DILUTING ESSENTIAL OILS

Wise thought for the day: Please be careful when using Essential Oils. For topical use, it's wise to use a "carrier oil" to minimize skin sensitivity to your therapeutic-grade oil. For acute use: Dilute one drop Essential Oil (EO) to five drops or more of a "carrier oil" depending on skin sensitivity, or as directed on EO label. Carrier oils help "carry" EOs into your skin. You don't want to develop a permanent sensitization to an EO. Sensitivity is forever! I've said it before, with Essential Oils: Less is More! Never overdo EO use. They're wonderful healers, but they're also potent.

Even if you've used an EO on your skin before and didn't have a problem, skin sensitivity can be developed with long-term use. A great "carrier oil" is pure Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO). Dilute one drop Essential Oil to five drops or more of Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO) for acute use.

For long-term use, get 10 ml roller bottles. There are 20 drops in one ml, 200 drops in 10 ml. To make a 2% solution, add 4 drops of your Essential Oil to the roller bottle, then fill the bottle with your "carrier oil", such as FCO. (200 X .02 = 4). For a 3% solution, add 6 drops of your Essential Oil to the roller bottle, fill with FCO. (200 X .03 = 6).

Facial applications should be 1%. This would be 2 drops EO to the 10 ml (200 drops) roller bottle. Be careful not to get it close to your eyes.
If you ever develop a topical sensitivity to an EO, discontinue immediately. But diluting in FCO should prevent any sensitivity. DoTerra has pre-diluted Essential Oils at low percentages for children and babies, which should be used.

Be wise. Only use EOs that have been tested for purity, like doTerra oils. You can get doTerra's FCO and roller bottles here: mydoterra.com/bethblake
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