How to Use Grapefruit Essential Oil

Find out the best uses for this popular and great smelling essential oil! How to Use Grapefruit Essential Oil every day in your life.

I love using essential oil for myself and my family, but there are so many to choose from. How do you know what they all do? 🙂 That is where I come in.  Read all of the ways you can use Grapefruit Essential oil.

How to Use Grapefruit Essential Oil

**NOTE** As with all citrus essential oils, avoid contact with direct sunlight for up to 12 hours after use. Essential oils can cause skin irritation in some people. Not for kids under 6; dilute more and use carefully in kids over 6.

Addictions  – Grapefruit aroma is said to help curb drug and food cravings and uplift the system. Try to apply 1-2 drop topically over the stomach or back of the neck, or inhale from the bottle for an aromatic effect.

Appetite Suppression – Grapefruit Essential Oil can curb cravings and emotional eating or binge eating when used aromatically.

Cardiovascular Support- Add a drop to your lotion in the evening and massaging toward the heart.

Cellulite – Mix 1-2 drops with some coconut oil and massage into the body in a kneading pattern every evening.

Digestion – Use Grapefruit essential oil to stimulate the digestive system by adding a few drops to your water, or rubbing the oil over the abdomen.

Dry Throat – Add 1-2 drops in a cup of warm water and gargle, swallowing after. Use your judgment on how frequently to try this. You might also consider adding a drop to a teaspoon of coconut oil and swishing it around the mouth, gargling, then swallowing or spitting out.

Fatigue- Increase your energy levels naturally by diffusing the oil or applying a drop over your chest.

Edema – Mix 1-2 drops of grapefruit essential oil with coconut oil and massage gently over the area and toward the heart. Repeat 2-3 times a day. Also considering taking several drops in water to stimulate the body’s expulsion process.

Gallbladder Stones – Massage 1-2 drops directly over the area of concern, or into the soles of the feet. Consider also using DigestZen and Peppermint to support the digestive system.

Hangover – Diffuse this oil or inhale from the bottle directly. It has a surprising effect on a hangover. Also, add 1-2 drop to every glass of water and be sure to double or triple your water intake for the next 2-3 days.

Jet Lag – Use grapefruit while traveling to help elevate your energy levels. Add it to your water bottles or inhale from the bottle.

Kidney Support – Help the urinary system by massaging the oil over your lower abdomen and back and adding to your water or smoothies.

Liver Disorders – Help the body cleanse by adding grapefruit essential oil to your water or smoothies and massaging directly over the liver.

Lymphatic Decongestant/Cleansing – Add a drop of grapefruit essential oil to your lotion and massage into the skin, starting at your hands and feet and moving massaging the heart.

Mental Stress – Diffuse throughout the room or rub a drop through your hair to uplift the mind and create clarity and confidence. You can also use topically in lotion, a bath, or over your heart center or solar plexus.

Migraine Headaches – Especially good for migraines that come about from stress, try applying this oil topically or using in any aromatic way that isn’t overpowering to the senses.

Overeating – Decrease binge eating and cravings by diffusing the oil as needed, inhaling directly from the bottle, or using as a perfume.

PMS – Add to a bath, place on the shirt collar or wrist as a perfume, or massage over the lower abdomen and solar plexus, as well as the soles of the feet to balance hormones.

Skin Cancer – Studies have shown a decrease in skin cancer with the consumption of grapefruit peels (where the oils are found). Add to your water daily, and consider massaging into the skin every evening, or over areas of high sun exposure (avoid direct sunlight afterward though as this will ironically make your skin more photosensitive).

Stress- One of my favorite ways to use grapefruit essential oil. Diffuse it during times of stress, add a drop to a cotton ball and leave in the car vent, and massage into the chest.

Sugar Cravings –Inhale from the bottle whenever you’re craving sugar, and considering taking as a dietary supplement 1-3 times a day by adding it to your water.

Withdrawal – Alleviate the symptoms of withdrawing by diffusing grapefruit essential oil or using it topically over the throat and neck.

 

Where to Buy

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Disclosure

The information, advice, statements, and testimonials made about the essential oils, blends, and products mentioned on this website have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The information on this site and the products listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease, nor are they intended to replace proper medical help. It is always recommended to consult with a healthcare professional before starting any regimen with essential oils.  User-submitted testimonials are based on individual results and do not constitute a guarantee that you will achieve the same results – what works for one may not work for another.