I was wondering if essential oil of oregano when used as massage oil is absorbed into the bloodstream and does it retain its potent antibiotic properties?
Thanks.
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
Anything put on the skin is detected in every organ of the body within 26 seconds.
So...yes.
Posted by yanivnaced (Member # 13212) on :
Kelmo: I am also a believer in topical going systemic! Is there a place where you saw that fact? Thanks!
Posted by welcome (Member # 7953) on :
Not to hijack....but "recognized" is not the same as "present".....and which then would not meet the definition of transdermal.
The taste buds especially, and the skin to a far lessor degree can recognized probably millions of compounds within seconds, and give "instructions" as to preparing the body for the compounds imminent presence. However, that prepared state is not the same as the compound being present at any particular site.
On a sidenote, there is some discussion that the prepared state may be the actual healing process, not necessarily the presence of the compound.....kind of similiar to the effects af aromatherapy.
Posted by welcome (Member # 7953) on :
On another note, though ima not reccomending it with oregeno, vaporization into the lungs almost always goes sytemic. I think there is great potential for this delivery method.
Posted by chamade (Member # 11472) on :
I googled it and some pages mention hoe essential oil molecules are so small that they are easily absorbed. Granted, most of these pages also sell essential oils...I guess sublingual application is the only way to make sure it gets absorbed.
Posted by pamoisondelune (Member # 11846) on :
I used topically applied thyme oil with excellent results; i rubbed it undiluted on the skin of my thumbs.
The lyme arthritis in my thumbs had gotten so bad, several months ago, that i was saying ouch!, and it was time to do something. So 4 times in two weeks i rubbed on thyme oil. The 4th time, it caused the skin to be itchy for a day or two and red and bumpy for a month, so i stopped.
But the pain stopped, and though the thumbs still have the lyme arthritis, they're much better, and several months later, haven't gotten as bad as they were.
The efffects were lasting. There must have been penetration into the skin, albeit local.
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