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I take no offense Lavender Lady. I feel the same as you do, however I DO know the effects and concerns when using EO's. I also make bath oils and salts that I infuse with EO's so, yes, I need to know what I'm doing. My question is concerning covering my ____ when labeling. The list would be quite extensive if one had to list every medical condition that an EO could affect. On my labels I DO start with the " if pregnant....yada, yada. Now, I don't mean to sound mean either, but I assumed keeping it generalized would cover myself and took for granted that after people read the labels they could figured out what to do themselves. I am aware that pregnant women can use alot of EO's without having any reactions, that is why I say CONSULT a Physician.....just to be on the safe side.
Again, I just wanted to know how to cover my ____ in as few words as possible.

Even if you say to consult a physician before using, they can still sue you if something happens. That's what's so great about America, you can get sued no matter what warnings you put on anything.

I was reading through soapqueen
http://www.soapqueen.com/personal-rambl ... mp-safe-2/

and found the info very interesting. So, really essential oil companies say to consult a physician before using any of the eo's if you are pregnant or breastfeeding for the same reason pretty much all medical companies do. They do it, just in case.

Here's some info from the fda on when you do warning labels for your products that are considered cosmetic.
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/CosmeticLa ... 4.htm#clgk

Here's the info about what your warning labels need to look like if you put them on your products (If you put a warning label on your product, they have to follow these guidelines)
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/te ... .2&idno=21

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Having worked in the health profession my experience is that most physicians know very little about herbs. Makes me wonder why they always have the last word? Would be better to consult a herbalist.

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ergggg I had a whole deal written out and lost it. So just let me say that I agree that an herbalist is usually more qualified to know what an herb or EO will/wont do, and what it affects, but they generally are not more qualified to know what or how medicines will interact (and some physicians dont know either). It really takes some eduction on the consumers part, which is why I feel it is important to label so that they know there could be issues. Most people think that EO's are just potent fragrances, so eduction is paramount.

Smoovie; I was not implying that you didn't understand about EO's. My "you" was a general "you". Since you were asking about warning labels, I assumed that you knew they were needed and for you to know that, you had to know about them. But many bath and body creators, especially the newer ones, do not think that EO's are anything more than strong scents, so my statement was geared toward those people and to that mind set.

As for your question, I still feel that your general warning is too general. While every pregnant woman should be cautious at all times, as someone said, all these companies cover their butts by printing warnings on everything, about everything. This tends to make people complacent, and if you didnt know any better, you would probably ignore that general warning without a second thought. Since some EO's really can impact our health in a negative way, I feel the more important issues should be spelled out. I save my (small space) warnings for the handful of EO's that have specific contraindications, the ones that are life-impacting. So if an EO will raise/lower BP, may cause spontaneous abortions or seizures, or accentuates any pain or relaxation medication, it gets labeled that way. I know this can be a spacial challenge, but I feel that it is more important than just the covering of behind.

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