MACADAMIA NUT OIL WARNING

Please be advised that the following new organic products contain Macadamia nut oil: Organic Day Cream, Organic Night Cream, Organic Lifting Serum and Organic Hand Cream, and that our Organic Body Lotion contains both Macadamia nut and Sweet almond oils.
 
Why? These are incredible ingredients which work to soothe, nourish, and soften the skin. Macadamia nut oil is the richest natural plant source of palmitoleic acid, which very closely resembles our own sebum (the oil naturally produced by our skin for protection). Please note, people can be allergic to anything, and there are far more issues with synthetic cosmetic ingredients than there are with organic nut oils. Also note that ALL ingredients are listed on our products.
 
Is this a problem? It MAY be a problem for those with peanut and/or tree nut allergies (approximately 1.1% of the population). These allergies can be quite severe and, while the majority of serious reactions are from eating nut products with high levels of nut protein, the organic unrefined oils in our products may still contain a little of the allergenic proteins and could therefore result in a reaction. Because people with peanut or tree nut allergies may become sensitized to other tree nuts, (such as macadamia or almond) we should not recommend these products for those with either peanut or tree nut allergies. However, for the remaining 99% of the population, we are offering them the finest skin care ingredients nature has to offer.
 
Please keep this in mind when doing your demonstrations, and to be safe, ask if there are any peanut or tree nut allergies in the room before passing around the new products listed above. Please also respect the request of those sensitive that the products not be shared in their presence.
 
October 2008 Tech Talk Article
By: Candi Bezte, Norwex Science & Technical Advisor