Essential Oils That Require Extra Diluting
Essential oils which require extra dilution
Essential oil name and Latin name Do not exceed this dilution Anise (Star) Illicium verum 1.75% Basil (estragole chemotype) Ocimum basilicum 0.1% Basil (Madagascan chemotype) Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum viride 0.2% Bergamot Citrus bergamia, Citrus aurantium 0.4% Birch (sweet) Betula lenta 2.5% Camphor (yellow) Cinnamomum camphora, Laurus camphora 0.25% Cassia Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum aromaticum 0.05% Cinnamon Bark Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum 0.07% Cinnamon Leaf Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum 0.6% Clove Bud Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllata 0.5% Clove Leaf Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllata 0.6% Clove Stem Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllata 0.6% Cumin Cuminum cyminum 0.4% Dill Seed (Indian) Anethum sowa 1.4% Fennel (bitter) Foeniculum vulgare 1.8% Fennel (sweet) Foeniculum vulgare 2.5% Grapefruit Citrus x paradisi 4.0% Ho Leaf (camphor chemotype) Cinnamomum camphora 0.8% Jasmine Absolute Jasminum grandiflorum, Jasminum officinale 0.7% Laurel Leaf Laurus nobilis 0.5% Lavender Absolute Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula officinalis 0.1% Lavender (Spanish) Lavandula stoechas 8.0% Lemon Citrus x limon, Citrus limonum 2.0% Lemongrass Cymbopogon flecuosus, Adropogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon citratus, Andropogon citratus 0.7% Lime Citrus x aurantifolia, Citrus x latifolia 0.7% May Chang Litsea cubeba, Litsea citrata 0.8% Melissa Melissa officinalis 0.9% Myrtle Myrtus communis 1.9% Myrtle (honey) Melaleuca teretifolia 0.9% Myrtle (lemon) Backhousia citriodora 0.7% Opopanax Commiphora guidottii 0.6% Orange (bitter) Citrus x aurantium 1.25% Oregano Origanum onites, Origanum vulgare, Thymbra capitata 1.1% Peppermint Mentha x piperita 5.4% Pine (Ponderosa) Pinus ponderosa 0.5% Ravensara Bark Ravensara aromatica, Ravensara anisata 0.1% Ravensara Leaf Ravensara aromatica, Ravensara anisata 1.0% Rose (Damask) Rosa x damascena, Rosa damascena, Rosa gallica 0.6% Rose Absolute Rosa x centifolia, Rosa gallica var. centifolia 2.5% Sage (Dalmatian) Salvia officinalis 0.4% Sandalwood (East Indian) Santalum album 2.0% Spearmint Mentha cardiaca, Mentha crispa, Mentha viridis 1.7% Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 0.1% Tea Tree Melaleuca alternifolia 15.0% Tea Tree (lemon-scented) Leptospermum petersonii, Leptospermum liversidgei 0.8% Thyme (thymol and carvacrol chemotypes) Thymus serpyllum, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygis 1.3% Wintergreen Gaultheria fragrantissima, Gaultheria procumbens 2.4% Ylang-Ylang Cananga odorata 0.8% |
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