Essential Oils For Skin & Hair

essential oils for hair and skinAromatherapy essential oils for Skin and Hair, their uses and warnings.

Careful: Skin Irritants

Apply caution, especially with sensitive or allergenic skin, use 1/2 - 1/4 doses

  • Basil
  • Lemon
  • Peppermint
  • Black Pepper
  • Lemon Grass
  • Petitgrain
  • Citronella
  • Lime
  • Pine
  • Clove
  • Mandarin
  • Thyme
  • Ginger
  • Melissa
  • Tea Tree
  • Grapefruit
  • Orange
  • Wintergreen

Photosensitization

Citrus oils may cause the skin to become sensitive to sunlight (ultra-violet exposure). Care should be taken if going out in the sun or using sunbeds or solarium's.

  • Bergamot
  • Grapefruit
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Mandarin
  • Orange
  • Petitgrain

NEVER use any aromatic or essential oil direct on you skin, other than for application on pimples. Always dilute with a carrier oil.

Essential Oils For Skin & Hair

Acne and Pimples: Cypress, Lemon, Bergamot, Cedarwood, Geranium, Tea Tree, Lavender

Aging Skin: Myrrh, Lavender, Neroli, Rose, Frankincense

Allergic Skin: Chamomile, Hypericum, Lavender, Melissa

Boils: Frankincense, Tea Tree

Bruises: Arnica, Fennel, Geranium

Burns: Chamomile, Hypericum, Lavender, Wheatgerm, Avocado, Tea Tree

Chapped Skin: Calendula, Carrot, Sandalwood, Almond

Cold Sores: Tea Tree, Bergamot, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rosewood

Congested Skin: Cedarwood, Thyme, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Peppermint

Cuts & Abrasions: Geranium, Hypericum, Calendula, Carrot

Dermatitis: Bergamot, Chamomile, Geranium, Lavender, Rosewood, Wheat germ

Dry Skin: Sandalwood, Geranium, Rose, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine

Eczema: Bergamot, Chamomile, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Avocado

Eyes: Chamomile, Lavender

Hair - Damaged: Rosewood, Geranium, Sandalwood, Lavender, Jojoba, Wheat germ. Apply and leave on for 2 hrs. To get it out: apply your normal Shampoo without water first.

Hair - Dandruff: Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Cedar wood, Jojoba

Hair - Dark: Rosemary, Rosewood, Geranium

Hair - Fair: Chamomile, Lemon

Hair - Lice: Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender

Hair - Normal: Jojoba Oil mixed with a few drops of your favourite

Hair - Oily: Bergamot, Lavender

Inflamed Skin: Calendula, Chamomile, Frankincense, Lavender, Almond, Apricot Kernel

Insect Bites: Chamomile, Lavender, Tea Tree

Oily Skin: Bergamot, Cedar wood, Cypress, Geranium, Juniper, Lemon, Lemongrass, Ylang Ylang

Rashes: Calendula, Chamomile, Hypericum, Lavender

Sluggish Skin: Lemongrass

Sunburn: Chamomile, Lavender, Tea Tree, Calendula

Tinea/Athletes Foot: Tea Tree, Patchouli, Myrrh

Warts & Corns: Lemon

Wounds: Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Hypericum, Lavender, Myrrh