Essential oils safety information

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Essential oils safety information

Most essential oils are safe and without side effects if used properly. However, you should pay attention to the following factors:
- Keep essential oils out of reach of children- amounts as small as a teaspoon can resulted in death
- Use extreme caution when using oils with children and give children only the gentlest oils at extremely low doses. The safest is to consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children. Never use peppermint essential oil with young children!
- Never use essential oils near eyes (if diluted essential oil enters eye, flush with clean water; if undiluted essential oil enters eye flush with vegetable oil cold full fat milk; if this doesn’t help seek medical assistance)
- Do not apply undiluted essential oils directly on skin (except lavender and tea tree in moderate amounts)
- Use cream or vegetable oil to dilute neat oils spills on skin; apply soap, wash with warm water; repeat if necessary
- Excess of essential oils can cause headache and nausea. Drink plenty water and get fresh air.
- If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have cancer, or have any other medical problem, use essential oils only under the proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner.
- [b]Dosage and proper application method are key factora in essential oil safety (essential oils can be safe when used in one way but not if used another way- for example: cinnamon is safe to inhale but not safe to apply on skin)

The following list contains essential oils that should never be used in aromatherapy (some of them not even by qualified aromatherapy practitioner):
-Ajowan (Trachyspermum copticum)
-Almond, Bitter (Prunus dulcis var. amara)
-Arnica (Arnica Montana)
-Birch, Sweet (Betula lenta)
-Boldo Leaf (Peumus boldus)
-Broom, Spanish (Spartium junceum)
-Calamus (Acorus calamus var. angustatus)
-Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)
-Deertongue (Carphephorus odoratissimus)
-Garlic (Allium sativum)
-Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
-Jaborandi (Pilocarpus jaborandi)
-Melilotus (Melilotus officinalis)
-Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
-Mustard (Brassica nigra)
-Onion (Allium cepa)
-Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
-Rue (Ruta graveolens)
-Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
-Thuja (Thuja occidentalis)
-Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
-Wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum)
-Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

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