Essential Oil A-Z Guide
Yes there is an oil for that!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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ABDOMINAL CRAMPS
Try: DigestZen, Basil, Clary Sage
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to abdomen
ACHES
Try: Marjoram, Deep Blue, Birch
Usage: apply topically to affected area
ACNE
Try: Melaleuca, Lemongrass, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected areas daily
ALLERGIES
Try: Breathe, Lavender, Eucalyptus
Usage: apply topically to back of neck or under nose and on bridge of nose
AMNESIA
Try: Frankincense, Peppermint, Rosemary
Usage: apply topically to forehead, temples, base of skull and behind the ears or take internally in a capsule or diffuse into the air and inhale
ANEMIA
Try: Lemon, Lemongrass, Helichrysm
Usage: apply to bottom of feet or insides of wrists
ANXIETY
Try: Serenity, Lavender, Elevation
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or massage onto back, feet and hands
APPETITE SUPRESSANT
Try: Grapefruit, Slim & Sassy
Usage: add to water and drink or diffuse into the air and inhale
ARTHRITIC PAIN
Try: Deep Blue, Frankincense, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected area
ASTHMA
Try: Breathe, Eucalyptus, Peppermint
Usage: diffuse into the air or apply to bottom of feet, or take internally in a capsule
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Try: Lemon, Lavender, Rosemary
Usage: apply topically to affected area
ATHLETE'S FOOT
Try: Oregano, Melaleuca, Lemon
Usage: apply to area between toes and around toenails
AUTISM
Try: Balance, Vetiver, Frankincense
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale
B
BACK PAIN
Try: Deep Blue, Eucalyptus, Wintergreen
Usage: massage into back as needed
BEE STING
Try: Roman Chamomile, Lavender, Melaleuca
Usage: apply topically to sting or bite several times daily until symptoms cease
BELL'S PALSY
Try: Peppermint, Helichryum, Rosemary
Usage: massage on front and behind ear and painful areas until symptoms subside
BLEEDING
Try: Helichrysum, Geranium
Usage: apply topically to affected area
BLEEDING GUMS
Try: Cinnamon, Peppermint, Wintergreen
Usage: gargle several times daily or apply topically to gums several times daily
BLISTERS ON FEET
Try: Lavender, Roman Chamomile, German Chamomile
Usage: apply topically to blistered area
BLOATING
Try: DigestZen, Peppermint, Clary Sage
Usage: apply topically to stomach area and to bottoms of feet or take internally in a capsule
BLOOD CLOT IN VEINS
Try: Cypress, Helichrysum, Clove
Usage: apply topically to affected area and to bottoms of feet or take intenally in a capsule
BOILS
Try: Clove, Thyme, Oregano
Usage: apply topically to affected area
BONE PAIN
Try: Wintergreen, Helichrysum, Cypress
Usage: apply topically to affected area
BONE SPURS
Try: Wintergreen, Cypress, Marjoram
Usage: apply topically over affected area
BRONCHITIS
Try: Breathe, Eucalyptus, Thyme
Usage: apply topically to chest and neck area, gargle hourly or diffuse
BRUISES
Try: Cypress, Helichrysum, Deep Blue
Usage: apply topicallyy to bruised area
BUNIONS
Try: Deep Blue, Basil, Cypress
Usage: apply to affected area or joint
BURNS
Try: Lavender, Malaleuca, Geranium
Usage: apply gently to affected area
C
CALLOUSES
Try: Oregano
Usage: apply topically to affected area
CANDIDA
Try: Melaleuca, OnGuard, Pepperming
Usage: apply topically to chest and on bottom of feet or take internally in a capsules several times daily
CANKER SORES
Try: Melaleuca, OnGuard, Oregano
Usage: apply directly to canker sore or gargle
CATARACTS
Try: Clover, Lavender
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to temples
CAVITIES
Try: OnGuard, Melaleuca, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically to botooms of feet or take internally in a capsule
CELLULITE
Try: Rosemary, Grapefruit, Lemon
Usage: massage vigorously on cellulite locations daily especially before excercising or add to water and drink throughout the day
CHAPPED SKIN
Try: Roman Chamomile, Sandalwood, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected area as often as needed
CHICKEN POX
Try: Lavender, Melaleuca, Sandalwood
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and dab lightly on spots
CHRONIC FATIGUE
Try: OnGuard, Pepperming, Basil
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to muscles and joints
CHRONIC PAIN
Try: Pepperming, Deep Blue, Wintergreen
Usage: massage into affected area as needed or take internally in a capsule
CLOGGED PORES
Try: Lemon, Wild Orage, Melaleuca
Usage: apply topically to affected area
COLD
Try: OnGuard, Thyme, Melaleuca
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or gargle or take internally in a capsule
COLD SORES
Try: OnGuard, Lemon, Melaleuca
Usage: apply to cold sores as soon as it starts and repeat several times daily
COLIC
Try: Marjoram, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot
Usage: dilite with a carrier oil and apply topically to stomach and back
COLITIS
Try: Pepperming, DigestZen, Helichrysum
Usage: massage over lower abdomen area or take internally in a capsule
CONCUSSION
Try: Frankincense, Cypress
Usage: take internally in a capsule
CONGESTION
Try: Eucalyptus, Frankincense, Pepperming
Usage: diffuse or gargle, massage onto forehead, nose, cheeks, lower throat, chest and upper back
CONJUNCTIVITIS
Try: Melaleuca, Lavender
Usage: apply around (but NOT in) the eyes or apply to bottomrs of feet several times daily
CONSTIPATION
Try: DigestZen, Marjoram, Lemon
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to stomach or feet
CONVULSIONS
Try: Lavender, Clary Sage, Balance
Usage: apply topically to corn several times daily
CORNS
Try: Lemon, Grapefruit, Oregano
Usage: massage into neck and chest or gargle or diffuse into the air and inhale
COUGH
Try: Lemon, Breathe, Melaleuca
Usage: massage into neck and chest or gargle or diffuse into the air and inhale
CRAMPS
Try: Rosemary, Cypress, Marjoram
Usage: massage on cramped muscles several times daily or take internally in a capsule
CROUP
Try: Marjoram, Thyme, Sandalwood
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to chest and neck
CUTS
Try: Lavender, Melaleuca, Bergamot
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and apply to affected area
CYST
Try: Oregano, Thyme
Usage: apply topically to affected area as needed
CYSTITIS
Try: Thyme, Lemongrass, Clove
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply a warm compress over bladder
D
DANDRUFF
Try: Cypress, Lavender, Rosemary
Usage: dilute and massage into scalp. Rinse after 60-90 minutes
DEHYDRATED SKIN
Try: Geranium, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected area
DENTAL INFECTION
Try: Wintergreen, Birch, Helichrysum
Usage: apply on gums and around teeth
DEPRESSION
Try: Elevation, Citrus Blss, Lavender
Usage: add to a warm bath or diffuse into the air and inhale
DIABETES
Try: Coriander, Basil, Balance
Usage: take a couple drops of coriander internally in a capsule morning and evening and apply a couple drops of Balance topically to feet in the evening
DIABETIC SORES
Try: Lavender, Balance
Usage: apply topically to back, feet and over pancreas or diffuse into the air and inhale
DIARRHEA
Try: Peppermint, Ginger, DigestZen
Usage: dilute and apply topically to affected area several times daily
DIZZINESS
Try: Cypress, Pepperming, Basil
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale as needed or apply topically to temples, back of neck and shoulders
DRY SKIN
Try: Geranium, Chamomile, Lemon
Usage: apply topically to affected area
E
EAR INFECTION
Try: Malaleuca, Purify, Lavender
Usage: apply to cotton ball and place over ear
ECZEMA
Try: Helichrysum, Thyme, Geranium
Usage: apply topically to affected area as needed
EPILEPSY
Try: Frankincense, Clary sage, Sandalwood
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or take internally in a capsule or massage
EXHAUSTION
Try: Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Lemon
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to back and feet
F
FAINTING
Try: Peppermint, Sandalwood, Rosemary
Usage: inhale directly
FATIGUE
Try: Lemongrass, Basil, Lemon
Usage: inhale directly or diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically on temples and behind ears as needed
FEVER
Try: Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus
Usage: apply to forehead, temples and back of neck ot take internally in a capsule ir diffuse into the air and inhale
FLATULENCE
Try: Peppermint, Lavender, Ginger
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to abdomen
FLU
Try: Breathe, OnGuard, Oregano
Usage: take internally in a capsule or diuuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to chest
FOOD POISONING
Try: Rosemary, DigestZen, OnGuard
Usage: take internally in a capsule severals time daily and apply topically to stomach area
G
GASTRITIS
Try: Peppermint, DigestZen, Lemongrass
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically over stomach area as needed
GINGIVITIS
Try: Clove, Melaleuca, Peppermint
Usage: Gargle many times daily or as needed
GUM DISEASE
Try: Melaleuca, OnGuard
Usage: apply topically to bottoms of feet
H
HAIR LOSS
Try: Thyme, Rosemary, Lavender
Usage: dilute 5 drop in 20 drops of a carrier oil and massage into scalp each night
HANGOVER
Try: Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary
Usage: add to warm bath or apply of neck and over liver
HEAD LICE
Try: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon
Usage: dilute and apply to entire scalp, then shampoo and rinse 30 minutes later. Repeat daily for several days
HEADACHE
Try: Pepperming, Lavender, Wintergreen
Usage: diffuse into the air and apply topically to forehead, temples, back of neck and behind ears
HEARTBURN
Try: Peppermint, Ginger, Lemon
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to chest
HEATSTROKE
Try: Peppermint, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to forehead and back of neck, chest and back
HICCUPS
Try: Chamomile, Lemon, Cypress
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or massage into chest and stomach area
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Try: Lavender, Marjoram, Eucalyptus
Usage: do a full body massage daily or diffuse into the air and inhale or take internally in a capsule
HOT FLASHES
Try: Balance, Peppermint, Clary Sage
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to back of neck
HYPERACTIVITY
Try: Lavender, Vetiver, Serenity
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or inhale directly
I
IMPOTENCE
Try: Ylang Ylang, Clary Sage, Sandalwood
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to temples, wrists and back of neck
INDIGESTION
Try: Ginger, Orange, Peppermint
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically over stomach area
INFECTION
Try: Clove, Thyme, Oregano
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and apply to infected area or diffuse
INFLAMMATION
Try: Wintergreen, Peppermint, Eucalyptus
Usage: apply topically to affected area or take internally in a capsule
INSECT ALLERGIES
Try: Lavender, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca
Usage: apply topically to affected area
INSECT REPELLENT
Try: TerraShield, Eucalyptus, Lemon
Usage: dilute with carrier oil and apply to exposed skin as needed
INSOMNIA
Try: Serenity, Lavender, Chamomile
Usage: add to a warm bath, rub on feet and behind ears and diffuse into the air
ITCHING
Try: Peppermint, Oregano, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected area as needed
J
JET LAG
Try: Peppermint, Bergamot, Rosemary
Usage: apply calming oils like Lavender and Geranium to bottoms of feet at night and invigorating oils like Peppermint and Eucalyptus in the morning
JOINT PAIN
Try: Wintergreen, Birch, Deep Blue
Usage: massage into affected area as needed
L
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
Try: Lemongrass
Usage: take internally in a capsule
LEG CRAMPS
Try: Clary Sage, Cypress, Lavender
Usage: massage into legs
LICE
Try: Eycalyptus, TerraShield, Rosemary
Usage: massage into the scalp and apply topically to bottoms of feet severals times daily
LOSS OF APPETITE
Try: Ginger, Wild orange, Lavender
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or take internally in a capsule
M
MEASLES
Try: Lavender, Rmona Chamomile, Melaleuca
Usage: apply on spots several times daily or add to bath and soak for at least 30 minutes daily
MENOPAUSE
Try: Clary Sage, Frankincense, Roman Chamomile
Usage: aply topically to abdomen, bottoms or feet and back of neck
MENSTRUAL PAIN
Try: Clary Sage, Rosemary, Peppermint
Usage: massage into abdomen, lower back and shoulders or apply a warm compress over uterus area or take internally in a capsule
MIGRAINE
Try: Helichrysm, PastTense, Sandalwood
Usage: apply topically to forehead, temples, base of skull and behind the ears or inhale directly as needed
MOLD
Try: Cinnamon, Oregano, Thyme
Usage: diffuse into the air where mold is present
MORNING SICKNESS
Try: Ginger, Lavender, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically behind ears and over navel hourly or diffuse into te air and inhale
MOTION SICKNESS
Try: Ginger, Lavender, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically behind the ears and over navel or digguse into the air and inhale
MUSCLE PAIN
Try: Peppermint, Deep Blue, Clove
Usage: apply topically to affected muscles
N
NAUSEA
Try: Ginger, Lavender, DigestZen
Usage: apply topically behund ears and over navel hourly or diffuse into the air and inhale or under tongue as needed
NECK PAIN
Try: Basil, Marjoram, Helichrysum
Usage: massage onto neck several times daily
NERVOUS FATIGUE
Try: Helichrysum, Thyme, Peppermint
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topucally to temples, behind ears and on back of neck
NOSE BLEEDS
Try: Helichrysum, Geranium, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to the bridge and sides of nose and back of neck as needed
O
OILY HAIR
Try: Basil, Cypress, Thyme
Usage: add to shampoo when washing hair
P
PAIN
Try: Peppermint, Wintergreen, Birch
Usage: massage into affected area
PALPITATIONS
Try: Ylang Ylang, Wild Orange, Lavender
Usage: apply topically on chest area
PARASITES
Try: Oregano, Peppermint, Ginger
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply warm compress over intestinal area
R
RASHES
Try: Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Sandalwood
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and apply topically to affected area
S
SCARRING
Try: Helichrysum, Lavender, Frankincense
Usage: apply topically over wound daily until healed
SHINGLES
Try: Melaleuca, Oregano, Sandalwood
Usage: apply topically to affected area, on back of neck and along the spine
SHOCK
Try: Helichrysum, Peppermint, Melaleuca
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically on temples, under nose and on back of neck
SINUS CONGESTION
Try: Sandalwood, Thyme, Eucalyptus
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale several times daily
SINUS HEADACHE
Try: Rosemary, Melaleuca, Eucalyptus
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale severals times daily
SORE THROAT
Try: OnGuard, Lemon, Melaleuca
Usage: gargle or diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to throat, chest, and back of neck several times daily
SPRAINS
Try: Wintergreem Lemongrass, Basil
Usage: apply topically to affected area
STOMACH ACHE
Try: DigestZen
Usage: apply topcally to stomach area
STREP THROAT
Try: OnGuard, Oregano, Thyme
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or gargle or take internally in a capsule several times daily
STRESS
Try: Grapefruit, Elevation Bergamot
Usage: diffuse ointo the air and massage shoulders, back and feet
STRETCH MARKS
Try: Cypress, Geranium, Lavender
Usage: apply topically to affected areas a couple times daily
STROKE
Try: Helichrysm, Cypress, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically on temples, forehead, behind ears and on back of neck or take internally in a capsule
SUNBURN
Try: Lavender, Melaleuca, Helichrysum
Usage: apply gently to affected area
T
TEETHING PAIN
Try: Clove, Wintergreen, Roman Chamomile
Usage: apply topically to affected tooth and gum or gargle several times daily
TENNIS ELBOW
Try: Deep Blue, Eucalyptus, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically to affected area as needed
TENSION HEADACHE
Try: Peppermint, Lavender, Marjoram
Usage: apply topically to forehead , temples, back of neck and behind ears
TOOTHACHE
Try: Clove, Melaleuca, Purify
Usage: apply to gums or add to water to gargle and swallow
V
VARICOSE VEINS
Try: Cypress, Heluchrysum, Lemongrass
Usage: massage into affected area several times daily
VERTIGO
Try: Ginger, Helichrysum, Geranium
Usage: massage on tops of ears and behind ears
VOMITING
Try: Ginger, Peppermint
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to stomach area
W
WARTS
Try: Oregano, Melaleuca, OnGuard
Usage: apply topically to wart several times daily
WASP STING
Try: Lavender, Purify
Usage: apply topically to sting
WHIPLASH
Try: Deep Blue, Lemongrass, Marjoram
Usage: apply topically to neck, shoulders and back
WORMS
Try: DigestZen, Lavender, Rosemary
Usage: apply topically to stomach area and on the bottoms of feet
WOUNDS
Try: Lavender, Melaleuca, Rosemary
Usage: dilute and apply to affected area several times daily
WRINKLES
Try: Frankincense, Helichrysum, Geranium
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and apply topically to affected areas