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  1. Carol H.
    19 March 2011 @ 8:31 am

    I’ve never investigated “aromatherapy” so this article has given me an education in aromatherapy vs. aromachology.
    Now, when I’m in the stores looking at all the scented candles, etc, I can say with confidence “Not Aromatherapy!!”
    Thank you James!! I really appreciate knowing this information.

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  2. john r
    25 March 2011 @ 9:53 pm

    I have had migraines for all of my 50 years, and I usually woke up with a headache; since finding essential oils and using a doiffuser, I have dereased my headaches by about 90 %.

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    • Carol H.
      5 April 2011 @ 7:33 am

      john r
      I’m curious to know which essential oils you use and how you came to find this as a remedy. Would you pass this information on to me, please?
      I also wake up with a headache, but not always. It seems to come in seasonal bouts, as in spring and fall, and then any weather change….looking forward to your response. Thanks!! Carol H.

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  3. Janet
    5 April 2011 @ 6:27 am

    My standard response to aromatherapy is that it’s an oxymoron. Strong smells are repulsive to me and flowery ones, particularly so. Incense, diffused oils, all spell ‘migraine danger’ to me. But I hear you, James. Many products sell themselves as aromatherapy when they really just mean “scented”. That being said, why is it so hard to find non-scented products, such as eye pillows and even basic items like hand lotion, shampoo and soap?

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  4. Parin Stormlaughter
    30 June 2011 @ 10:29 pm

    I hear you, Janet. Fragranced products not containing 100% pure essential oils (EOs) almost always contain smells produced from petroleum products.

    I make perfume, put 100% pure EOs in my bland olive oil-based shampoo and conditioners, use them in my humidifier – I can’t even think of all the things I use 100% pure essential oils for. And you bet, some 100% pure EOs trigger me in some quantities. Spikenard and ylang-ylang are two of them. I had to completely stop using ylang-ylang because I couldn’t find a small enough amount to use that wouldn’t trigger me.

    You can make an unfragranced eye mask yourself very, very easily. You can put rice in a sock and tie the end, for example – all-cotton sock is doubly comfortable. You can sew up whole flaxseeds in a rectangle of cloth folded in half if you want to get out a needle and thread.

    I have to use shampoo and conditioner from Baar. I’m not overly thrilled with their service and shipping is high (be absolutely certain your order contains everything you were charged for) but I can use their olive oil shampoo and conditioners with 100% EOs that I add myself.

    The Aura Cacia website has very nice recipes for concocting all kinds of things using 100% pure EOs. I’ve used the EOs from Mountain Rose Herbs as well. Both companies I completely and unreservedly recommend. Both have high shipping. Aura Cacia frequently sends free full-sized prepared products with orders but their essential oils are the better value in my opinion. The prepared essential oil products do contain only 100% EOs or those oils mixed with jojoba oil (labels and ordering site clearly states which are uncut and which contain jojoba oil so no worries) but they’re lightly fragranced. Of course a person can always add more of any essential they wish to shore them up. Mountain Rose Herbs has all kinds of products from natural and organically-grown products. I’ve never been disappointed with any product or service from either company.

    I haven’t found much pain relief from 100% EOs I’m afraid. For me they’re a way to reduce exposure to fragrance triggers and other health improvement primarily. The Aura Cacia website has a marvelous cleaning spray, for example, containing lemon and white thyme EOs that works as well as nearly any store-bought spray cleaner and smells so, so nice. Those two EOs are germ killing too.

    BTW I have never been remunerated by any company for anything other than refunds on orders. No paid endorsements from me! 🙂

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  5. Jean
    14 October 2015 @ 12:53 am

    Doesn’t matter to me whether the source of the smell/odor/scent is pure essential oils or petroleum, it is a migraine trigger to me.

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