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I keep hearing about the benefits of essential oils helping physical/mental/behavioral difficulties. is it truth or another scam or placebo effect?
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Scam / placebo. : May help with ‘stress’ and/or pain and other hard to define psychosomatic illnesses ( mental, behavioral?) due to placebo effect and ones willingness to believe. But essentially just a scam to take peoples money. No legitimate research to show any real benefit. Still, if it works for you ...
Answered 6/26/2018
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