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From: David Hosking
Sent: Monday, 30 January 2006 10:08
To: J
Subject: Re: Question left on our web site by J about lanolin intolerance
Hi J,
Lanolin intolerance is directly related to the PURITY of the lanolin.
Lanolin is removed with Detergents along with everything else you can
imagine that is in the fleece of the sheep!!
A method of purifying lanolin was invented whereby the impurities could be
removed creating a NON-allergenic form of lanolin which is what we use in
our product EXCLUSIVELY.
http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/pdfs/moist%20wound%20healing.pdf
A look at page 4 on this site will show you in more detail why normal
lanolin in a tube is nothing like the anhydrous wool fat (United States
Pharmacopoeia (USP) grade) that we use:
http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/pdfs/moist%20wound%20healing.pdf
Obviously I understand your concern however. The interesting thing you state
is lavender oil and Vaseline have helped. Our Lavender balm contains Soft
White Paraffin USP (a pure grade of Vaseline that is so PURE it is snow
white in colour) , Propylene glycol to retain moisture in the skin,
chlorhexidine as a safe antiseptic for the inflammation that occurs when
bacteria penetrate damaged skin, Anhydrous Wool fat (a low percentage) and
Lavender oil.
As you have said pure essential oils are highly concentrated essences from
their plants of origin and must be blended down with a carrier oil, cream or
ointment , usually to 1% or 2% or less so that they may be considered safe.
I guess it's the old story of too much of a good thing being harmful.
I would encourage you to try the lavender balm just in a small test area to
ensure you do not get any reaction. (If you do obviously just contact us for
a full refund.)
If the patch test is successful then use the balm all over.
I believe it will also be of great assistance for your hands if a quantity
about 2 cm in diameter is applied and rubbed in at night when you go to bed.
It is rather greasy, but I guess the Vaseline is much worse.
Server Date & Time: 28 January 2006 13:52:31
Message left on Web Site:
I read through your product details and ingredients and notice you use
lanolin as one of your ingredients. Our family is prone to lanolin intolerance?
My grandson is six months old, he has infantile excema all over his body,
with the areas behind his knees being the worst affected.
I use neat lavender essential oil on my own skin along with vaseline,
because I suffer from the type of excema which blisters on my hands, and
have found it to be the only cure for me.
I am concerned about using hydrocortisone, as I found it made my skin
worse when it was prescribed by my G.P. It thinned the skin and made it crack
and split, causing more problems of bleeding and infection.
I used many products over a period of seven years and found out of
desperation that lavender is the only thing which works.
I was wondering how I would go about using it on my grandson, as I
appreciate you cannot use neat essential oils on a baby so young.
J
UK