Comments on: The danger of diluting essential oils

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:54:10 +0000

Really interesting read! And thanks for the book recommendations.
At this point I think I may be in school for the rest of my life as, after I finish my herbalist
schooling, I now think I want to study Aromatherapy!
-Tricia

By: jamie

jamie — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 20:25:28 +0000

In reply to Debbie phillips. Thank you for reading :) We miss you all lots btw! I hope everything is going well for you down in Panama.

By: Debbie phillips

Debbie phillips — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:13:47 +0000

Thanks Jamie ? I enjoy following your posts!

By: Trish F

Trish F — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 20:33:12 +0000

In reply to jamie. I agree about Lea Harris not being a 'good' source for usage and EOs. She is very conservative and has a mindset that her way is the only correct way of doing things. There are other groups with better information available.

By: jamie

jamie — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:56:36 +0000

In reply to Bold aromatherapy llc.

Hi Jason, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🙂 I’m glad to hear that you’ve done so much research on your own learning about how to use essential oils safely! I’m personally not a fan of the learningabouteos site though, as I’ve found Lea Harris has some very inaccurate and fear based information. She’s actually a key perpetuator of the idea that children under 10 shouldn’t use eucalyptus, and really distorts information. Also Robert Tisserand relies on skincare guidelines and doesn’t really have the clinical training, even though he’s popular in the US (not sure about other countries though?). I’ve found that Shirley and Penny Price are very well respected, accurate aromatherapists who really have balanced information, so I’ve found them to be a much better source, to name one.

By: Bold aromatherapy llc

Bold aromatherapy llc — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 03:32:32 +0000

I think this article is well written and well researched. You make a number of great points here. There is a huge difference between treating an acute condition (eczema for example) versus giving a full-body massage. Different scenarios call for different dilution rates. Children and the elderly have less tolerance for essential oils than healthy adults.

The rule-of-thumb I use is 2% dilution for general purpose aromatherapy in adults (e.g. full body massage). You can go as high as 5% or even 10% for certain acute conditions, but not for an extended period of time.

I’m a graduate of a 100-hour clinical aromatherapy program and those are the guidelines they recommend. Robert Tisserand (www.roberttisserand.com) is a leading authority in aromatherapy and very well respected. Another resource I utilize is http://www.learningabouteos.com

Jason Antonino
Bold Aromatherapy LLC
boldaromatherapyblog.wordpress.com

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:29:25 +0000

Excellent article! Thank you!

By: Tania

Tania — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 15:20:45 +0000

Good article. I agree, it’s always good to do your research and find reputable sources. And… So what about ads. Blogs take work, it’s OK if you get something back from it.

By: jamie

jamie — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:21:09 +0000

In reply to SCA. Hi Teresa, I'm sorry that you're disappointed. Since the subject of essential oil safety is so vast, it's simply not possible to write out all of the dilution ratios for every situation out in one blog post, (there are 600 page books written on the subject and entire courses that take years to complete!), which is why I was referring readers to a resource that I've found to be so incredibly helpful in learning how to use essential oils safely. I'm very picky about what I recommend, and only want to share what is helpful and of very high quality. Kind of like if we were sitting down sipping coffee together, and sharing helpful and genuine tips with each other :)

By: SCA

SCA — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:41:09 +0000

I was waiting to get to the information about how to know how much EOs to use, and then I found an advertisement…. disappointed, but not surprised.