{"id":35,"date":"2014-05-14T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healinginourhomes.com\/2014\/06\/phototoxic-essential-oils-doterra.html"},"modified":"2019-05-14T03:37:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T03:37:22","slug":"phototoxic-essential-oils-doterra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healinginourhomes.com\/phototoxic-essential-oils-doterra\/","title":{"rendered":"Phototoxic Essential oils | Which oils cause burns?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Essential oils and the sun<\/h2>\n

Have you heard stories of people getting burned from wearing essential oils in the sun? This is because a small handful of essential oils can intensify the sun’s effect due to a component called furanoids. These are called photosensitive or phototoxic essential oils. However, it is easy to avoid being burned by remembering a few easy tips. First, some definitions:<\/p>\n

——> <\/i><\/b>Furanoids<\/strong> are commonly found in the peel of citrus fruits – they are what cause the fruit to change colors as they ripen in the sun. Fascinating! Since this constituent also can be found in some essential oils, if they are applied and worn in the sun can they can increase the likelihood that the skin will burn.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Photosensitive essential oil <\/span><\/b>is an oil with a lower percentage of Furanoids that may or may not cause the skin to burn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A phototoxic essential oil<\/strong> \u00a0is an oil that contains a high percentage of Furanoids which causes an increase in \u00a0the effects of the sun on our skin. It is rare for an oil to be truly photoTOXIC but these oils can easily cause sun burns when used on skin that is then exposed to sun, therefore avoid using these oils in the sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Phototoxic oil (even diluted) plus time in the sun <\/span><\/span><\/span>can result in:<\/span><\/div>\n
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