Safety information on essential oils is given in the following list. The safety information here is based upon: Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995) and Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995). Those herbs labeled "Do not use during Pregnancy" indicates that they are not safe for use while pregnant, generally because they cause injury to the developing baby.
Notes
Sensitizer ~ Skin irritation is an inflammation caused by a reaction to a certain oil and the severity is normally dependent upon the exposure to the oil. It has been thought by some that it is the terpene content in oils that cause skin irritation, but tests have shown that it is more likely to be caused by a high phenol content in certain oils.
Carcinogenesis There are some essential oils that are carcinogenic and have already been banned from use in aromatherapy as well as for internal usage. The oils in question are calamus oil (contains asorone), and all oils that contain high amounts of safrole like sassafras oil which is also found in yellow and brown camphor.
Angelica
Phototoxic , Do not use during Pregnancy
Benzoin
Sensitizer
Bergamot oil also known as Bergamot orange
Phototoxic
Bitter Almond
Toxic
Arnica
Toxic
Basil
Do not use during Pregnancy, Possible Carcinogen
Bay
Do not use during Pregnancy, Sensitizer
Bergamot
Phototoxic
Birch (Sweet)
Toxic
Broom oil
Toxic
Cade oil crude also known as prickly juniper and juniper tar
Carcinogenic
Calamus also known as sweet flag, myrtle flag, sweet rush and sweet sedge
Toxic Carcinogen
Camphor
Toxic
Cedar, Atlas
Do not use during Pregnancy
Cedarwood
Do not use during Pregnancy
Clove
Irritant
Cinnamon Bark
Sensitizer
Costus root also known as kuth
Sensitizer
Deertongue
Toxic
Elecampane oil also known as scabwort
Sensitizer
Eucalyptus oil
Sensitizer, Toxic Orally
Fennel
Carcinogen
Sensitizer, Do not use during Pregnancy
Fig leaf absolute
Sensitizer
Garlic
Toxic
Geranium
Do not use during Pregnancy, Irritant
Ginger
Phototoxic
Grapefruit
Phototoxic
Horseradish
Toxic and irritant
Hyssop
Toxic , Do not use during Pregnancy
Inula
Toxic
Juniper Berry
Do not use during Pregnancy
Lavendin
Do not use during Pregnancy, Toxic
Lemon
Phototoxic , Irritant
Lime
Phototoxic
Marigold
Phototoxic, Toxic
Marjoram
Do not use during Pregnancy
Mugwort
Toxic
Myrrh
Do not use during Pregnancy
Mustard
Toxic
Nutmeg
Possible Carcinogen, Toxic
Oakmoss
Toxic , Do not use during Pregnancy, Sensitizer, Irritant
Onion
Toxic
Oregano
Irritant
Parsley
Very Dangerous Do not use during Pregnancy, Toxic
Pennyroyal
Toxic , Carcinogen
Peppermint
Irritant
Peru Balsam
Sensitizer
Rosemary
Do not use during Pregnancy, Toxic
Rue
Toxic
Sassafras
Toxic , Carcinogen
Spearmint
Irritant
Tansy
Toxic
Thuja
Toxic
Thyme
Irritant
Verbena
Sensitizer
Wintergreen
Toxic
Wormseed
Toxic
Wormwood
Toxic
Yarrow
Sensitizer, Toxic , Do not use during Pregnancy
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