Can I Drink Essential Oils? | Episode 2

Hey Science Babes! Today’s Video is Episode 2 of the Essential Oil Series. In this video I cover everything you need to know about drinking essential oils in water.

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[moonafarms]

As an ophthalmic medical professional.... I have seen too many people try to use essential oils for all sorts of eye ailments... scary shit!!!! Huge NO NO!!@

[dutchik]

"As we understand based on chemistry oil and water don't mix."
THIS!
you don't even have to have had high school chem for this. You learn it as a child. Yet people don't think about it....

[Logger]

Kenna. You are my actual hero right now. MLM essential oil companies are promoting so many dangerous things, and I'm really thankful that you're producing this content to dispel some of that; even though it may not be your intention.

[BigBlessedNest]

THE SASS! Lol. Love that she’s getting more comfortable in front of the camera and showing a bit more of her personality with each video!

[BeautyNookbyLauren]

Just wanted to say I’m SO glad you’re doing this series! I was wondering if you could touch on safety in using EOs around children/pets/in public. I feel like that’s a topic that definitely gets pushed under the rug and could use some science!

[DevonXlee]

Thank you SO MUCH for this. I cannot stand when MLM oil shillers claim they can be ingested. As an ER nurse, I've firsthand had patients come in with adverse GI effects due directly to ingesting essential oils. So glad I have this video to share a biochemist's explanation!

[micro-babe]

I don't understand where this idea came from that you can dissolve essential OILS in water. It's literally a common English saying that you can't mix oil with water.

[Andi_with_an_eye]

YES!!! I have always said, "just because someone is selling it, doesn't mean you have to buy it!". think for yourself, QUESTION everything & research, research, RESEARCH!! this applies for everything in life xx

[crystalsellers]

I was shocked when an old coworker told me to put the doterra oils in my water because it helped with stomach issues. I never did it and I'm glad I didn't! Thank you for such informative videos!!!!

[GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

You have to know which oils that are made for taking orally and those that cannot be taken orally. I have been taking oils for years and they work fine for me. However, there are definitely oils you cannot take orally. Food grade essential oils are safe to mix in water, juices, and shakes.

That is because they are extracts taken from the plants, food, skin, seeds, etc... However, I would not orally take an oil that comes from a tree, I would use those topically, to clean, and in a diffuser. As for the oils I take orally and full strength, they are black seed oil (one teaspoon), olive oil (one tablespoon), coconut oil (cooking and salads), and avocado oil (cooking).

Moreover, I use them all for many different reasons: orally and topically. Nevertheless, they are antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, etc... and are some of the reasons I have never been sick 😷, ever! Essential oils have been used by our African ancestors for centuries and passed down from generations to generations.

[sherryg]

I knew it wasn’t recommended to ingest, but didn’t realize it was such a serious risk. I know someone that ingests them. I also didn’t realize how it doesn’t mix in the bath. Thanks for the info.

[priscillakennedy]

I just cant believe these large MLM 's can sell these without the right info and telling people how good it is to consume 😭 I literally have been drinking lemon, lime, and grapefruit essential oils in my water for over a year now. I have not had any reactions but who knows the damage they have done internally!!!

[tiffany.hamblen]

I clicked this SO FAST because I have strong feelings about this. THANK YOU for standing up for science and reason!

[Lthevamp]

Could you touch base on smoking oils? There's a brand called MONQ and they have you smoke a variety of oils and they have certain "cigarettes" for things like sleep, relaxing, waking up, concentrating, etc. I tried it once and got very sick, but my fiance didn't. I'm sensitive to oils, so I didn't know if it was just me or if it was bad for us. We both don't use MONQ anymore, but I was wondering

[briannahatcher]

YES girl! Preach it! I'm a huge EO user and could never wrap my head around people drinking them or putting them in capsules and taking them like vitamins 🤦🤦 thanks for doing this series. 💜💜

[rachelmarlett]

You can feel the sass in the mixing scenes lol
I didn’t know drinking essential oils was a thing!!
I’m so excited for the whole of this series, I love Kenna’s

[nevertooold]

Wow, I thought these oils were for those fragrance diffusers. I didn't know people were drinking these oils. Yikes!

[tuckettk]

I'm shocked by how many DIYs for bath products I've seen online using essential oils with no emulsifiers or surfactants - bath salt recipes on Pintrest are the most common offenders... Very much looking forward to your video on the topic!

[saram]

Our girl Kenna coming out with all the good video topics!!!🙌 also, you look gorgeous!❤️

[kristinblack]

I’ve never been more excited about a YouTube series as your essential oil one!! THANK YOU for doing this!!