There are a number of essential oils that are safe during pregnancy! If you aren’t sure, reach out to me and I am happy to answer your questions! There are a few that I come back to time and time again to sooth general prenatal complaints and provide an overall sense of well being.
Rose
“This love is the rose that blooms forever.”
–Rumi
While pure rose essential oil can be costly, Rose Absolute oil offers the same benefits with the more affordable perk of being prediluted (typically in jojoba oil.) Rose oil is calming to the mind and is wonderful for the skin (which can be extra sensitive during pregnancy!)
(Tip: Add a drop or three of rose absolute to your face moisturizer)
Lavender
We lavender folk spray up, spontaneously flowering in the color we had learned as an identifying mark of our culture when it was subterranean and secret.
-Judy Grahn
Lavender is one of the best known essential oils. With good reason! It can soothe frazzled nerves, calm and anxious heart, relax tense muscles! It is considered one of the safest essential oils available for a wide range of people.
(Tip: Add a few drops of lavender oil to 1 oz. of carrier oil (I like jojoba, grapeseed or sunflower!) rub this on your belly and low back before bed at night)
Sweet Orange
“ORANGE is the happiest color.”
-Frank Sinatra
While there is a great deal of emphasis on calming during pregnancy, sometimes a person needs a little “get-up-and-go,” especially while growing a tiny human! Enter sweet orange oil. Another oil that is known for safety, it provides a wonderful pick-me-up when you are dragging and is a fantastic mood booster!
(Tip: Make a room spray with 3 oz of water, 1 oz of rubbing alcohol, vodka, or witch hazel, and 10 drops of sweet orange oil. Use this to mist the air when you need a boost during the day!)