[Everything doTERRA] Re: Safety of ingesting essential oils

Before taking an oil internally, check its references and determine that it is certified as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) by the FDA. Most doTerra oils are GRAS. Doterra oils will include supplemental fact if the oils are GRAS. If the don't have supplemental fact, it simply means they are not recommended for internal use, not that they are harmful necessarily.

Official word from Doterra on internal use:

28 April 2010

Rob Young of doTERRA corporate headquarters shared the following on using essential oils internally.

Most of the oils that are marked for external use only would not pose any harm, they simply would not provide any benefit and they don't taste very good either.

There are oils, however, that you would want to be careful to use internally such as Wintergreen. In very high amounts, Wintergreen essential oil can make you sick and even severely ill if you are a child. But you would have to drink the whole bottle (pretty hard to swallow that much) but it is a possibility nevertheless. Essential oils are very concentrated botanical extracts and you might get stomach upset if you use too much of any essential oil, or any botanical extract for that matter.

If someone were able to drink a whole bottle of Deep Blue or Breathe (it would be very difficult to swallow such an amount without gagging) then you would want to watch them closely and call poison control with any signs of strong stomach or chest pain, elevated temperature, sleepiness, etc. as you would as a general household first aid rule. Some essential oils are "hot" (e.g. Cinnamon, Oregano) and might sting the mouth for a while but generally speaking there is not a great danger of long-term damage with the oils.

Using the oils as directed on the labels with moderation will help you avoid any undesirable side effects from the oils. We ere on the side of safety and conservatism on our labels and reference materials so follow the directions and you will be good to go.

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