J Clin Endocr Metab: please pay attention to lavender lovers! Lavender oil may cause breast dysplasia in young girls

August 17, 2019 / BIOON / - a recent study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism shows that the abnormal breast development of young girls is related to the contact of lavender oil Previous studies have shown that breast development in boys is related to perfume containing lavender The study, entitled "lavender products associated with preparation therache and prepublirtal gynecomastia: case reports and EDC activities," was the first to report abnormal breast development in young girls Photo source: researchers at http://cn.bing.com found that breast development problems in young girls and boys were solved when Lavender Scented products were stopped They also found that some components of essential oils mimic estrogen and block testosterone, suggesting that essential oils may be a source of breast growth observed in these cases "The public should be aware of these findings and consider all evidence before deciding when to use essential oils "Said lead researcher J Tyler Ramsey, a second year medical student at Campbell University and researcher at the NIH National Institute of environmental health sciences "It's also important for doctors to be aware that lavender and tea tree oil contain endocrine disrupting chemicals that should be taken into account when assessing breast development in young men and women and breast tissue swelling in adult men "It seems that essential oil products may cause premature breast development in young men and women, so it's better not to use them in children," Ramsey said "Reference: Kenneth s korach et al Lavender products associated with prediction of larche and prepublished Geoscience: case reports and EDC activities Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & metabolism (2019) Doi: https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2018-01880