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General Guidelines:

• Essential oils should never be taken by mouth unless prescribed either by a medical doctor, or a qualified practitioner who has trained to a medical standard.
• With the exception of Lavender oil (Lavendula angustifolium) do not put neat (concentrated) essential oils directly on your skin.
• Massage oil: Dilute by 1 drop of essential oil to each millilitre of base vegetable oil (e.g. to 1 teaspoon = 5 millilitres vegetable oil, add 5 drops of essential oil).
• Diffuser: Place 1-6 drops of esential oil in your diffuser.
• Bath: Run the bath then add a maximum of 8 drops of essential oil to the water.

Disclaimer: The material on this database is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. Since the actual use of essential oils by others is beyond the author’s control, no expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects of their use can be given, nor liability taken. Essential oils are to be used at the user’s own discretion. Any application of the recommendations set forth in the following pages is at the reader’s sole risk. The author and publishers disclaim any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this material.