Essential oils around children and pets
Diffusers, babies, cats and curious toddlers: which oils to keep away, how to store bottles, and exactly what to do if one gets swallowed.
Writer
Ruth Ellery
Ruth is a British writer who has lived in Japan for many years and has blended essential oils at home for two decades. She looks after the Aroma corner and never writes a recipe without the dilution.
Articles by Ruth
Diluting essential oils for skin: a practical chart
How many drops in 10, 30 or 50 ml? A dilution chart for face, body, children, pregnancy and baths, plus the oils with their own ceiling.
Lavender oil: what the research does and doesn't show
Lavender is the oil nearly everyone owns. What the anxiety and sleep trials really found, why old oil causes rashes, and how to use it sensibly.