Warnings

The following essential oils should never be used during pregnancy:

  • Basil
  • Cedarwood
  • Clary Sage
  • Fennel
  • Jasmine
  • Lavender
  • Marjoram
  • Myrrh
  • Rose
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Thyme

The following essential oils should be avoided if you have epilepsy:

  • Cajaput
  • Champhor
  • Eucalyptus
  • Fennel
  • Hyssop
  • Peppermint
  • Rosemary

The following essentials oils should never be used directly on the skin:

  • Alan Root (Inula helenium)
  • Almond bitter
  • Bergamot expressed
  • Birch sweet
  • Birch tar
  • Boldo leaf
  • Cade
  • Calamus
  • Camphor (brown, yellow, unrectified)
  • Cassis
  • Cinnamon bark
  • Colophon
  • Costos Root
  • Fig Leaf abs
  • Horseradish
  • Mustard (volatile)
  • Opoponax
  • Peru balsam
  • Rue abs
  • Sassafras
  • Tansy
  • Tolu
  • Turpentine unrectified
  • Verbena (from citriodora)
  • Wintergreen (Methyl salicylate)

Do not use more than 2 drops of the following essential oils when used in a bath:

  • Aniseed
  • Black pepper
  • Camphor (rectified)
  • Citronella
  • Clove
  • Eucalyptus globus
  • Ginger
  • Juniper
  • Peppermint
  • Pimento
  • Sage
  • Savory
  • Spearmint
  • Thyme