Question:
Hi all
I just wondered on people's opinions/advice about using eo's - continually. Through my course, I was told not to overuse them as one can become sensitised to the oil. However, how does it work when, say for instance, an aromatherapist makes up a body cream blend. Does this get applied every day (sometimes twice a day) and for how long? Same goes for when someone has a cold. Is it too much to use essential oils in the bath, maybe burn some oils later in a burner then apply a chest rub for instance. Is this too much?
Some of this really confuses me as I don't know when to stop. I would quite like to make my own moisturiser, I like oils in the bath and I would like to use them in a body lotion but not sure if it's overusing?
Advice would be appreciated.
Tracey
Hi and welcome.
Anything that you apply to the body will get into your system and need to be dealt with. It doesn't matter whether you inhale, apply or burn....it's all the same.
Basically, yes, it all goes into your system.
In this country we err on the side of caution and when you first study you are worried about this. In France oils are taken internally and in much greater quantities, so we do tend to be a bit on the safe side. But, yes, you do need to add up what is being used. You should be covering this on your course and the effects of the oils on the body.
I just wondered on people's opinions/advice about using eo's - continually. Through my course, I was told not to overuse them as one can become sensitised to the oil. However, how does it work when, say for instance, an aromatherapist makes up a body cream blend. Does this get applied every day (sometimes twice a day) and for how long? Same goes for when someone has a cold. Is it too much to use essential oils in the bath, maybe burn some oils later in a burner then apply a chest rub for instance. Is this too much?
Some of this really confuses me as I don't know when to stop. I would quite like to make my own moisturiser, I like oils in the bath and I would like to use them in a body lotion but not sure if it's overusing?
Advice would be appreciated.
Tracey
Answers:
Hi and welcome.
Anything that you apply to the body will get into your system and need to be dealt with. It doesn't matter whether you inhale, apply or burn....it's all the same.
Basically, yes, it all goes into your system.
In this country we err on the side of caution and when you first study you are worried about this. In France oils are taken internally and in much greater quantities, so we do tend to be a bit on the safe side. But, yes, you do need to add up what is being used. You should be covering this on your course and the effects of the oils on the body.
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