Warning: include(includes/menu.inc.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \\nawinfs02\home\users\web\b152\rh.newfbrand\Articles\hazardousessentialoils.php on line 16

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/menu.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php\5\pear') in \\nawinfs02\home\users\web\b152\rh.newfbrand\Articles\hazardousessentialoils.php on line 16

Warning: include(includes/footer.inc.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \\nawinfs02\home\users\web\b152\rh.newfbrand\Articles\hazardousessentialoils.php on line 168

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/footer.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.;c:\php\5\pear') in \\nawinfs02\home\users\web\b152\rh.newfbrand\Articles\hazardousessentialoils.php on line 168

All About Aromatherapy - Hazardous Essential Oils

There are hundred's of essential oils for sale these days and one might think every oil you come across should be safe. But that is not the case. Many oils can be very dangerous when used for aromatherapy and should only be used by a qualified aromatherapy practioner. Others on these lists should be avoided altogether. Common essential oil names are followed by their botanical names to assist with identification.

*This list may not be complete and although you do not find an essential oil listed here, you should not assume that it is 100% safe.

Oils which should never be used in any form of therapy
Ajowan
Trachyspermum copticum
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Almond, Bitter
Prunus dulcis var. amara
Mustard
Brassica nigra
Arnica
Arnica Montana
Onion
Allium cepa
Birch, Sweet
Betula lenta
Pennyroyal (European)
Mentha pulegium
Boldo Leaf
Peumus boldus
Pennyroyal (N. American)
Hedeoma pulegioides
Broom, Spanish
Sparticum junceum
Rue
Ruta graveolens
Calamus
Acorus calamus var. angustatus
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Camphor
Cinnamomum camphora
Sassafras (Brazilian)
Ocotea cymbarum
Deertongue
Carphephorus odoratissimus
Savin
Juniperus sabina
Garlic
Allium sativum
Thuja (Cedarleaf)
Thuja occidentalis
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Jaborandi
Pilocarpus jaborandi
Wormseed
Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum
Melilotus
Melilotus officinalis
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium

 

Oils which should never be used on the skin
but may be used when highly diluted in fragrances

Aniseed (Anise Seed) (Slight dermal toxicity)
Pimpinella anisum
Origanum
Origanum vulgare
Cassia
Cinnamomum cassia
Origanum (Spanish)
Thymus capitatus
Cinnamon Leaf/Bark
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Pine (Dwarf)
Pinus pumilio
Costus
Saussurea lappa
Savory (Summer)
Satureia hortensis
Elecampane
Inula helenium
Savory (Winter)
Satureia montana
Fennel, Bitter
Foeniculum vulgare