Exsential Oil Safety Calculating essential ol concentrations Desired % of. Number of drops of essential oil needed for 8 different volumes, Ca Kd SmL = 10mL = SL 20mL = 25mL_~— 30m SOmL = 100ml. 003 005 01 ou 02 02s oz 05 1 0.05 a 018 02 03 04 08 078. 15 007 a 02 03 04 0s 08 1 2 a 018 03 08 06 078 09 15 3 02 03 06 08 12 18 18 2 6 03 08 08 14 18 228 27 45 ° 04 08 12 18 24 3 38 6 2 0s 075 15 228 3 375 45 78 15 os 08 18 27 35 45 54 ° 18 07 1 2 3 a2 525 63 108 a os 12 2a 36 aa 6 72 2 2 08 138 ar 4 54 675 a 135 2 10 15 3 45 6 15 8 15 2 14 17 33 5 66 825 99. 185 3 12 13 36 54 12 9 108 18 8 13 2 4 6 3 975 117 195 2 14 2 42 63 aa 105 128 a 2 15 225 45 675 8 1125 135 25 6 16 24 43 72 96 2 “a a a W 25 5 7 10 1275 15 255 31 18 aT 54 a 108 135 16 a 5 18 29 57 36 114 1425 7 285 5 20 3 6 2 2 6 18 » 0 25 878 78 1125 18 1875 ns 375 % 20 45 2 135 8 25 a 6 2 35 525 105 1875 2 25.25 a8 525 105 40 6 @ 18 2 2 8 © 120 45 675 135 2025 2 3875 405 67s 195 50 75 15 28 » mS 6 % 190 Theaters nthetale refetochps of sera. ough assure thal 30 cops af essen SO mL These ue are averages, ste runber of das pr mL can vy om 200 nave gen precise rs because of a lower metabolic capacity, ie, enzymes present in ower concentrations." These cautions apply even more to premature babies, and here it would be prudent to avoid all ruse of essential oils ‘When massaging or applying essential oils to children, the total dose applied will be less than for adults because of their smaller actos of eps maybe ountec up er donno te nearest elo. These ees mi For istance 20.4% don ofbegame ol wl ected by mig tee oso bergamct ln 25 mL of ei, o 6 dos in 40, acorn tthe te of dapper ued (iba e200. body size. Recommended and maximum % concentrations of essential oils for children ate given in Table 45 We recommend that infants are not given baths containing essential oils unless the oils have been previously dispersed in a vwater-solublemedium. Thisisto guard against skin irritation from uundispersed oils, and could be applied in fact to any age group,