User:Mikaylamason36/sandbox

Through learning about Wikipedia and how to edit a review pages, I have gained a lot of knowledge. I think when people specialize in a subject like botany or any specific field at all, it would be helpful to others to go through this process of adding content to pages that contain little to no information on it so there is material readily available to individuals when they search on Wikipedia. A student could have to research a certain topic and not even be able to find any information about it. I think it is very important to share information with each other because communication is key to success.

I picked apricot oil because I thought it seemed like a topic that would have a lot of information about it already and that more information about it would be easily accessible. It was surprising to see how little information there was about it and how little information there was about many other topics I researched as well before picking apricot oil as my subject. Luckily, I found valuable information about apricot oil on Grand Valley’s Library website. I found a journal article that listed all the treatments the apricot oil is used for like skin diseases and coughing related illnesses. I then created I citation for my information to prove its reliability. The information that was already on the Wikipedia page about it was not even cited by a reliable source, and I learned though the training modules to delete information like that that is not cited. The sentence already on Wikipedia said, “Apricot oil and almond oil, are used similarly in cosmetics to soften skin. [unreliable medical source?]”. It even stated the source was not reliable so I took the initiative to delete the sentence. I looked on other websites about apricot oil and did not even see that it was used to soften skin either.

I have always been a believer in herbal remedies, so when I was searching for a topic to choose, apricot oil caught my eye right away. I was surprised I had not heard of it being used for anything before because I use a lot of oils for various things like coconut oil for my hair and tea tree oil for my skin. Learning that apricot oil is used to treat dandruff is very valuable information to me because I struggle with dandruff. I am now going to give it a try.