A heartfelt post that I have been dreading writing.....

 I have spent many sleepless nights deciding whether or not to post this, but my heart could not let this practice carry on without my standing up and calling attention to something that causes me such worry as a Practitioner. 

There is a lot of talk online right now surrounding this topic and I am deeply concerned...ingesting Essential Oils. 

 I have spent a great deal of time researching and working with Essential Oils and I received my certification in Clinical Aromatherapy from a reputable school of Holistic Medicine. I am a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist. I am not a Sales Consultant.

 To make things clear I am not belittling any of the Sales Consultants for any of the big companies out there, however the vast majority of Sales Consultants are not trained and Certified as practitioners of Essential Oils but trained by there company who is in the business of selling oils...not healing, helping or educating but selling. These Consultant are doing as they are taught, I have no doubt that if they were being properly educated by these companies I would have far less to be concerned about.

 There have been many instances in which both the companies and there Sales Consultants were not only warned to cease but threatened with sanction by the FDA for there irresponsible advice on ingestion and unfounded medical claims. Unfortunately there is a particular large company right now fiercely advocating internal use of oils. They suggest adding them to water, smoothies, food and have gone as far as marketing there own brand of supplements making ingesting Essential Oils even more convenient. These practices are scary. The ingestion of Essential Oils should never be recommended to a client without extreme supervision from a Certified Practitioner. 

 To be clear a Sales Consultant is not a Certified Practitioner they are not trained to prescribe Essential Oils which are highly concentrated and should only be used internally when all factors have been considered, they are taught to sell oils by making sure they are used in as many ways as possible forcing you to purchase larger amount more often making for larger profits for both the Consultant and the company..Every case is different and the use of oils is not always beneficial for the patient in some cases it can cause more harm than good.

 Essential Oils should be treated like any other medicine, would you take medicine prescribed by the lady who sells you Scentsy? Would you crush up your pills and add them to your glass of water? Would you slip some of your cold medicine into your families dinner? Adding Essential Oils to your food and drink is essentially adding medication into your life prescribed by your neighbor. These effective and natural remedies can be very useful if used correctly and with the advice of an independently trained Aromatherapist or Holistic Medicine Practitioner.

Please keep in mind the sources of each article you find and make sure you are believing independently funded research that makes sense. If it sounds to good to be true...well you kn ow the rest.

 In the end you are free to do as you see fit but please question medical advice given to you by the representatives of a large company who's sole purpose is to make money.