Thread: Lavender warning!

It seem the knock on lavender is the estrogen in it ... here's a bit of info from Men's Health about the damage soy estrogen can do to your brain ... so maybe we're looking at the same affect for us older guys.
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/articl...bd2010cfe793cd____

Worth considering.

Of course, if you're like me and have a few dozen soaps and creams, adding a lavender into the mix probably won't affect your health or make other guys want to look down your shirt at the upcoming convention.

Well my girl hates lavender and really lays into me if I get any girly smelling products. The "well I do shave with a straight razor" is not manly enough to get past the "you're as bad as a woman with these scents and creams" ahh equality

Though I might consider the tea tree oil to lower the testosterone and give my prostrate a break and keep them from coming after my nuts in later years.

Your mention of 'prostrate issues' and the tea tree oil seems to work with the soy estrogen problem mentioned above....

I've heard doctors recommend drinking soy milk as a preventative (sp?) for prostate cancer

And, I've noticed that fragrant smells do seem to trump the masculinaty of the straight razor...After shaving I would get, "Boy, you sure smell pretty!"
C utz

Just read the Men's Health article, and there are some interesting findings there. But, the main thing I got from it, is just like anything, everything in moderation. A little bit of soy, or lavender will probably do no harm to you.

Originally Posted by Doc4

It seem the knock on lavender is the estrogen in it ... here's a bit of info from Men's Health about the damage soy estrogen can do to your brain ... so maybe we're looking at the same affect for us older guys.
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/articl...bd2010cfe793cd____

Worth considering.

Of course, if you're like me and have a few dozen soaps and creams, adding a lavender into the mix probably won't affect your health or make other guys want to look down your shirt at the upcoming convention.

Looking at your avatar I can't help wondering how much lavender you swallowed in your younger years Doc4

If it weren't for minor study findings that they can blow out of proportion, Men's Health (and all the other health rags) wouldn't have much to publish. Have any of those "Abs in 6 weeks" things worked for you? Didn't think so.

- Scott

Originally Posted by Creel

Well my girl hates lavender and really lays into me if I get any girly smelling products. The "well I do shave with a straight razor" is not manly enough to get past the "you're as bad as a woman with these scents and creams" ahh equality

Though I might consider the tea tree oil to lower the testosterone and give my prostrate a break and keep them from coming after my nuts in later years.

Seems to me that you might want to slip your girl some of that lavender and Tree tea oil stuff to tame her testosterone levels a little.

Just kidding... Couldn't resist...