ESSENTIAL OIL USAGE GUIDE A-Z

There is an oil for almost every condition. It is possible that your condition is not in the ABC, as this is only a small selection to give you an idea of the possibilities with essential oils. Please contact us on info@flowerhouse.nl or 0623316798. We would love to help you and we prefer to do this through personal contact. This way you can get acquainted with the essential oils and we can give you good advice about the use them.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
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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, Heluchrysum
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

ATHLETES 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.

BELLS PALSY

Try: Peppermint, Helichryum, Rosemary
Usage: massage on front and behind ear and painful areas until symptoms subside.

BLEEDING

Try: Heluchrysum, 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, Heluchrysum, Clove
Usage: apply topically to affected area and to bottoms of feet or take internally in a capsule

BOILS

Try: Clove, Thyme, Oregano
Usage: apply topically to affected area

BONE PAIN

Try: Wintergreen, Heluchrysum, 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, Heluchrysum, Deep Blue Usage: apply topically 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, On Guard, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically to chest and on bottom of feet or take internally in a capsules several times daily

CANKER SORES

Try: Melaleuca, On Guard, 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 bottoms of feet or take internally in a capsule

CELLULITE

Try: Rosemary, Grapefruit, Lemon
Usage: massage vigorously on cellulite locations daily especially before exercising 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, Peppermint, Basil
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to muscles and joints

CHRONIC PAIN

Try: Peppermint, Deep Blue, Wintergreen
Usage: massage into affected area as needed or take internally in a capsule

CLOGGED PORES

Try: Lemon, Wild Orange, 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: dilute with a carrier oil and apply topically to stomach and back

COLITIS

Try: Peppermint, DigestZen, Heluchrysum
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, Peppermint
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 bottoms 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, Heluchrysum
Usage: apply on gums and around teeth

DEPRESSION

Try: Elevation, Citrus Bless, 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, Peppermint, 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: Heluchrysum, 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 or take internally in a capsule or diffuse into the air and inhale

FLATULENCE

Try: Peppermint, Lavender, Ginger
Usage: take internally in a capsule or apply topically to abdomen

FLU

Try: Breather, OnGuard, Oregano
Usage: take internally in a capsule or defuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to chest

FOOD POISONING

Try: Rosemary, DigestZen, OnGuard
Usage: take internally in a capsule several 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: Peppermint, 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: Eucalyptus, TerraShield, Rosemary
Usage: massage into the scalp and apply topically to bottoms of feet several 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, Roman 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: apply 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: Heluchrysum, 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 the air and inhale

MOTION SICKNESS

Try: Ginger, Lavender, Peppermint
Usage: apply topically behind the ears and over navel or diffuse 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 behind ears and over navel hourly or diffuse into the air and inhale or under tongue as needed

NECK PAIN

Try: Basil, Marjoram, Heluchrysum
Usage: massage onto neck several times daily

NERVOUS FATIGUE

Try: Heluchrysum, Thyme, Peppermint
Usage: diffuse into the air and inhale or apply topically to temples, behind ears and on back of neck

NOSE BLEEDS

Try: Heluchrysum, 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: Heluchrysum, 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: Heluchrysum, 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 several 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: Wintergreen Lemongrass, Basil
Usage: apply topically to affected area

STOMACHACHE

Try: DigestZen
Usage: apply topically 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 into 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: Heluchrysum, 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, Heluchrysum
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, Heluchrysum, 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, Heluchrysum, Geranium
Usage: dilute with a carrier oil and apply topically to affected areas