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How to Use Essential Oils

Essential oils can be used for a wide variety of purposes. Here are some general guidelines and formulations for using them for some of their most common applications:

 
Uses
  
Suggested Essential Oils
  
Preparation
Face
  
  • Oily skin: Geranium, tea tree
  • Dry skin: Rose, ylang-ylang
  
Add 2–5 drops essential oils to 2 oz unscented facial cleanser, oil, mask, scrub, or cream. Stir well and apply.
Bath
  
  • Calming: Roman chamomile, rose, ylang-ylang
  
Stir 5–10 drops essential oils into 1 Tbsp vegetable glycerin or aloe vera gel. Mix and add to bath water.
Shower
  
  • Calming: Roman chamomile, rose, ylang-ylang
  • Stimulating: Peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary
  
Add 5–15 drops essential oils to 8 oz unscented body cleanser, liquid soap, shower gel, or Dead Sea salts. Shake or stir well before using.
Body lotion/oil
  
  • Oily skin: Combination of geranium, lemon, and tea tree
  • Dry skin: Roman chamomile, rose, ylang-ylang
  
Add 15–20 drops essential oils to 4 oz unscented lotion or oil. Shake well before each application.
Hair care
  
  • Dandruff: Basil, eucalyptus, geranium, rosemary, tea tree
  • Light hair: Chamomile, lemon
  • Dark hair: Rosemary
  • Healthy hair: Ylang-ylang
  
Add 10–20 drops essential oils to 8 oz unscented shampoo or conditioner. Shake well before each application.
Household cleaning
  
  • Eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, tea tree
  
Add 20 drops essential oils to 8 oz unscented liquid soap or cleanser and shake well. Or put 3–5 drops essential oils directly onto a sponge, an unscented dryer sheet, or a cotton pad inserted into a vacuum bag.
Massage lotion/oil
  
  • Calming: Orange, chamomile, lavender
  • Stimulating: Geranium, lemon, rosemary
  • For aches/pains: Basil, Roman chamomile, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, orange, rosemary, tea tree
 
Add 9–12 drops essential oil to 1 oz massage lotion or carrier oil. Shake well before applying. A blend of 2–3 oils is often effective.
Diffusing
  
  • To improve concentration: Basil, rosemary, peppermint
  • Calming: Roman chamomile, lavender, orange
  • Immune stimulation: Eucalyptus, peppermint, tea tree
  
Place 10–15 drops undiluted essential oils in a nebulizing diffuser or on the felt wick of a personal nasal inhaler. Or put 2 drops essential oils on a cotton ball or tissue and inhale.
Foot bath
  
  • Stimulating: Peppermint, eucalyptus
  
Stir 2–5 drops essential oils into 1 Tbsp vegetable glycerin. Mix well and add to water.
First aid compress
  
  • Bruises or achy joints: Chamomile, lavender, tea tree, peppermint
  
Stir 3–5 drops essential oils into 1 Tbsp vegetable glycerin. Pour into 1–2 cups of hot or cold water. Put a washcloth into the mixture, wring it out, and apply to the painful area. Repeat 2–3 times.
Room spritzer
  
  • Uplifting: Geranium, lavender, lemon, rosemary
  • Antibacterial: Eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, tea tree
  
Put 1 Tbsp vegetable glycerin and 15 drops essential oils into a 4-oz spray bottle. Shake well, then add hydrosol or water. Shake again.
 
 
 
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