Skin burn can also be one of the oregano oil side effects if it is applied then a person is exposed to direct sunlight or ultraviolet UV rays from a tanning bed. Some people are allergic to other herbs such as marjoram , basil, and thyme. When this is the case, those individuals are advised to avoid oregano oil. Otherwise, they may experience similar allergic reactions to those caused by other herbs. Felicia Dye. Please enter the following code:. Login: Forgot password?
Essential oil burns can even happen after diffusing essential oils, according to Health magazine. As a woman named Emily Smith detailed in a viral Facebook post , she suffered a terrible chemical burn after she used an essential diffuser and accidentally got vapor in her face before she put a new log in her fireplace.
Sounds like an awful experience to us! Instead, think of this as an important reminder to brush up on the best essential oil safety tips and follow them to a T. According to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy NAHA , the most important safety guidelines include: avoid undiluted application of essential oils, avoid application on open or damaged skin, and avoid application of any known dermal irritant essential oil on any skin condition especially an inflammatory or allergic one.
On that same note, be sure to keep your oils far away from direct contact with any flames, including but not limited to: candles, fire, matches, cigarettes, and gas cookers. I could tell it wasn't the most pleasant thing she had ever tasted. She may have even said something about how strong it was. Duh, it's concentrated oregano people. What did we think it was going to taste like? She proceeds to tell me to try it and of course I'm hesitant because of everything she just went through.
But I figured that I could handle the intensity for a couple of minutes if it meant all these health benefits. It was okay, and then it wasn't. It just started to spread further and further throughout my mouth and soon it felt like oregano was taking over my body. It was almost minty. But not the good kind of minty. Like a terrible terrible oregano mint. I think we drank lots of water to try to get rid of the taste but it took a while for it to go away. And then I had heartburn for the rest of the day.
Terrible terrible heartburn. But, I must say, Casey's heart was totally fine. She told me that she had read that it caused heartburn in some folks. Thank you for that information, a little late. So we decided to give the oregano oil a break. I know right? Short lived. Well about a week or two ago, wheels started turning.
You see, I have been having a hormonal acne problem. I thought, if oregano oil is so awesome and it's antiviral and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory and antibiotic and antifungal and apparently anti-everything bad, maybe I could put it on my face and it'd help it out.
So I ran the idea by Casey and without hesitation she basically said it made sense. Because oregano oil is anti-bacterial. So, without hesitation, I went to wash my face. I think that it is safe to say that if Cavannah agrees so easily on something, we need to take a step back and do more thinking and more research. Just to be sure. So I washed my face, everything was great. I got my oregano oil out, couldn't tell you if it was the topical kind or the kind you ingest but I don't really think it mattered at this point.
I dropped some in the palm of my hand and started applying it all over my face. I made sure every inch was covered. I will also add that my face now smelled like a pizza. That just ain't right. So I was moving on to the moisturizing part of the face washing ceremony and I felt like my face was tingling a little.
Just a little. I started applying moisturizer and it intensified the tingling. So naturally I started telling Casey that it was burning a little. She brushed it off and headed to bed and within seconds, I was screaming. Well, maybe it was more of a yell. At that point, I hadn't reached my most dramatic self. It was reeeeallly burning. Like someone had set my face on fire. So Casey ran into the bathroom and she's just like ehhhhh But I just needed her to fix it.
She had an idea for me to use her plain face cream to soothe it. She brought it to me and I scooped almost a handful out and started piling it on my face. Most dramatic self enters now.
It made it worse! I mean I have never in my life experienced the pain that was happening on my face. I was just yelling. Just yelling. Making no sense. Making no progress, not trying to find solutions.
And of course Casey was laughing hysterically while trying to be nice at the same time. Heck, I was laughing. Because this was such a Cavannah moment. I looked in the mirror and my face was more red than it has ever been. I was almost crying.
So I plop down in front of the bathtub, turn the water on and start pouring water on my face. I was rinsing my face off for a while but, it finally started to stop burning. And when the pain had gone, there I was, sitting on the bathroom floor, soaking wet, with Casey standing over me. This was a very "smh" moment. That is, shaking my head.
So much laughter and relief. Then I realized that it was very likely that my face would look crazy in the morning. Because let's be honest, I had just given myself and accidental chemical peel of some sort. The next morning, my face was fine. And the next morning after that, my skin looked better than it had in a long time. So even though it was a very painful experience that I wish to never experience again, there is certainly something good about this oregano oil stuff.
Since this incident, I have realized that it is actually okay to use oregano oil on your face, just not by itself. Now if I use it, I will mix it with Coconut Oil. But I must say that when it is mixed, it doesn't have the same dramatic effect. But I've also realized that it works just as well as lavender oil except lavender oil smells better on your face.
And I will choose flower face over pizza face any day. Please, please tell me that one of you has had a similar experience! Comments Hey Wanderer May 10, Hey Wanderer May 12, at PM. Unknown May 10, at PM. See which vitamins our registered dietitian recommends as the best for…. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Oregano Oil Side Effects. Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph. Forms and uses Side effects and risks Dosage and guidelines When to see your doctor Takeaway Overview You may already know that oregano is an Italian herb commonly used in cooking.
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