Essential Oil Safety Guide

Essential Oil Safety Guide

Essential Oil Angelica Basil Bergamot Cardamom Carrot Seed

Cassia

Chamomile (German)

Cinnamon Bark Cinnamon Leaf Citronella Clary Sage

Ages

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CAUTION

Drug Interraction?

Note

All

10+ years All

Yes

caution with high blood

pressure & epilepsy

Do not use if pregnant

medications

Yes

Best refrigerated to slow oxidation

Can cause slowed respiration or

breathing problems in some

children

Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders, and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

Do not use if pregnant (embryotoxic) or breastfeeding Do not use on damaged or broken skin

aspirin, blood thinners, diabetes medication Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6, CYP1A2, CYP2C9, or CYP3A4

analgesics, anti-

arrhythmics,

antipsychotics,

All

antidepressants Best refrigerated to slow oxidation

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders,

and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

aspirin, blood thinners,

All

Do not use if pregnant (embryotoxic) or breastfeeding diabetes medication

aspirin, blood thinners,

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders, pethidine, MAOIs, or

All

and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

SSRIs

Drugs metabolized by

All

CYP2B6

Do not use if pregnant

Essential Oil

Clove Cumin Dill Eucalyptus

Fennel Geranium Ginger Grapefruit Helichrysm Hyssop

Lemon

Lemongrass

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CAUTION

Drug Interraction?

Note

aspirin, blood thinners, pethidine, MAOIs, or

SSRIs

Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

10+ years

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders, and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

anticonvulsants antidepressants

Do not use on damaged or broken skin

Ephedrine (diet drug)

Yes

diabetes medication

Can cause slowed respiration or

breathing problems in some

children

caution with high blood

pressure & epilepsy

medications

All All

All Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

Do not use if pregnant

diabetes medications

diabetes medication or

drugs metabolized by

CYP2B6.

Yes

Yes

Best refrigerated to slow oxidation

aspirin, blood thinners

caution with high blood

pressure & epilepsy

Do not use if pregnant

medications

Do NOT add to water. Long-term use of essential oils

consumed this way can cause permanent damage to

If steam distilled not

your esophagus, increase your risk of developing ulcers,

photosentitive; best refrigerated to

Yes (cold pressed) or even cause kidney and liver distress or failure

slow oxidation

Drugs metabolized by

Avoid using on hyersentive, diseased, damaged, or

CYP2B6 or

broken skin.

diabetes medication

Avoid using internally if pregnant

anticonvulsants

Essential Oil

Lime

Melissa Myrrh

Nutmeg Orange, Wild Oregano Patchouli

Peppermint

Rosemary

Ages

Photosensitive

CAUTION

Drug Interraction?

Note

Do NOT add to water. Long-term use of essential oils

consumed this way can cause permanent damage to

If steam distilled not

your esophagus, increase your risk of developing ulcers,

photosentitive; best refrigerated to

All

Yes (cold pressed) or even cause kidney and liver distress or failure

slow oxidation

diabetes medication or

drugs metabolized by

CYP2B6.

Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

2+ years

Avoid using on hyersentive, diseased, damaged, or broken skin.

Do no use if Pregnant or breastfeeding (fetotoxic)

anticonvulsants antidepressants

caution with high blood pressure & epilepsy medications

blood thinners, aspirin

Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

All

6+ years

Inhale: 10+ years Topical: 10+ years

Do not use if pregnant

Ephedrine (diet drug)

Yes

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders,

and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

diabetes medication,

Do not use if Pregnant or breastfeeding (embryotoxic) aspirin, blood thinners

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders, diabetes medication,

and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting. aspirin, blood thinners

May cause milk supply to decrease

during breastfeeding if used

Avoid taking internally if you have cholestasis or GERD

liberally

caution with high blood

NEVER use if if you have G6PD deficiency (a common pressure & epilepsy High menthol content stimulates

genetic enzyme deficiency) or cardiac fibrillation

medications

cold receptors in the lungs and can

caution with epilepsy

medications

Can cause slowed respiration or

avoid with high blood breathing problems in some

Do not use if pregnant

pressure medicatoins children

Essential Oil Sage

Tansy Tarragon Wintergreen Ylang Ylang

Ages

Photosensitive

CAUTION

Drug Interraction?

caution with epilepsy medications

Do not use if pregnant

avoid with high blood pressure medicatoins Drugs metabolized by CYP2D6, CYP1A2, or

CYP3A4

caution with high blood pressure & epilepsy medications

antiarrhythmics

All

antidepressants

caution with high blood

pressure & epilepsy

Do not use if pregnant

medications

Do not use if taking aspirin, have bleeding disorders,

and before or after surgery as it inhibits blood clotting.

Do not use if have salicylate sensitivity, ADD/ADHD

Inhale: All Topical: 2+ years

Avoid using internally if you have GERD Avoid using on hyersentive, diseased, damaged, or

broken skin.

aspirin, blood thinners

Sources: Lea Harris A Beginner's Guide to Essential Oils by Tonia Lyons

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