"WHATEVER
"WHATEVER AILS YOU". YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT ON YOUR NEWS FEED.
ESSENTIAL OILS,
PROMISING TO HELP WITH
EVERYTHING FROM STRESS
RELIEF TO DIGESTION.
BUT DO THEY DELIVER ON
THOSE BIG PROMISES AND
ARE THEY EVEN SAFE TO
USE?
ADRIANA DE ALBA HAS THE
STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON
13NEWS NOW.
13NEWS NOW.
PKG
PKG NATS
PKG NATS TYPING IN A FAST-PACED WORLD,
WHERE LOADS OF WORK PILE
ON.
NATS/VIDEO 11;39;10;07
LAURA BECK SHUFFLING
THROUGH PAPERS
PEOPLE. ARE LOOKING FOR
MOMENT I STEP IN.
THE STRESS OF RUNNING A
TITLE AND ESCROW
COMPANY.
HAS LED LAURA BECK TO
SEEK RELIEF.
FROM TINY BOTTLES. OF
ESSENTIAL OILS.
EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS.
SHE'S USED THE OILS IN
HER OFFICE. AND HOME.
FOR 10 YEARS.
LAURA: MOST DEFINITELY.
ME: YOU SWEAR BY THEM.
LAURA: YES.
ME: 00;01;53;00 HOW
HAVE THEY IMPROVED YOUR
QUALITY OF LIFE? LAURA:
CERTIFIED AROMATHERAPIST
MARTHICA MCDERMOTT
WARNS.
YOU SHOULDN'T GET
CARRIED AWAY WITH THE
OILS.
OILS.
NATS
NATS 16;40;32;21 MOVING ESSENTIAL OIL BOTTLES AROUND IN KITCHEN
CABINET SOT: MARTHICA
CAPACITY. NOT TO THE
PROMISES THAT
ARE MADE BY PEOPLE THAT
HAVE NO PROOF.
RECOMMENDING THE USE OF
THE OILS A
LITTLE BIT RECKLESSLY.
THE MOTIVATION TO
SOMETIMES SELL A LOT.
AND I DO HAVE AN ISSUE
WITH THAT.
MULTI-LEVEL-MARKETING
COMPANIES THAT CLAIM THE
OILS CAN
CURE SERIOUS DISEASES.
THIS
WARNING LETTER BLASTS
ESSENTIAL OIL COMPANY
YOUNG LIVING.
YOUNG LIVING.
WHOSE
WHOSE CONSULTANTS MADE CLAIMS THAT THE OILS CAN TREAT CANCER.
DIABETES, LUPUS, AND
HEART DISEASE, AND MORE.
00;09;27;28 THERE JUST IS NO SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR
THE BENEFITS THAT ARE
CLAIMED ON BEHALF OF THE
ESSENTIAL OILS.
THE F-D-A DOES NOT
REGULATE THESE PRODUCTS.
BUT IT CAN PREVENT
COMPANIES FROM MAKING
DRUG CLAIMS.
00;16;51;10 IF SOMEONE
WANTS TO PUT A FEW DROPS
OF
OF LAVENDER OIL INTO A DIFFUSER IN THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE IT MAKES THE
HOUSE SMELL NICER, OKAY
I
DON'T
DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT BUT IT ON A FOREHEAD AND IT
HAS
TO BE IN A CLOCKWISE
DNA, THEN OF COURSE I
TAKE ISSUE WITH THAT.
MCDERMOTT OWNS THE
AROMATHERAPY SHOPPE IN
VIRGINIA BEACH. HER
SHELVES. STOCKED WITH
THE PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS
TEA TREE AND
PEPPERMINT." BUT EVEN
SHE WARNS. PURE
CERTIFIED AROMATHERAPIST
16;49;24;15 NATURAL
DOESN'T MEAN GOOD. A LOT
OF NATURAL THINGS ARE
HARMFUL.
HARMFUL. YOU CAN WALK THROUGH POISON IVY AND NOT LOVE
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER.
MCDERMOTT ESPECIALLY
WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST ONE
OF THE DANGERS WHEN
IT COMES TO USING THE
OILS.
DRINKING THEM.
17;00;43;08 I TELL MY
STUDENTS THAT IF THEY'RE
GONNA RECOMMEND TO
SOMEBODY TO DRINK AN
ESSENTIAL OIL, GET ON
THE MOVE AND GET A LOT
OF LIABILITY
INSURANCE BECAUSE IT'S
NOT ETHICAL FOR US TO DO
IT. BUTTED WITH
00;12;57;12 THERE'S NO
REAL MONITORING OF WHAT
IS IN THESE PRODUCTS,
WHICH
WHICH IS
WHICH IS USUALLY NOT A PROBLEM WHEN ITS JUST A SCENT.
BUT
BUT WHEN
BUT WHEN THEYRE TELLING THEM TO INGEST THESE THINGS, YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT IS REALLY IN
OILS SAFELY.
BREATHING THEM IN. FROM
DIFFUSORS LIKE THIS ONE.
00;05;04;29 "WHAT IS
YOUR RESPONSE TO PEOPLE
OUT THERE WHO SAY THOSE
ARE
JUST
JUST BOGUS, THEY DON'T WORK." 00;05;16;15 "I THINK
THEY NEED TO GIVE THEM A
TRY. I'M THINKING THEY
HAVEN'T
HAVEN'T
USED
USED THEM
USED THEM OR THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW THE DIFFERENT SMELLS AND
WHAT THEY CAN
DO FOR YOU.
ADRIANA
ADRIANA DE ALBA REPORTING. SO, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF
MAKING SURE WHAT'S ON
THE LABEL IS CORRECT?
THAT'S A THREE-WAY
EFFORT BETWEEN THE
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION.
THEY REGULATE THE
MARKETING FOR ESSENTIAL
OILS.
OILS.
LET'S
LET'S GET
LET'S GET A CHECK