Comments on: Essential Oils are NOT Allergens

By: Kelly Liston

Kelly Liston — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:58:36 +0000

When I was at Winter Harvest in Idaho, Gary Young mentioned that a presentation of a rash may indicate an allergy to phenols and a deficiency in sulphur. He mentioned doing a detox and avoiding EOs for 3 to 6 months. Also, I can not vouch for the quality of DoTerra oils.

Besides having your sulphur levels checked and doing a detox, perhaps try Young Living’s Frankincense to see if you get the same reaction.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:50:25 +0000

I came down with a terrible rash. Three weeks in, I finally went to the dr. Only thing different that I had been doing was using frankensence, diluted in coconut oil, on my fence. The rash was so bad I ended up taking prednisone to help clear it up. I had been “cleared” up for three days when I used the doterra blend, Balance, on the back of my neck. I used it three days in a row and suddenly my rash is back. Horribly uncomfortable. So. Is this article saying I’m not allergic to frankensence? How do I detox so I can use this oil? The oils I use are doterra oils.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:11:45 +0000

So this DOES mean that not all Young Living oil blends are non-allergenic. I think this article should really stress that – the carry-away from this article implies that Young Living oils are non-allergenic, and that is not true for all of them.

While the article does say, “For massage purposes, essential oils are often added to fatty oils. When this is done, the possibility of an allergic reaction exists. Fatty oils are implicated as potential allergens include walnut, almond, olive, peanut, safflower, and virtually any vegetable oil” it doesn’t make clear that many of the Young Living blends are in this category.

Acceptance, Awaken, Hope, Into The Future, Present Time, Sara, 3 Wise Men, and White Angelica are all in almond oil; Aroma Life, EndoFlex, Forgiveness, Humility, JuvaFlex, Mister, are in sesame oil (HUGE allergen here); Exodus II and Release are in olive oil; Valor is in coconut oil, and Oola Grow contains both olive and almond oils.

Hopefully consumers are reading labels, I just worry when I see the implication that all of Young Living’s oils are safe for those with allergies.

By: Janelle @ MommyLivesClean

Janelle @ MommyLivesClean — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:07:36 +0000

What a great article! Perfect timing too, my Dad and I were just talking about this. I will have to share it with him, maybe it will bring him over to the “oily” side! Thanks!