clove oil
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Potent skin irritant and inflammatory when used repeatedly (Sources: IFA—International Federation of Aromatherapists, www.int-fed-aromatherapy.co.uk; www.naturaldatabase.com; and Contact Dermatitis, March 2002, pages 141–144). Clove oil contains 73% eugenol, a volatile substance that research has shown causes skin-cell death (Source: Cell Proliferation, August 2006, pages 241–248).
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