Guest (whoever you are), I elected to ignore your rebuttal and let it stand on its own merits. Now that you raise it again I'll probably reconsider that initial response.Anonymous wrote: On that page, I'm "Guest" with 2 posts. I made a first post, got a rebuttal, then made a rebuttal to that... to which there's been no further reply (perhaps because my argument was effective?)
Check it out. If you want to try the product, go right ahead, but please read my reasoning first. Fully informed is a good thing!
I don't understand why you assert that people are exposed to more air on xPAP than without it. That's simply false. To be sure, the air is pressurized but the total number of breaths a person takes in a night, and the total volume of air that enters and exits the lungs during any given night, would be the same with or without xPAP (apnea events aside). Virtually all of the aromatic goes out of the machine with the other jetwash. Using these products is not a whole lot different than placing a drop of lavender oil on your pillow at night without an xPAP. Think about it.
As for the safety of the aromatics at issue, I defer to the Food and Drug Administration. All of the oils used in these products are found on the list of essential oils the FDA considers are "generally recognized as safe" for human consumption. You can eat these oils. You can breathe them. There are hundreds of other essential oils that are not on the FDA list; I do not use any of these.
By training and vocation I am an environmental attorney and am well aware of the dangers and problems associated with human exposures to lead, radon, radium, asbestos (my step sister died of lung cancer at 29), radiation, benzene, toluene, arsenic, etc. I find it confusing that you would lump lavender essential oil in with such substances that are known to have negative health effects in humans.
If you believe that essential oils of lavender, orange, lime, clove, basil, marjoram, etc. have the potential to harm people, please address your comments to the FDA. If you supplied some additional information and support for your position perhaps they would reconsider their determination of human safety.
