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Essential Oil Applications

How Do I Use Essential Oils?

It's Simple To Use Essential Oils

Essential oils are highly valued for their many benefits gained by inhalation, skin absorption, and aesthetic use in natural skin preparations.

Using a single essential oil or a combination of essential oils, it is simple to create high quality massage blends, herbal ointments, therapy baths and saunas, body wraps, compresses, scalp treatments, air fresheners, and natural fragrances.

Create an Air Freshener spritzer to purify your bathroom, playroom, or kitchen and make others to enhance the atmosphere of your living room or bedroom.  In a 4-ounce spritzer bottle, mix distilled water with 40 to 60 drops EO.  Always shake before spraying.

Take an aromatherapy Bath to calm your nerves, soothe your aching muscles, and clear your mind.  This is truly one of the most effective but often overlooked methods of gaining the powerful benefits of essential oils.  To your fully drawn bath add 8 to 10 drops of pure EO along with 1 teaspoon of carrier oil (such as Grape Seed Oil or Sweet Almond Oil - or use your bath/shower gel).  Gently stir bath water just before you enter.  Relax in the tub for 20 minutes and then rest for at least 1/2 hour.

Enjoy your own Custom Lotion by making an aromatherapy Body Balm.  For a full body lotion add 15 to 20 drops EO to each ounce of body Lotion..  Shake well.  If you need a summer cool-down or foot freshener, include Peppermint in your selection of essential oils.

Make an assortment of Body Spritzers and Skin Tonics.  Mix 4 ounces of distilled water or pure floral water with 30 to 40 drops of pure EO.  Sake well before each use.  Avoid spraying into eyes.  Refrigerate to enhance the refreshing effect.

A simple and convenient method for Inhalation is to place 2 to 5 drops of pure EO on a clean tissue, then inhale.  Another quick method is to rub a few drops of EO in the palms of your hands, then inhale.  Try this with Rosemary to revive your senses.

Aromatherapy is often associated with body massage and pleasant fragrances only.  This is misleading as essential oils are versatile and there are many application variations which may be used effectively to benefit from the therapeutic properties of these oils.  As with massage, knowledge and caution need to be exercised as harm may result if not used accurately.

General equivalences:

3 teaspoons (tsp) = 1 tablespoon (tbls)
2 tablespoons (tbls) = 1 ounce (oz)
6 teaspoons (tsp) = 1 ounce (oz)
10 milliliter (ml) = 1/3 oz.
15 milliliter (ml) = 1/2 oz.
30 milliliter (ml) = 1 oz.
10 milliliter (ml) = approximately 300 drops

Generally 2 drops of Essential Oil should be used per Tsp of Carrier Oil (but follow individual recipes if available.

Generally it takes from 1 to 2 oz of carrier oil for a full body massage.

Generally you can use any kind of natural carrier oil except mineral oil. There are lots to choose from and each has their own properties. For most applications, I prefer our own Massage Lotion is a unique carrier product specially formulated to offer the silky, non-greasy feel of a high-quality lotion. Massage Lotion provides the skin with the benefits of natural ingredients - aloe vera, myrrh, sweet almond, sage, eucalyptus, and vitamin E. or Mixing Oil is a premium carrier oil that is designed to dilute essential oils for topical body application. Our Mixing Oil is a wonderful combination of expelled, or cold pressed oils of grapeseed, safflower, primrose and Vitamin E is added as a natural preservative. You can also use lotions, bath/shower gels, toothpaste, shampoos, shaving gels, bubble bath - as long as they are safe, free of carcinogens, toxins, dioxins, contaminates and other potentially harmful ingredients.  All products on this site are safe and free of artificial colors or fragrances.
Here are some other ideas on how to use your essential oils:

Direct Application

Air Sprays

Bath Salts

Body Baths

Body Lotion  

Body Spritzer

Business Cards

Car

Hot or Cold Compresses


Cotton Ball

Diffuse

Douche

Drops on Pillow

Foot Bath

Gargle

Home

Inhalation

Massage


Perfume

Personal Care  

Skin Tonic

Spot Treatment  

Spritzers

Topical Application

Vaporize

Hot Tubs, Jacuzzis, and Saunas