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I think the problem is ingesting EOs. Must be done VERY carefully, in tiny amounts, diluted, only when necessary, and not all EOs. Some people have different views.

I have studied and used Eos for about 35 years and the only ones I would ever recommend ingesting, if someone wanted to, are ones that are actually from food plants, like citrus eos (from peel, from which lemon and orange flavoring is made), or plants like peppermint, thyme etc. Even many edible herbs like lemongrass could be used. Some herb EOs I would not recommend. Only TINY amounts. In Europe where aromatherapy has a long history they generally put one drop on a sugar cube or spoon of honey and eat or put in a cup of warm water and mix and drink that way.

IMHO many people are reckless with ingesting EOs. Opnions vary.

Another way of overdoing EOs is putting in baths and soaking in the tub with lots of eos. As they don’t really mix in the water, they float on the top, and can get absorbed through the skin. So care and moderation there as well.

Few EOs can be put safely on the skin neat, should be mixed in carrier oil, or put in spray bottle with a lot of water and shaken well before use. I used peppermint oil in water and spray bottle in summer to cool, or for nausea. About 1-2 drops per 2-3 cups water. In oil about 10 drops per couple ounces of oil, max, but dependson EOS.

I am not the most knowledge person in the world, either.

“I think the problem is ingesting EOs. Must be done VERY carefully, in tiny amounts, diluted, only when necessary, and not all EOs. Some people have different views.”

I thought you were talking about Executive Orders.

I’m like “what?”.

hahaha