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No. The essential oils are not soluble and so the body will find harder to metabolize. In fact, by doing so you would be putting stress to your internal organs. So don't do it.

Yes, of course. Never store essential oils in light or where the temperature is high. Always store in dark, cool place to keep it safe, undamaged. It will increase shelf life.

Essential oil is liquid which is pressed from herbs and other plants. The best way to use an essential oil is in water or air home diffuser, but it's also easy to put a few drops out in a bowl on the kitchen counter or fill a spray bottle with water and about twenty drops of oil to mist orange...

Below are some adverse effects of some or bad essential oils: skin sensitivity/irritation phototoxicity toxicity/poisonous allergies be carcinogenic liver toxicity death

Essential oils and carrier oils should be stored at cool or room temperatures to help increase their shelf life. The optimum storage temperature is five degrees centigrade; some aromatherapists keep a separate mini-fridge to store their essential oils, although this is not really necessary...

A simple sniff test will tell you if your essential oils, carrier oils or blends are contaminated or past their shelf life. If any of your oils smell slightly odd, it is best to discontinue use and discard them. Contaminated oils will carry bacteria onto your skin and will not be beneficial for use.

Because essential oils are aromatic and have antibacterial and antifungal properties, they are perfect additions to a natural cleaning regimen. Many people suffering from chemical sensitivity or asthma can benefit from cleaning with natural products rather than harsh chemicals. Lavender, Tea...

A common repellent for ants is peppermint essential oil. Follow the trail to the point of entrance. Ants usually enter from the wall around outlets or windows. Place a few drops of essential peppermint oil at the place of entrance to deter the ants from entering.

Pine essential oil is perfect for homemade dusting sprays and wood or floor cleaners. It also has antiseptic properties. Many people enjoy the woody, pine scent.

Tea Tree essential oil is antibacterial and antiviral. The oil is perfect for fighting growth of fungus and mold in the bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, or in humidifiers. The smell of tea tree oil is not particularly enjoyable, but it is a great addition to household soaps and cleaners.

The word lavender comes from the Latin word lavare and it means to wash. Lavender’s antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral and restorative properties help in treating the skin for acne, bruises, muscle spasms, and pains. Cleaning properties of it helps the skin heal and restore itself. Valerie...

In aromatherapy, lavender oil is used to treat insomnia, depression, stress, headaches, burns, acne, sore muscles, sprains, bruises, bites, stiff joints, nervous tension, and hair loss.

The phototoxic/photosensitive essential oil helps in increasing risk to ultra-violet light, most commonly associated with sunlight.

Diuretic essential oil helps in increasing the need to urinate more frequently.

Alternatively, peppermint essential oils, spearmint essential oil and eucalyptus essential oil offers a cooling effect to the skin.

Hot essential oils include Clove, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, Oregano, Thyme etc. These gives hot or warming sensation.

Those essential oils which contain ketones or esters help in longer shelf-life, up to five years. If sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenols are used the longevity is increased for up to six years.

If the essential oils contain monoterpenes or oxides in good volume, it will last for about one or two years. If it contains phenols, the shelf life is up to three years.

Yes, since the era of 90s extensive research has been carried out with essential oils. In a test-tube study, essential oils like tea tree oil and peppermint oil have shown positive results in treating bacterial infections. However, the same results on humans are yet to be proved.

Yes essential oils are effective. There have been several studies separately on different types of essential oils like dabbing a peppermint oil with ethanol mixture on the forehead gives relief from headache.