I ran into this article yesterday evening and upon reading the heading ‘Aromatherapy For Travel’ I thought not only is this a great subject in general but I immediately related to it because Ive been traveling every weekend this month.  As I began to get into the article, I read something that gravely concerned me.  The author recommends a variety of occasions to ingest certain essential oils as a remedy.  Her suggestion to ingest the oils was not what started me as we quite often take essential oils into our bodies without our realization.  It was the lack of a very key piece of information that should’ve been along side her otherwise excellent recommendations.

Ingesting essential oils can help with many ailments, from dealing with the common cold (eucalyptus), to soothing an upset stomach (peppermint), to taming bad breath (tea tree).  However, please read the labels of said essential oils.  The essential oil needs to be of FDA quality.  It should be an oil that is GRAS (generally regarded as safe for ingestion) and very specifically state the FDA Supplemental Facts on it.  You should not attempt to ingest essential oils that are not labeled as such.  This is the key factor missing in the article above and it is imperative that piece of information be taken into consideration when considering taking your essential oil usage from external to internal.

For more information on safely ingesting essential oils, please read this article and this one