Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!ucla-cs!usenet From: ST101921%BROWNVM.BITNET@mvs.oac.ucla.edu (Jack Rozel) Newsgroups: sci.med.aids Subject: Massage Oil Alternatives and Dentists Message-ID: <1991Jun4.214741.3901@cs.ucla.edu> Date: 4 Jun 91 20:54:51 GMT Sender: usenet@cs.ucla.edu (Mr. News Himself) Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department Lines: 17 Approved: phil@wubios.wustl.edu Note: non-commercial reproduction. Nntp-Posting-Host: squid.cs.ucla.edu Archive-Number: 3223 Time for my 2 cents worth: Cent #1- For massage oild, alternatives to oils are powders (talc or corn starch, not as good as a good oil, but almost as good); cream or milk (not as lubricating as an oil, but pretty good when warmed, and good for the skin, too); or edibles (Honey, etc. good for creative gourmand couples.) Also, there is a store in Boston called Essence which sells "edible massage oils" I don't know what the word on these is as far as their actual oil content but it might be worth checking into. By the way, Baby Oil comes from a mineral oil base (or "carrier oil" as aromatherapists like to call it) with some random fragrance added in. Cent #2- Nitrous Oxide (aka laughing gas) is one of the most popular gas- narcotics used by DMDs. It has long been known that, in addition to being a narcotic, it is also a mild hallucinogen and erotic agent leading to the many allegations of dentists molesting patients. It is all in their heads. Jack Rozel Students for AIDS Awareness at Brown