Essential Oil Use Chart


An essential oil use chart is an excellent way to become familiar with the wide variety of therapeutic essential oils and their uses.

Looking to an essential oil use chart also comes in very handy when you are trying to determine what essential oil to apply when faced with a given health concern.

I've put together the use chart below for your convenience. There is much more to be said about essential oils and their uses, but this brings some of the most basic essential oils uses together in one place.


Essential Oil Use Chart*

Condition Essential Oil Application
Acne Tea Tree, Lavender, Purification Topical
Allergies Wintergreen, Lavender, Chamomile Inhalation, Topical
(Asthmatics should not inhale - put on soles of feet.)
Alzheimers Cedarwood, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Frankincense Topical
Apnea Valor, Clarity Inhalation, Topical
Appetite - Loss Of Nutmeg, Ginger, Orange, Spearmint Inhalation, Ingestion  
Arthritis Wintergreen, PanAway, Peppermint, Idaho Balsam Fir Topical
Asthma Wintergreen, RC, Eucalyptus Radiata, Lavender, Frankencense,Lemon Asthmatics should not inhale - put on soles of feet.
ADD Vetiver, Cedarwood, Lavender Inhalation
Backache Deep Relief, Wintergreen, Peppermint, Aroma Siez Topical
Blisters German Chamomile, Tea Tree, Melrose, Lavender, Purification Topical
Bloating Peppermint, Clary Sage Topical (2-4 drops on soles of feet 2-3 times a day.Ingestion(capsules).
Blocked Tear Duct Lavender Topical (1 drop applied to bridge of nose 2 times per day)
Bronchitis RC, Thieves, Myrtle, Pine, Eucalyptus, Idaho Balsam Fir Topical, Inhalation
Burns Lavender Topical
Canker Sores Thieves Topical, Ingestion
Chicken Pox Thieves Topical
Clogged Pores Ta Tree, Lemon, Purification Topical
Colds Thieves, Eucalyptus Radiata, RC, Raven, Peppermint Topical, Inhalation, Ingestion
Cough RC, Raven, Peppermint, Eucalyptus Globulus Inhalation, Topical
Constipation Peppermint, Di-Gize, Fennel Ingestion
Cramps (Stomach) Di-Gize, Ginger, Peppermint, Rosemary Ingestion, Topical
Dandruff Tea Tree, Cedarwood Topical
Depression Cedarwood, Lemon, Frankincense Inhalation
Diarrhea Peppermint, Di-Gize, Ginger Ingestion, Topical
Dizziness Peppermint, Frankincense, Cedarwood Inhalation, Topical
Dry, Chapped, or
Cracked Skin		 Myrrh, Sandalwood, Lavender Topical
Earache Wintergreen, Melrose, Deep Relief, PanAway Topical (never put essential oils directly in the ear canal)
Ear Infection Thieves Ingestion (gargle), Topical (never directly in ear canal)
Fatigue Peppermint Inhalation, Topical, Ingestion
Fever Wintergreen, Peppermint, Copaiba Topical,Inhalation
Food Poisoning Di-Gize, Thieves Ingestion
Headache Peppermint, Wintergreen, PanAway, Deep Relief Inhalation, Topical, Oral (tongue against roof of mouth)
Infection Thieves, Oregano, Thyme, Mountain Savory, Lemongrass Inhalation, Topical, Ingestion
Indigestion Peppermint, Ginger, Di-Gize, Fennel, Ginger Ingestion, Topical
Inflammation Lavender, Peppermint Topical, Ingestion
Influenza Thieves, Ravensara, Oregano, Mountain Savory Ingestion (except Ravensara), Inhalation, Topical
Insect Bites (Bee Stings) Peppermint, Purification, Melrose, Citronella, Lavender, Teatree Topical
Insomnia Lavender, Peace & Calming Inhalation, Topical
Itching Peppermint, Lavender Topical
Joint Pain PanAway, Wintergreen, Idaho Balsam Fir Topical
Menstrual Cramps Dragon Time, Lavender, Clary Sage, Peppermint, Deep Relief Topical
Migraine M-Grain Inhalation, Topical
Motion Sickness Ginger, Peppermint Topical
Muscle Spasms (Charley Horses) Wintergreen Topical
Nausea Patchouli, Peppermint, Ginger Topical, Inhalation, Ingestion
Pink Eye Tea Tree, Lavender 2-4 drops - wide circle around eye 1-3 times per day (do notget in eye)
Sinus Congestion Eucalyptus, RC, Peppermint Inhalation, Topical
Snoring Thyme Topical (4-6 drops diluted on soles of feet at bedtime)
Sprain Idaho Balsam Fir, Pine, Cypress, Spruce, Peppermint,Wintergreen Topical
Stress Lavender, Valor, Peace & Calming, Frankincense Inhalation, Topical
Sore Throat Tea Tree, Ravansara, Thieves Inhalation, Topical, Ingestion (for Thieves -- start on tongue, swallow)
Strep Throat Oregano, Thyme, Thieves Inhalation, Ingestion, Topical
Tonsillitis Thieves, Clove Ingestion (on tongue, then swallow), topical
Toothache Clove, PanAway, Wintergreen, Deep Relief Topical, Oral
Urinary Tract/ Bladder Infection Oregano, RC, Thieves Ingestion, Topical
Vaginal Yeast Infection Thieves Essential Oil Blend Mouthwash overnight retention of tampon soaked in blend (5-10 nights)
Wounds, Scrapes, Cuts Lavender, Thieves, Melrose Topical

* Clove, Lemongrass, Mountain Savory, Oregano, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, and Wintergreen are oils that you will want to dilute with an equivalent amount of a quality vegetable oil.

This essential oil use chart addresses the most common health issues any family may face. Although it is comprehensive, it by no means covers all the possibilities regarding essential oil uses.

There are other oils that can be used for many of these conditions, and there are other conditions that could be mentioned as well.

For an excellent reference that goes beyond this chart and gives further information about essential oils and their uses, I recommend the Essential Oils Desk Reference (4th edition) or the Reference Guide to Essential Oils.

Once you personally begin to apply essential oils therapeutically, the various essential oil uses will become second nature.

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