• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Recipes with Essential Oils

Powering your Essential Oil Living

  • Get Started
    • Order Essential Oils
    • Strategies & Tips for Using Essential Oils
    • Getting to Know Your Essential Oils
    • Videos
    • Blog
  • Recipes
    • Beauty Recipes
    • Diffuser Recipes
    • Household Recipes
    • Cooking Recipes
    • Search Recipes
  • Shop
    • Amazon Shop
    • Recommended Supplies
    • eBook: Essential Oil Recipes for Toddlers to Teens
    • eBook: Healthy Hair and Skin Care
    • Make & Take Party Sets
      • Make & Take Party Set #2: Moisturizing Beauty, Ready for Romance, and Kitchen & Laundry
      • Make & Take Party Set #3: Natural Beauty and Household Cleaning
      • Make & Take Party Set #4: Emotional Support Roller Blends
  • About
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Store
    • View Your Shopping Cart

How to Safely Store & Handle Essential Oils

August 12, 2015 By Beth K Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. Full disclosure.

153shares

It’s important to use essential oils safely. Here are some important tips on properly storing and handling essential oils.

Learn how to safely store and handle essential oils at RecipesWithEssentialOils.com

Storing Essential Oils

  • Always store essential oils in dark glass containers in a cool location. Many essential oils will degrade in heat or direct sunlight.
  • If you are storing essential oils in the kitchen to use in food recipes, then be sure to store away from the heat of the stove or oven.
  • Make sure that the bottle lids are on tightly. Loose lids can allow essential oils to evaporate. This would diminish their benefits and aroma.
  • Keep essential oils out of the reach of any children. Treat them just as you would any other potent substances in your home. These are concentrated essences and could be extremely dangerous for children.
  • Essential oils have a longer shelf life than any dried herb, seed, or flower. Essential oils, when stored properly, will maintain their intense flavor and aroma for years. This is why we LOVE using essential oils in our recipes!

Handling Essential Oils

  • We strongly suggest that you measure drops onto a clean, stainless steel spoon before placing in any recipe. These liquids can flow quickly and you don’t want any extra drops to fall into your mixture. Even a single drop could cause the whole batch to be entirely too strong.
  • If you don’t want to measure drops directly from the bottle, measure drops with a clean pipette so as not to contaminate the bottle.
  • Always dilute essential oils with a carrier oil according to manufacturer instructions if you are going to be applying to the skin. Essential oils can cause sensitivity or even burns if used improperly or applied directly. If you get some essential oil directly on your skin, quickly apply a liberal amount of carrier oil to “wash” it off. Do not use water to initially wash off an oil that is irritating your skin. However, you can use soap and water after diluting with a carrier oil to remove any remaining essential oil residue.
  • Avoid applying essential oils to sensitive areas such as eyes, ears, and mucous membranes.

Words of Caution

  • Use extreme caution when applying essential oils to children. Some essential oils have are believed to cause plant-related toxic seizures in certain individuals.
  • If you have a history of epilepsy, you should avoid essential oils that are contraindicated.
  • Follow recipes carefully to dilute essential oils properly for topical application. Never use water if you experience irritation. If essential oils get in your eyes or cause irritation to skin, flush and dilute the area with a safe carrier oil to alleviate discomfort.
  • Be sure to follow product guidelines. Young Living clearly labels any usage limitations or cautions for each essential oil.
  • Contact Poison Control immediately if you feel that someone has consumed a dangerous amount of essential oils or sense that essential oils have burned your mouth or throat.
  • Internal use of essential oils can cause interactions with some prescription or over-the-counter medications. Contact your physician if you to see if essential oils are contraindicated for you.

Find out more:

  • What are essential oils?
  • Are essential oils safe to ingest? What does the FDA say?
  • How do you replace extracts/flavorings with essential oils?
  • Why did we choose Young Living essential oils?
  • What are our favorite essential oil resources and tools?
Stay in touch! Sign up for our free newsletter filled with tips & tricks for this oily journey!
No spam, we promise! Your information will never be sold or shared.
153shares

Filed Under: Basics

Previous Post: « What are Essential Oils?
Next Post: How Do You Replace Extracts and Flavorings with Essential Oils? »

Reader Interactions

Related

aria diffuser essential oils for wellness
Step-up your Wellness Game with Essential Oils
November 15, 2019
Tags: cypress, eucalyptus radiata, frankincense, lemon, oregano, R.C, thieves, thyme
Categories: Basics, Oily Education
nutmeg essential oil
Nutmeg Essential Oil
October 19, 2019
Tags: nutmeg
Categories: All About Oils, Basics, Oily Education, Recipes
clean a diffuser properly
How to Clean a Diffuser
September 7, 2019
Categories: Basics, Diffuser, Recipes

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Essential Oil Recipes Hair and Skin Care
Essential Oil Storage and Supplies
Essential Oil Make and Take Party Packs
Join Young Living

Looking for a particular recipe? Search here:

Hi! My name is Diana. I'm a naturally minded mother of two, researcher, and essential oil educator. I am a former elementary teacher, turned blogger. These oils have had a huge impact on my life for the past six years. Oils don't have to be complicated! Let me show you how to use essential oils in real life, in your home, every day.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
YL Independent Distributor

Copyright © 2019 · Recipes with Essential Oils · Design by SharonHujik.com

Disclaimer and Terms of Service

Recipes with Essential Oils is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.

Stay in touch! Sign up for our free newsletter filled with tips & tricks for this oily journey!
No spam, we promise! Your information will never be sold or shared.
Stay in touch! Sign up for our free newsletter filled with tips & tricks for this oily journey!
No spam, we promise! Your information will never be sold or shared.