Sensitivities to Essential Oils – Volume 4, Number 1
Sensitivities to Essential OilsBy David Stewart, PH.D., R.A.Originally Posted January/February 2006There are a couple of ways one can be sensitive to essential oils, but an allergic reaction is not one of them. Allergies are erroneous immune responses to proteins, peptides, and amino acids – all nitrogen compounds, none of which are found in essential oils.You can have an allergic reaction to a vegetable oil such as olive, corn, peanut, walnut, almond, etc., since these are...