Essential Oils Reference Guide

I have a few different essential oil Apps I use for reference. This App has quickly become my “go to,” and the best resource for in-depth yet easy to understand information on my numerous oils. I also like it because I find oil information here that’s missing from the other Apps. For example, I was just trying to locate details on the use of Tumeric essential oil and none of my other Apps even had Tumeric listed. I’m studying to become certified as an aromatherapist so it’s critical I have multiple resources to refer to on some of the less well known oils. Most Apps seem to only focus on the most common ones so I’m grateful to have this resource available.

Even though when you try and email support, it shows that it’s a doTerra rep or somebody. There are a few apps very similar, even with the same name and design, however, those app refer to having info on doTerra and Young Living. So, I believe I got the right app for all Essential Oil lovers and not navigated toward doTerra and Young Living. I chose the “Essential Oils Reference” app that had “medical” right below it. Some have “health & fitness,etc...” Happy with this particular App!!!! Thank you!!!!!

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This app has some helpful basic information on individual essential oils, but the usage recommendations are unsafe. For example, milk will not properly dilute essential oils in the bath, nor is it safe to add lemon oil to your water as water does not dissolve oils. Therapeutic room sprays- especially if you will also be spraying yourself- should be made using a proper solvent (such as 100 proof or greater alcohol or polysorbate 80) and a preservative to avoid growth of bacteria or mild. This app perpetuates so much of the unsafe usage recommendations that are readily available through Pinterest and MLMs. I consider myself fairly well educated in this area as I am an aromatherapy student and I have studied many reputable Aromatherapy textbooks including Tisserand & Young’s Safety book.

It does give a detailed description of many essential oils. But, that is something that can be found quickly on the internet. There are also many ailments included, but only a few essential oils that can treat them and only 1 recipe per ailment per type of application. Often the recipes include essential oils that aren’t listed as treatment oils. Another thing that would be so helpful would be to have specific classifications, such as: calming, energy, antibacterial, antiseptic,...and then a list of essential oils with that property. Overall I am greatly disappointed.

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I paid money for this app based on the reviews. It lists oils to use for ailments, then it gives you a few recipes. The problem is, there are always multiple oils in each recipe that are not listed. So, after painstakingly collecting the 6 or 7 oils listed over several months because, let's be honest, oils are not cheap, only to find that you don't have all the ingredients after all, and you even have some that are on the list, but not in any of the recipes. I haven't read one yet that this doesn't apply to. Don't waste your money on this app, unless things like that don't bother you, or you have plenty of money to waste.