essential Oils

I am not an expert. However, neither is someone who's taken a training class from their company and calls themselves a health coach or certified aromatherapist.

Education takes time & is expensive. I've taken 12 certification courses at expensive of over $5,000 and am working on my Clinical Masters in Aromatherapy & Essential Oils now. I rely heavily on books from world renown actual experts in the field of aromatherapy (essential oils), and not self proclaimed experts. I rely on the advice of people like Dr Daniel Penoel, MD, who's used essential oils in his medical practice for 40 yrs. And Dr Joshua Plant PhD, who graduated from Harvard Medical, an 8 yr program in under 4 yrs & #1 in his class. I do not follow a company traveling educator (even a company paid nurse) and I would never trust the advice of someone who's taken a simple company training course as "educated".

There are also "experts" who give conflicting bias information out there. As well as those stating they do not advocate taking essential oils internally, while another of their blog posts will suggest for an upset stomach a spoon of honey & peppermint oil, or tea with ginger oil added, obviously taken internally. It's not a blanket observation, but we should learn before using, and learn from real experts and not opinions or marketing myths.

Ask the person giving you advice...
#1> Where did you learn about essential oils from?
#2> What resource or book are you giving this advice from?
#3> What is the Research supporting the claim or advice you're giving?
#4> Are you certified in Aromatherapy & Essential Oils? What school did you attend? What classes or level have you completed?
#5> Are you registered-licensed with the NAHA or AIA? (For Recommended Schools to consider, look at the NAHA website)
#6> Are you Insured for liability? (Available from NAHA after completing Certification)
#7> What oil company do you represent? What is the proof-tests for the quality of their oils?

Conclusion: Know that the person offering the advice has been well educated, following respected (not just popular through a company) books, and is Licensed & Insured if they are giving advice for "medical related" or Internal use of oils. This is not important if your just following them for a recipe in cleaners or bug spray. But I would still consider the quality of any oils applied to the skin as well, since it takes 26 seconds to reach the blood stream.

Don't follow the "marketing hype" wrong advice. The FDA has come down on several companies mainly due to their consultants giving BAD advice, making Wrong claims. (I left one of those companies). Also note: nearly every company is adding essential oils to their product line. This does NOT mean all their product line is bad, but it also does NOT mean the essential oils they've added is good. ASK for their testing. Most companies oils are good for "crafting" and "cleaning" NOT anything on or in body-medical related. Especially not for children or elderly.

Yes there is a true, proven, recognized by world authorities in aromatherapy, tested & tests are released, clinical grade essential oil. Consider this oil for everything on or in body. If you're company has added oils, use them in potpourri or crafting, making soap or cleaners. Don't believe everything even a company says, ask for the proof-tests-research. Ameo is a "transparent" company, they hide nothing, they show tests on every bottle & batch, they continue to put research before everything. And a batch of oil that does not pass the extra testing clinical standard, a broker sells those (lesser quality) oils to other companies.

THINK ABOUT IT!
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