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Essential Oil Dosage / Dilution Guide

Essential Oil Dosage / Dilution Guide

All essential oils must be diluted first into a base carrier, with the exception of Lavender and Tea Tree.

See the chart below for guidelines as to how much essential oil to use based on the volume of an unscented product or base carrier.

  Number of Drops of Essential Oil
Amount of Unscented Product Babies / Children / Elderly, Fragile / Pregnant Women General Scenting / Pleasure Psycho-Emotional / Therapeutic Intense / Localized
5 ml (1/6 oz) 1 drop 1 drops 2 drops 3 drops
15 ml (1/2 oz) 2 3 6 9
30 ml (1oz) 3 6 12 18
50 ml (1 1/2 oz) 5 10 20 30
60 ml (2 oz) 6 12 24 36
100 ml (3 1/2 oz) 10 20 40 60
125 ml (4 oz) 12 30 50 75
250 ml (8 oz) 25 60 100 150
500 ml (16 oz) 50 120 200 300

Useful Conversions

  • 30 ml = 1 oz
  • 20 drops essential oil = 1 ml
  • 1000 ml = 32 oz = 1 litre
  • 100 drops essential oil = 5 ml = 1 tsp = 1/16 oz
  • 4000 ml = 128 oz = 1 gallon
  • 350 drops essential oil = 15 ml = 1 tbsp = 1/2 oz

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