Essential Oils


I get most of my essential oils from Mountain Rose Herbs. They are a one-stop shop that stocks almost all the essential oils you need or want. Here is a list of the essential oils that they carry. You can click on any essential oil to be taken to their Essential Oils webpage to learn more about them and order them online. The essential oils offered by Mountain Rose Herbs are 100% pure steam-distilled plant oils with an unsurpassable fragrance, exceptional depth, and magnificent benefits. They are free of carriers, diluents, and other impurities. Here you will find some of the world's most magnificent therapeutic quality oils from reputable distillers and suppliers with whom we know, trust, and have an excellent working relationship. Mountain Rose Herb's essential oils are processed from freshly harvested material within clean distilleries, thus promising you some of the most magnificent oils available on the market.


(Click on any essential oil to learn more)

Learn the potential hazards of essential oils before you buy. Click Here to find out.


Essential oils are lovely and can be very beneficial when used correctly. However, use them the wrong way, and you might get skin irritations or worse! Please read the following guidelines about the hazards and warnings regarding essential oils. I found most of this information from Mountain Rose Herbs. 


General Guidelines
  1. Read and follow all label cautions and warnings
  2. Keep out of reach of children and pets
  3. Do not use on babies, children or pets
  4. Keep away from flame, heat and ignition sources (essential oils are flammable)
  5. Do not apply undiluted (neat) essential oils directly onto skin; dilute with a carrier oil first
  6. Always conduct a patch test of diluted essential oil on the inner arm before using; do not use if redness or irritation occurs
  7. Do not ingest essential oils
  8. Keep essential oils out of eyes, ears, nose, mouth and any body opening
  9. Never assume an essential oil possesses the same properties as its plant
  10. If you have sensitive skin, epilepsy, heart or kidney problems, or any serious medical condition, do not use essential oils unless advised by a physician or medical professional that it is safe
Specific Precautions
  1. Do not use at all, or under the supervision of a qualified expert: (These are the most hazardous of essential oils, possessing very high oral and dermal toxicity): Bitter Almond, buchu, camphor, sassafras, calamus, horseradish, mugwort, mustard, pennyroyal, rue, savin, savory, southernwood, tansy, thuja, wintergreen, wormseed and wormwood. 
  2. Do not use during pregnancy: aniseed, balsam peru, Bay (laurel), basil, benzoin, bergamot, bitter almond, basil, birch, cajeput, camphor, cedarwood, celery seed, chamomile (blue), cinnamon (bark and leaf), cistus, clary-sage, clove, cornmint, cypress, dill seed, douglas fir, eucalyptus, eucalyptus lemon, fennel, grapefruit, hyssop, jasmine, juniper, lavender (spike), lemon, lemongrass, lemon myrtle, lemon verbena, lime, lovage, marjoram, myrrh, myrtle, nutmeg, oakmoss, oregano, parsley seed, pennyroyal, peppermint, pine (scotch), rose, rosemary, sage, savory, spikenard, st. johns wort, sweet marjoram, tangerine, thuja, thyme, valerian, wintergreen, and yarrow
  3. Do not use on skin (ever): Ajowan, cinnamon bark, cassia, clove leaf-stem-bud, costus, elecampane, bitter fennel, oregano and pine
  4. Do not use if you have high blood pressure: Hyssop, rosemary, sage or thyme
  5. Do not use if you have epilepsy: Sweet fennel, hyssop, sage, rosemary and wormwood
  6. Skin irritants: Angelica root, bergamot mint, birch, bitter almond, cinnamon leaf, cinnamon bark, clove bud, costus, grapefruit, hyssop, lavender (spike), lemon, lemon verbena, lime, marjoram, orange peppermint, oregano, parsley seed, peppermint, pimento berry, pine, savory, spearmint, tagetes, tangerine, red and wile thyme and wintergreen
  7. Will make skin more sensitive to sunlight: most concentrated citrus oils, angelica, bergamot, and lemon verbena.
  8. Not to be exposed by mucous membranes or ingested: all absolutes, allspice, ajowan, amyris, benzoin, calendula, cinnamon (bark and leaf), Douglas Fir, Jasmine, Lemon Myrtle, manuka, myrrh, oregano, parsley seed, pennyroyal, pine (scotch), savory, st. johns wort, tarragon, tea tree, thuja, and thyme.
In Case of an Accident

  1. If essential oil gets into eyes: Immediately flush with cold milk or vegetable oil to dilute; if stinging persists, seek medical attention
  2. If essential oil gets on hands: Use cream or vegetable oil to dilute; wash with soap and warm water; repeat if necessary
  3. If ingested: Call National Capital Poison Control Center, 1-800-222-1222
  4. If ingested by a pet: Follow directions on label or call the Animal Poison Control Center at 1-888-426-4435; be prepared to pay $50 with a credit card

Did you know that some essential oils are so potent that their spills must be handled as if they are hazardous? That's right. Take tea tree oil, for example. If it spills, it cannot enter a sewer or waterway. Instead, it should be absorbed with inert material and sealed in a container. Then the container must be disposed of as if it were hazardous waste in accordance with local, state, or federal laws.


Such information is included on the Material Safety Data Sheet for every essential oil. These sheets are beneficial for essential oil suppliers such as Mountain Rose Herbs to store and handle essential oils, as required by the Chemicals Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regulations. The MSDS includes essential information such as flammability and chemical composition. In addition, mountain Rose Herbs can supply an MSDS for any essential oil they stock upon request.

This information is for educational purposes only; it is not intended to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any disease or condition. Nor is it intended to prescribe in any way. This information is for educational purposes only and may not be complete, nor may its data be accurate. As with all herbs, Only take internally if working with a qualified and expert practitioner. Keep away from children. . Avoid use unless discussed with your physician, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or suffer from any health issue.


  

Here are some helpful MSDS sites where you can conduct a search based on the essential oil's name:
  1. http://www.setonresourcecenter.com/MSDSs/comply1.htm No login is necessary on this site; it contains approximately 275,000 records
  2. http://www.msdssolutions.com/ This site is quite comprehensive with 1.5 million records; requires login 
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