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Dr Kathleen Thompson Talks About Essential Oils on Frost Magazine

Puressential invited me to an interesting presentation (plus nice lunch) recently. Let’s be clear, there are times when modern medicine is the best treatment, and I worry when people, who don’t understand this, discourage others from seeing their doctor and from using medicines. Modern medicines have been researched in thousands of people, treated for up to several years – meaning that how well they work and how safe they are is well understood. However there are definitely times when plant-based products can be therapeutic too, and so I was interested to learn about the Puressential products.

Some essential oils seem to have antiseptic properties, and some can even repel head lice. And of course, they all smell lovely. You can read more in my article in Frost Magazine