https://monq.com
So I’ve been seeing this company’s ads pop up in my Facebook feed for a little while now. I’m really into essential oils (which is probably why the fb gods keep showing it to me) but immediately I wondered how this could possibly be safe…?! It’s endorsed by one of my favorite EO gurus, Robert Tisserand, which surprised me a lot. He’s huge on safety. Am I missing something? Isn’t it a HUGE no no to inhale oils?? Just to be clear, I’m in no way interested in using this product. I’ve just had it on my mind because I keep seeing it and can’t for the life of me understand how this isn’t dangerous. I’ve seen people here and there ask about using essential oils in their ecigs and the only answer I’ve ever seen was that it’s dangerous. So anyway, thoughts or insight on inhaling EOs?
I think this statement from there web site is why it is considered safe
– Use gentle breaths, and without inhaling into the lungs, to get the best effect from MONQ.
I’m confused by that though, is it actually possible to breath something in, exhale through your nose, and not have it enter your lungs?
Yes it is. It takes a little practice but is definitely possible.
I think with the looks of it so similar to a e-cig they should have this warning much more present and not something you have to dig for.
Dangerous in todays market in my opinion as it could easily be mistaken for a normal e-cig and used that way.
You have to puff on it without inhaling and then blow it out. So basically it is just a human dispenser for EO, might as well just have one of those things you plug into a wall socket. Brilliant marketing though, how to get people to buy shit that already exists in a much better and safer form to add to the other pile of useless
I use something similar to this product! Looks something like this…
But on a serious note just FYI for your essential oil perusal needs, I ran across a list of reputable vendors the other day… Don’t have links to all of these, but here they are…
Aroma suppliers:
Absolute Aromas
Amrita Aromatherapy
Anatolian Treasures
Appalachian Valley Natural Products
Aromaceuticals
Aromatics International
Aura Cacia
Barefut Essential Oils
Down to Earth Oils
Eden Botanicals
Essential 3
The Essential Oil Company
Essential Oil Exchange
Eve Taylor (North America, London)
Floracopeia
Florihana
Glory Be Herbals
Gritman Essential Oils
Inshanti
Just the Essentials, LLC
Kelley Pure Essential Oils
Loving Scents Aromatherapy
Morning Myst Botanica
Mountain Rose Herbs
Nature’s Gift Aromatherapy
Nature’s Spirit Distinctive Aromatherapy
New Directions Aromatics
Northern Prairie Aromatherapy
NYR Organic/Neal’s Yard Remedies
Oshadhi
Plant Therapy
Pompeii Organics
Prima Fleur Botanicals
Rae Dunphy Aromatics
SAMARA BOTANE/Nature Intelligence
Spa Essentials by Lola
Starwest Botanicals
Stillpoint Aromatics
SunRose Aromatics
White Lotus Aromatics
Sweet! I mainly use Plant Therapy and Aura Cacia, both are on the list. Woot woot!
Love these guys! They have swell articles which they post on their FB feed. This is where I get my tobacco absolute - Nicotiana Rustica…tasty stuff!
Well, I’ve been using this kind of Diffuser - PureSpa Compact Ultrasonichttp://natadviser.com/best-essential-oil-diffuser-2016-2017/#10-best-essential-oil-diffuser-reviews and I have to admit it does require some practice not to let the stuff into your lungs when inhaling - this one just works better for me than monq.