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Here is the scary thing for people looking to take spiritualism back a few centuries. Oak moss is not just something we see in outrageously expensive French perfumes, it's also a very old ingredient in incense. No, not just for the pagans. The incense used in churches of the Christian variety took quite a bit of time to evolve to what we recognize now, and not all monasteries were unanimous. This lichen was available though a rather large part of the world, and used in a rather wide variety of spiritual applications.
Now, because 3% of test subjects in a specific area have a contact reaction to this ingredient, it's being removed and restricted. That's right, 3% of people get a rash, so nobody is allowed to use it.
Well, my mom is quite allergic to menthol. She stops breathing. Let's ban all mints. Take all the muscle rubs, mouth wash, tooth paste, chewing gum and breath mints off the shelves. Ban candy canes, peppermint tea, and after dinner mints. And yes, that means mint chocolate chip ice cream and cat nip toys have to go, too. Clearly we need to replace that with a synthetic compound that mimics nature because a small part of the population is sensitive.
If that sounds not only impractical, but down right outrageous, that's because it is. In commercial concentrations, a muscle rub will mess with mom's breathing, but that's why she uses an inhaler. It's also nearly impossible as well as stupid to try to remove all members of the mint family from nature. Like lichen, it grows wild where ever it wants to. Taking it out of everything sold will not keep a long walk from exposing the sensitive.
So the time has come for us to start asking why synthetic ingredients are considered safer than nature. How long have we been making it in a test tube? Is this really any better for us than the real thing? Is it any better for the planet? Have we had centuries to test it? Who decides that we are not allowed to use long standing fragrance blends because a tiny few have a reaction of some kind, and where do we draw the line? Right now it may just affect a few of us, but how long will it be till classic frankincense and myrrh are just an old story, but no longer burned in cathedrals? Will we also outlaw cedar chests? 'Christmas' trees?
When we can ban one natural ingredient for a rash on 3% of a test group, it's time to argue.
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