Ozone and Essential Oils

[Teenaj]

I make use of essential oils and want to partner up with someone who does ozone treatments. I woudl like to feel more comfortable about putting the two together... The ozone is unstable and the extra oxygen is supposed to be freed inside the tissues. The oils are small and move quickly into the tissues.

 

My hunch is that the oils will help to move the extra oxygen into the tissues without changing the actual molecular structure of the oil since moving oxygen is part of the oil's job inside a plant. Seems that they would have an affinity or magnetism to move the oxygen.

 

What is the likely outcome of having essential oils on the body and then exposing the body to steam and ozone?

 

Any insight is appreciated.

[insane_alien]

you do realise that ozone is incredibly toxic don't you?

 

it causes all sorts of nasty respiratory tract problems and can irritate skin and eyes.

[John Cuthber]

Also most essential oils would react quickly with ozone and destroy both the oil and the ozone. Some of the degradation products are likely to be toxic too.

[Kyrisch]

My guess is that "ozone treatment" doesn't use real ozone, and is a pseudoscientific endeavour, like magnet therapy >.<. Either way, it's ineffective at best and deleterious at worst.