Bath safety II : Dispersing essential oils

Bath safety II : Dispersing essential oils

An aromatherapy bath can be a very relaxing and therapeutic experience, and it is one of the most popular ways to use essential oils. However, it can very easily turn unpleasant if you don’t follow one simple rule – disperse! Essential oils are not water...
Bath safety

Bath safety

Bath safety notice! Do not put drops of essential oil directly into a bath and then step into it. Seriously, don’t do it. This is a mistake very easily made, even by people who have been using essential oils for some time. If you want to add essential oils to your...
Keep essential oils cool!

Keep essential oils cool!

Keep your essential oils cool! As the weather heats up in the Northern Hemisphere, make sure you are storing your essential oils appropriately. Essential oils do oxidize eventually, but this happens more quickly with increased exposure to high temperatures, light and...
Recommended dilutions for children

Recommended dilutions for children

This shows the range of recommended topical dilutions of essential oils for children of different ages, according to Essential Oil Safety 2e. These are general guidelines, and there can be exceptions when lower (or higher) dilution is appropriate, or where an oil...
Topical safety guidelines

Topical safety guidelines

Q&A Essential Oil Safety edition Question (by Helen Bairstow): I’d like to know if tea tree starts to oxidize is it still safe? And how can you tell? Answer: The more that Tea Tree oil (TTO) oxidizes, the less safe it is in terms of adverse skin reactions....