| Quick Reference Chart of
Dosages and Directions for Treatment |
Applications |
Essential Oil
Drop Dosage |
Aromatic
Wrap |
Soak sheeting in10-15 drops and hand-hot
water |
Bathe |
4 drops in a small dish of cold boiled
water |
Bath |
6-8 drops in bath filled with warm
water |
Body Scrub |
Massage blend applied to body brush |
Compress |
6-8 drops in cold or warm water |
Friction
Rub |
50/50 dilution in Lavender or base
oil |
Hand Friction
Rub |
2 drops neat to palm. rub to heat.
Cup hands , inhale deeply |
Hydrosol
Spray |
5 drops to 20mls of hydrosol spray
(floral water) |
Gargle |
1-2 drops in a glass cold boiled
water |
Steam
inhalation |
2-3 drops in bowl of steaming water |
Massage |
Ratio of one drop to 2ml base oil
as a general guide |
Neat |
1 drop direct topical application
to skin |
Paper
Funnel Inhalation |
2-3 drops in base of paper towel,
rolled into a cone shape |
Pillow |
1 drop either side of pillow |
Poultice |
4 drops to 2 tablespoonsful of poultice
base |
Pulse
point |
1 drop to 1ml carrier oil |
Room Air
Spray |
50 drops in 100ml pure water in garden
spray or spray top bottle |
Skin Oil
/ Lotion Cream /Ointment |
1 drop for each 2ml (body), 4ml (facial) |
Sitz Bath |
3-4 dropsin a bowl large enough to
sit in, filled with cool/warm water |
Tissue
/ Hankie |
1-2 drops direct on cloth |
Vapouriser |
6-8 drops in saucer of water (candle
lit)
6-8 drops direct in electric |
