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Since essential oils can irritate the skin and mucus membranes, you can first dilute the essential oil in a suitable carrier oil (or a little bit of shampoo) before adding it to your bath.
Bathing with essential oils must be one of the most relaxing ways to attend to your ablutions, and adding soft candlelight to soothe your frayed nerves at the end of a busy day, is a great way to unwind.
You would normally add about 7 drops of essential oils to a bath, but as stated above, if you have a sensitive skin, or have not tried a particular oil, rather first mix the essential oil to a carrier oil or a small amount of shampoo and then add it to your bath.
If you have a sensitive skin, it might also be a good idea to first do a skin patch test to determine if you are allergic to the oil or not - click here to find out how to do a skin patch test.
Should you prefer not to mix it with a carrier oil, you could mix it with a small amount of shampoo and then add the shampoo mixture to your bath.
Although it gives off a wonderful aroma to add the oils to a running bath, the oils would evaporate at a very high rate, and for this reason it is best to add the oils after you have run the bath, and then to mix in by hand.
For children between the ages of 4 and 12, as well as for elderly people, only add 4 drops of oil per bath.
For children between 1 and 4, as well as for pregnant women, add only 2 drops of oil per bath.
For more safety information on pregnancy and essential oil, please click here - and to see safety information on children and essential oil, please click here.
Children under 1 year should have no more than 1 drop of oil per bath.
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