Are essential oils essentially bad?

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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I invited Jen Novakovich, a cosmetic chemist, science communicator, and founder of The EcoWell to discuss the truth and safety of essential oils. We discuss: Concern with marketing around essential oils Risk for using essential oils What to consider if you do use essential oils Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Thanks to our sponsor: Brainiac Foods. To check out Brainiac Food’s line of products and receive 20% off your order, visit the following link to save 20% off your order: https://brainiacfoods.com/discount/20PEDSDOC Visit The Eco Well website at theecowell.com or listen to The Eco Well Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In cosmetics, there's this push for natural and a push against synthetic fragrance.
0:09.4	So people view essential oils as the natural, quote unquote, safe, which is contentious.
0:17.0	It may or may not be the case, like liason.
0:19.7	The safer alternative for the synthetic fragrance in your products and people are so scared
0:26.6	about the catch-all phrase fragrance that they don't know what's in it.
0:31.8	That's a large topic that I'm happy to dig into more, but they feel safer with this essential
0:38.6	oil that they view as safe.
0:41.2	Hey, everyone.
0:42.2	Welcome back to the Peedstock Talk Podcast.
0:44.3	This podcast continues to grow because of you and your reviews.
0:47.8	So make sure, if you love this episode today, that you write a review, call out our guests
0:52.4	because it means so much to us and this platform for it to continue to grow.
0:56.3	On this episode today, I am welcoming Jen.
0:59.4	She is a cosmetic chemist, science communicator, and founder of the EcoL, which is a platform
1:06.0	that really debunks misinformation about skincare products and so much that is out there
1:12.2	on skincare and cosmetics.
1:14.1	But I'm just so excited to talk to her today about essential oils.
1:21.7	But first, I want to talk about today's sponsor, Brainiac Foods.
1:25.7	Being for premium ingredients and convenient foods on the go for your kiddo, I love giving
1:29.8	our son Ryan a well-rounded diet and Brainiac Foods has made this even easier with real and
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1:37.2	Brainiac was developed with a child's development in mind.
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