General Guidelines for Diluting Essential Oils...Diluting Essential Oils Quality essential oils...
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GeneralGuidelinesforDilutingEssentialOils
Qualityessentialoilsshouldalwaysbeinadarkamberglassbottlewithaplasticinsert,calledanorificereducer,intheneckofthebottle.Thereducerlimitstheamountofoilthatcomesoutandmakesiteasiertocountdrops.ThedarkglasshelpskeeptheEOfromdegradingfromoverexposuretolight.AsessentialoilspurchasedinEuropehavesmallerreduceropeningsandthereforeproducesmallerdropsthanbottlessoldintheUS,moredropswillbeneededtogettoa1%dilution.Thefollowingisstandardizationofhowmanydropsareneededtoproduceanapproximate1%dilution:AmericanOrificeReducers:
5–6dropsper1ounceofcarrieroilEuropeanOrificeReducers:
9–10dropsper1ounceofcarrieroilCarrierOils:Useoilsthatareorganicandcoldpressedwithnoscent.SweetalmondoilApricotkerneloilGrapeseedoilJojobaoilAvocadooilWarningsandProperUsage:Essentialoilsshouldbeusedwiselyasjustbecausetheyarenaturaldoesn’tmeantheycan’tbetoxic.Becauseoftheirchemistry,manyEO’sareirritatingtotheskinandshouldthereforeneverbedirectlyappliedtotheskin.Adversereactionscanrangefromalittlerednessattheapplicationsiteto3rd-degreechemicalburnswithsomeseverereactionsresultingintoxicshockanddeath.
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Whenusedundiluted,EO'scanalsohaveacumulativetoxiceffectonthebody.Thehumanbodycanonlyabsorbafiniteamountoftoxinsuntilitbecomesoverwhelmedandshutsdown.Therearemanydocumentedcasesofthistypeoftoxicreactionwhenessentialoilsaremisused.Neveringestoruseessentialoilsinternally,unlessunderthedirectionandtreatmentofalicensedmedicalprofessional.REFERENCES:Halcón,Linda,Ph.D.,MPH,RN,RATC,UniversityofMinnesota–TakingofyourHealthandWellbeingBlog.Thearticle,HowDoIChooseandUseEssentialOilshttps://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/how-do-i-choose-and-use-essential-oilsHerbalAcademyEntrepreneurCourse–Unit5Lesson1EssentialOils,13