Education and training/ 18.02.24
THE GROSS ERRORS IN AROMATHERAPY TEACHING
THE GROSS ERRORS IN AROMATHERAPY TEACHING in two parts By Martin Watt Published on the IDMA aromatherapy Internet newsgroup-years ago. See also: IATA conference lecture by Martin Watt, which contains additional information on these issues. There are major problems with the course notes sent to me below. 1. The confusion of teachers...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
ESSENTIAL OILS THEIR LACK OF SKIN ABSORPTION, BUT EFFECTIVENESS VIA INHALATION
ESSENTIAL OILS THEIR LACK OF SKIN ABSORPTION, BUT EFFECTIVENESS VIA INHALATION By Martin Watt Original version published in Aromatic Thymes. 1995. Vol. 3. No. 2. 11-13. Original © 1995 Martin Watt. Revised 2021. Note: An extra article has been added at the foot of this one. Introduction: I am concerned that people do not misconstrue m...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
Cutaneous Absorption (or the lack of) of Essential Oils
Cutaneous Absorption (or the lack of) of Essential Oils by Sylla Sheppard Hanger and Martin Watt This article was sent to the International Journal of Aromatherapy in April 1995 but was never published. It is a little dated but most points are still as valid today. At a later date, other articles by other authors, suddenly started quest...
Education and training/ 18.02.24
HOW TO SPOT HYPE AND CON ARTISTS IN AROMATHERAPY
HOW TO SPOT HYPE AND CON ARTISTS IN AROMATHERAPY By Martin Watt A lecture written for a NAHA conference that ultimately I refused to attend. The following is a review of the misleading information endemic within aromatherapy. All my efforts over the years have been targeted at trying to introduce truth into the trade. Unfortunately, t...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors
“Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors” Presented at the endocrine.org conference March 2018 Once again we have inept research presented under the name of the same scientist who did the 2007 research: Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oil. (published: New England Journal of Medicine...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Frankincense oil and anti cancer claims
Frankincense essential oil and claims for its cancer curing activity made by distributors of Young Living and DoTerra. By Martin Watt Update Sept. 2014: Since writing this article a few weeks ago, there has at last been some action from the FDA over the illegal medicinal claims made on the distributors sites of Young Living and DoTerra. http...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
How to spot fake news and research
FAKE AND EXAGGERATED RESEARCH By Martin Watt Fake news has been talked about a lot so I thought it opportune to let my readers know that it is not just in the media and politics. The aromatherapy community and aromatherapy suppliers have always been responsible for spreading invented health claims. The problem has grown a lot in recent yea...
Therapeutic use issues/ 18.02.24
Unrefined versus refined oils-short article
REFINED ESSENTIAL & FIXED OILS COMPARED TO CRUDER EXTRACTS FOR TREATING WOUNDS The man credited with some of the founding research on the clinical value of essential oils Rene-Gattefosse, did not think that the terpene content of natural oils was beneficial for the skin. He makes reference to this in his book and in the 1950s he produced s...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Aroma & Clay Therapy
AROMA- & CLAY THERAPY by R.Ypma Reviewed by Martin Watt. I have not investigated the suggestions made for treating animals or many of the claims for the clay treatments. While being perfectly happy that clay used externally has some useful properties, it should NOT be recommended for INTERNAL use by aromatherapists who do not receive a soun...
Book reviews/ 17.02.24
Aromatherapy The Essential Beginning
AROMATHERAPY THE ESSENTIAL BEGINNING by GARY YOUNG. A review by Martin Watt Cert. Phyt. The whole of the book is packed with major errors. It gives advice on medical conditions that should only be treated by medical doctors. It provides information on, and recommends the use of, some extremely hazardous essential oils. The writer ignored sa...