Welcome to this toxicology fellow& #39;s guide to ESSENTIAL OILS, their toxicities, and why I am skeptical of them! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌟" title="Leuchtender Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Leuchtender Stern">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☠️" title="Totenkopf" aria-label="Emoji: Totenkopf">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙆‍♂️" title="Mann gestikuliert „OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Mann gestikuliert „OK“">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“">

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ESSENTIAL OILS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL. The word essential in the name refers to the ESSENCE of the plant& #39;s fragrance--aka, they should be called SMELLY OILS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👃" title="Nase" aria-label="Emoji: Nase">. It does not mean essential like "omg u need this" or "it is an indispensable part of life." This can be confusing. (2/x)
Oil of Turpentine is a mixture of pine oils and resins that comes from the tree genus Pinus (pronounce it how you want). Basically can cause all the things pine oil does, except it gets broken down into metabolites that can make your urine smell like violets!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht">Not worth it. (9/x)
Oil of Wintergreen is the meanest girl you will ever meet. She will make fun of your clothes, diss you at parties, and steal your boyfriend. Just a teaspoon of her is equivalent to 7g of aspirin, which can be lethal depending on who is ingesting it. DO NOT TRUST HER. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“"> (11/x)
Oil of Wintergreen is the meanest girl you will ever meet. She will make fun of your clothes, diss you at parties, and steal your boyfriend. Just a teaspoon of her is equivalent to 7g of aspirin, which can be lethal depending on who is ingesting it. DO NOT TRUST HER. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“"> (11/x)" title="Oil of Wintergreen is the meanest girl you will ever meet. She will make fun of your clothes, diss you at parties, and steal your boyfriend. Just a teaspoon of her is equivalent to 7g of aspirin, which can be lethal depending on who is ingesting it. DO NOT TRUST HER. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅‍♀️" title="Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Frau gestikuliert „Nicht OK“"> (11/x)" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
TAKEAWAY PART 1: Smelly oils are not essential to any human life processes. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👎" title="Daumen runter" aria-label="Emoji: Daumen runter">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👎" title="Daumen runter" aria-label="Emoji: Daumen runter">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👎" title="Daumen runter" aria-label="Emoji: Daumen runter"> They smell nice but CAN be dangerous when unintentionally or intentionally ingested (or in some cases, inhaled/dermally applied). (12/x)
TAKEAWAY PART 2: I didn& #39;t really include specific doses of these oils because that was not the point of this, but please remember that classic adage in toxicology which is https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">THE DOSE MAKES THE POISON!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">

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(fin)
UPDATE PART 1:
-Kids drink things. People hurt themselves. People can be confused/altered. Etc. Saying "people should just have common sense" is ignorant, judgemental, and helps no one
-A great reference = Goldfrank& #39;s Toxicologic Emergencies 11th edition and the sources within.
UPDATE PART 2:
-I can& #39;t/won& #39;t give medical advice over twitter. Again, remember that this thread focuses on SIGNS/SYMPTOMS/TOXICITY and that THE DOSE MAKES THE POISON. Please talk to your doc if you have any questions.
-Be kind to yourself and our patients
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