Where to Apply Your Essential Oils
Where to apply your essential oils, how to apply them, and for what purpose is answered here. Use this list of suggestions and EOs to help ease stress, anxiety, and overwhelm from excitement during the holidays. If you’re not sure how to get started using essential oils and natural products, you’re in the right place! Print out the image and keep right next to your oil stash. If you haven’t got an EO stash and would like to get one, I’m happy to show you how.
ABOUT DILUTION
Each Young Living essential oil bottle has dilution recommendations printed right on the label. Some oils that are very gentle like Lavender and Copaiba don’t require dilution except for the most sensitive skin. Most oils will be diluted in equal parts with a carrier like V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex, but some are “hot” oils and can cause a tingling sensation if applied without a carrier. These include Thieves, Peppermint, Ginger, Cloves, and Oregano among others, and are usually diluted more.
Of course, you can always dilute more or less depending on your personal preference and on the amount of essential oils you use. Use about 1 drop of essential per 1 tsp of carrier oil.
Remember to do a sensitivity patch test on the inner skin of your forearm first. If you mix the essential oils in a 10ml rollerball bottle with a carrier oil, start with a 2% or 3% dilution of 6 to 9 drops of essential oil respectively. I recommend starting with fractionated coconut oil as a carrier oil. You’ll want to look for organic, hexane-free kind. I recommend the pura d’or brand.
WHERE TO APPLY YOUR ESSENTIAL OILS
The topical application of essential oils is a close second to inhalation. Many of essential oils listed below can help with specific things, and they can be either applied topically or inhaled via a diffuse, using the cupping technique, or smelled right out of the bottle. Inhalation works quite well for relieving emotional distress. Give one or more of the following essential oils a try, and see how they work for you.
One thing you might notice is how several of the same essential oils are recommended for different purposes. That is the nature of essential oils. Some have more than 300 chemical constituents, each constituent opening doors for the others to work synergistically making them and effective and versatile in their use.
APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS
1. Energy & Focus
Apply 1 or 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils to the crown of your head, back of your neck, chest, or forearms.
- Ener-Gee
- Peppermint
- Rosemary
- Lemon
- Orange
- Spearmint
2. Respiratory Support
Choose 1 or 2 of the following essential oils and put 1 or 2 drops behind your ears, down you spine, or on your chest, neck, and throat.
- Breathe Again
- R.C.
- Raven
- Ravintsara
- Thieves
- Lemon
- Peppermint
- Eucalyptus Radiata
- Frankincense
- Tea Tree
- Thyme
- Rosemary
3. Immune Support
Apply 1 or 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils down your spine and on the bottoms of your feet.
- Thieves
- ImmuPower
- Raven
- Lemon
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Tea Tree
- Peppermint
- Ginger
4. Restful Sleep
Choose 1 or 2 essential oils and put 1 or 2 drops on your big toe, forearms, forehead, and wrists.
- Tranquil
- RutaVala
- Bergamot
- Grapefruit
- Vetiver
- Frankincense
- Clary Sage
- Copaiba
- Rose
5. Focus
Rub 1 to 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils to your temples, wrists, brain stem, crown of your head.
- Brain Power
- GeneYus
- Clarity
- Lavender
- Helichrysum
- Sacred Frankincense
- Blue Cypress
- Vetiver
- Cedarwood
- Idaho Blue Spruce
- Palo Santo
- Melissa
- Myrrh
- Northern Lights Black Spruce
- Ylang Ylang
- Rosemary
6. Head Tension
Apply 1 or 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils to your temples, the back of your neck, and around your ears.
- M-Grain
- Raven
- Helichrysum
- Peppermint
- Rosemary
- Eucalyptus Radiata
- Cedarwood
- Frankincense
- Neroli
- Orange
7. Emotional Support
Rub oils 1 or 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils in your hands and breathe in deeply, or rub them over the heart or behind the ears.
- Stress Away
- Valor, Peace and Calming
- Release
- Joy
- Tranquil
- Inner Child
- Harmony
- Forgiveness
- Present Time
- Trauma Life
- Frankincense
- Grapefruit
- Peppermint
- Orange
8. Overwhelm
Apply 1 or 2 drops of 1 or 2 essential oils to your lower back, back of your neck, and your shoulders and neck.
- Grounding
- Peace and Calming II
- Transformation
- Lavender
- Frankincense
- Vetiver
- Roman Chamomile
- Ylang Ylang
- Rose
9. Digestion
Choose 1 or 2 essential oils and apply 1 to 2 drops in your belly button or apply the oils to your stomach and rub clockwise.
- Ginger
- Bergamot
- Peppermint
- Fennel
- Coriander
- Caraway
- Parsley
- Cardamom
- Spearmint
- Roman Chamomile
- Lime
- Lemon
- Melissa
- Marjoram
A COUPLE OF QUICK TIPS
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Add an AromaGlide Roller Fitment to your favorite, most-used oils to make them convenient roll-ons!
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If you have an oil you like to dilute, wait until it’s ⅓ or ½ empty then add a carrier and a Roller Fitment!
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Make your own roller blends using your favorite oils, carrier and empty 10mL roller bottles. This way you can easily take them with you wherever you go.
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Keep pre-diluted blends on hand for all ages in your household.
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Pair topical use of your oils with diffusing and internal use, especially for acute needs.
Sheri Rose
Sheri Rose – Educator, Writer, Editor, and Essential Oils Coach – Young Living Brand Partner – Referral # 12488561 https://www.youngliving.com/us/en/referral/12488561 Sheri Rose is an avid reader and writer who enjoys spending time loving on her husband, family, friends, and her three dogs. As an educator, editor/writer, and essential oils coach, Sheri has helped others all her life. She currently studies aromatherapy at the Aromahead Institute and has completed her essential oils coaching certification with Dr. Josh Axe. Essential oils and essential oil products are not just a hobby for her, they are a part of her daily routine, and she loves sharing with others how to use them to create a healthy lifestyle. Overall, Sheri is quirky and kind and compassionate, she works daily to maintain wellness, and she truly cares about the health and wellbeing of others.
