KristineG Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I'm not sure where to post this. Sorry if it's in the wrong place. Is it possible for someone to have an allergy to candles scented with FO's and only able to burn candles made with pure EO's? Or is it all in their head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I think it depends on the person. I personally have never had a problem with an EO, but dislike, and have reactions to, many FO's. However, it seems that many EO's don't do well in candles. There's threads on this, look around, you'll find that some EO's do work for some people in candles. I think you'd have to experiment and test a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Sure it can happen, people can be allergic to anything. But I've also seen it the other way, that people can't use EOs in products, including candles. I can't burn cinnamon, and I don't care if it's an FO or an EO. Remember, FOs *can* contain essential oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soycrazy Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Same here I can't stand anything spicy or cinnamon my allergies just go wonky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 People can be allergic to both FO and EO. I am sensitive to many FO's. I think that less people are allergic to EO's that are steam distilled, but some may still be. Often it is the solvents that cause trouble. Steam distilled EO's have no solvents and I think this is the reason that they cause less problems for people. Absolutes are EO's, but are solvent extracted not steam distilled. I find Absolutes give me a splitting headache and can't work with them (same as many FO's). Hope that is clearer than mud.Janette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 One person on here stated that ALL fragrance oil have EO's in them to some degree. IF thats true she would have a problem with all scents. I forget who it was but they seemed to know some stuff about perfume and scents. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenny Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I have sinus trouble and some FO's bother me more that others. My Mother has asthma and she loves candles but some scents (banana nut bread for one) bothers her asthma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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