I actually use lavender oil in my homemade massage oil I use on my wife. I have never noticed any ill effects, although the amount is only a few drops in about 4 oz.
Marshall [email protected] wrote: > List: I found the following commentary posted on Quackwatch about the > aroma therapy article. Roger > > Thirteen per cent decrease! Wow I'm really not impressed especially > when > the endpoint is something as subjective as behavior. This is not even > up to > snuff for a placebo effect. One doesn't have to read the actual report > to > realize that the control group, if there was one, was not blinded. > What > about the toxic effects of these oils? Has anyone rubbed lavender or > sandalwood oil on rats before trying it out on granny? > Frank Stagg MD >

