Essential Oils Usage Limit And Safety Guide For Cosmetic Formulators

Essential Oils Usage Limit And Safety Guide For Cosmetic Formulators

If you work with essential oils, please keep the following safety guides in mind.

1. Know the allergens (substances that cause allergic reactions) in your essential oils and declare it to your customers by including it on the label (We will cover allergens in Essential Oil in another guide)
2. Don’t use more than 0.3% essential oil when making products for pregnant women and little children. Most products for these groups should be fragrance free
3. When making under eye cosmetic product, do not use more than 0.1% essential oil
4. For lip care products, try and not exceed 0.5% essential oil, even though we do miss this sometimes, the safe thing to do is to keep it under 0.6%
5. For face care products, do not exceed 0.3% essential oil to prevent irritation (Some exception is listed below)
6. For body care products, do not exceed 1% essential oil

Popular Essential Oils And Their Usage Limits

Some essential oils have usage limit because of the type of allergens in them. See the essential oil below and their usage limits… Continue reading