Essential Oils During Pregnancy

Using the oils

Apart from diffusing and adding to epsom salts before bathing, for topical use it is always safest to
use a carrier oil with essential oils. This allows a slower, sustained release, when used with a carrier
oil. This could be fractionated coconut oil (stays runny and absorbs quickly into your skin), almond
oil, emu oil or jojoba oil.

Safe dilution for topical use in pregnancy: 1 drop essential oil, per 10ml carrier oil
Diffuse: 6-7 drops per 2-4 hours in your diffuser with water

Quality Matters
Not all essential oils are created equally. We use and recommend doTERRA 100% pure essential oils
due to their strict purity and quality standards.

Each batch is tested for traces of solvents, pesticides, synthetics, fillers or any other chemical
residues. They are solely bottled pure plant extracts. If they don’t pass the test, they simply are not
bottled. This can be checked by entering the unique code on the bottom of each (single oil) bottle at
www.sourcetoyou.com.

The oils are also sourced from where they are indigenously grown (or where the highest quality
plant for the oil can be found) in a sustainable and ethical way to support the farmers and the wider
community. Higher purity and quality means increased therapeutic value.

Oils Safe To Use During Pregnancy

NAHA recommend the following essential oils safe for use during pregnancy:

• Cardamon • Patchouli
• Chamomile (German and Roman) • Petigrain
• Frankincense • Rosewood
• Geranium • Rose
• Ginger • Sandalwood
• Neroli

More Info here: https://drericz.com/essential-oils-for-pregnancy/

Dr Axe recommends the following are safe during pregnancy to use in your diffuser, or heavily
diluted (1 drop per 10mls) on the skin.

• Lavender • Grapefruit
• Bergamot • Juniper Berry
• Chamomile (German & Roman) • Lemon
• Frankincense • Wild Orange
• Geranium (after 1st tri) • Sandalwood
• Ginger • Ylang Ylang

More Info: https://draxe.com/essential-oil-safety

 First Trimester

Sore & Tender Breasts:

• Lavender: Massage, diluted into breasts to soothe discomfort

• Ylang Ylang: Massage, diluted into breasts to soothe discomfort
• Roman Chamomile: Massaged, diluted over the breasts and nipples to ease sore nipples

Morning Sickness:

• Ginger: Diffuse or breathe from bottle. Massage, diluted onto ears, down jaw bone and on
reflex points of the feet
• Roman Chamomile: Diffuse or add several drops to epsom salts before bathing
• Lavender: Diffuse or add several drops to epsom salts before bathing
• Lemon: Diffuse. Massage, diluted onto ears, down jaw bone and on reflex points of the feet,
or add several drops to epsom salts before bathing. Make a DIY inhaler with 15 drops Lemon
essential oil on an organic cotton pad and add into an aromatherapy inhaler or peg the
cotton ball to your car air vent
• Citrus Bliss: Diffuse
• Frankincense: Diffuse
• Peppermint: Diffuse & massage, diluted to back of your neck and behind ears
• Lavender, Sadalwood and/ or Ginger: Massaged into chest, back of neck, hands and feet

Constipation:

• Lemon: Massage, diluted clockwise into abdomen

• Peppermint: Massage, diluted clockwise into abdomen
• Ginger: Massage, diluted clockwise into abdomen
• Wild Orange: Massage, diluted clockwise into abdomen
• DigestZen: Massage, diluted clockwise into abdomen

Depression:

• Citrus Bliss: Diffuse. Massage, diluted into the neck, wrists, soles of feet
• Wild Orange: Diffuse. Massage diluted into the neck, wrists, soles of feet
• Ylang Ylang: Diffuse. Massage diluted into the neck, wrists, soles of feet
• Frankincense: Diffuse, and massage diluted into the neck, wrists, soles of feet

Oedema/ Swelling:

• Fresh celery and ginger root into a green smoothie or juice daily
• Grapefruit: Massage, diluted into legs and feet
• Geranium (past first tri): Massage, diluted into legs and feet

Energy Support:

• Citrus Bliss: Massage, diluted into hands and inhale. Or massage, diluted into back of neck,
shoulders or back
• Wild Orange: Massage, diluted into hands and inhale. Or massage, diluted into back of neck,
shoulders or back
 • Lemon: Massage, diluted into hands and inhale. Or massage, diluted into back of neck,
shoulders or back
• Grapefruit: Massage, diluted into hands and inhale. Or massage, diluted into back of neck,
shoulders or back
• Peppermint: Massage, diluted into hands and inhale. Or massage, diluted into back of neck,
shoulders or back

Headaches:

Add any combo (6-7 drops in total)into diffuser, or roll on (diluted) to your temples and back of neck:

• Lavender
• Peppermint

Heartburn:

• Add 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar in warm water (some boiling, the ret room temp) and drink
before meals
• Peppermint or DigestZen: Add a drop in 500mls warm water with ¼- ½ tsp coconut oil (as
emulsifier) and drink

Muscle / Leg Cramps:

• Ensure you’re taking Magnesium

• Soak feet in warm foot bath with 1 cup epsom salts, 1 drop Peppermint, Lavender & Roman
Chamomile or massage Peppermint, Lavender & Roman Chamomile with 30mls fractionated
coconut oil, into legs after a nightly shower

Blocked Nose:

• Inhale Peppermint or Lemon straight from the bottle

Second Trimester
Back ache:

• Lavender, Frankincense: Massage, diluted onto back

• Wild Orange (can be mixed with Lavender or Frankincense): Massage, diluted onto back

Stretch Marks:

• Frankincense: Massage, diluted onto affected area daily

• Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender: Massage, diluted onto affected area daily

Note: The statements throughout have not been evaluated by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
 Oils not recommended during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

• Birch (Betula Lenta) • Tansy, Tanacetum Vulgare (Different

• Camphor (Cinnamomum Camphora)
(in Ice Blue blend)
• Mugwort (Artemisia Vulgaris)
• Oak Moss
• Parsley seed or leaf (Petroselinum
Sativum)
• Pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium)
to doTERRA’s Blue Tansy, Tanacetum
Annuum)
• Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus) (in
DigestZen)
• Thuja (Thuja Occidentalis)
• Wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens) (in Ice Blue blend)
• Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

More info here: https://drericz.com/essential-oils-for-pregnancy/

National Association For Holistic Aromatherpy (NAHA) state the following oils are not safe during
pregnancy:

• Wormwood • Camphor (in Ice Blue blend)

• Rue • Parsley seed
• Oak • Sage
• Moss • Hyssop
• Lavendula Stoechas (different to
doTERRA Lavendula Angustifola)

Dr Axe recommends the following oils should not be used during pregnancy:

• Basil (in Aromatouch blend) • Geranium (not considered safe during

• Birch first trimester)
• Black pepper • Hyssop
• Cedarwood (in TerraArmour blend) • Jasmine
• Cardamom • Lemongrass
• Cassia • Manuka
• Cinnamon (in Onguard, Smart & Sassy • Marjoram (in Lavender Peace &
Blend) Aromatouch blend)
• Citronella • Melissa
• Clary sage • Myrrh
• Clove (in OnGuard blend) • Oregano
• Cumin • Tea Tree
• Cypress (in Aromatouch blend) • Rosemary
• Eucalyptus (in Easy Air, OnGuard & • Spikenard
TerraArmour Blend) • Thyme
• Wintergreen (in IceBlue blend)

References throughout:

• Modern Essentials, 5th edition

• Essential Oils for Pregnancy, Birth & Babies, Stephanie Fritz
• Dr Axe, https://draxe.com/essential-oil-safety/
• Dr Eric Z: https://drericz.com/essential-oils-for-pregnancy/