Lavender Oil in Enema

Can you use food grade lavender oil in an enema?

You'd better like the smell of lavender if you do. I don't know if it's potentially toxic. Susie?

I do like the smell of lavender - witness my name and avatar! And you can eat it!!!

If you can eat it then what's stopping you? Sounds like fun to me and no bathroom spray would be needed! You go girl!

The following information comes for the following website: http://www.health-information-fitness.com/

"Lavender oil is considered the safest oil of all essential oils and is commonly used for several problems. This oil works well after taking enemas because of its wonderful healing properties. It works great for hemorrhoids, anal fissures, nausea and chronic headaches. This oil also helps fight stress and builds confidence about taking enemas. Take several drops of lavender oil and gently rub on your abdomen, it will not only help you relax but also help relieve the anxiety associated with taking an enema. You can also add 6 to 10 drops in your enema water for a relaxing enema."

I am not familiar with lavender oil. I would suggest placing a small amount (a drop or two) on your tongue and swishing it around before using it in an enema.

Some oils are cooling, some soothing and some will burn like hell.

Pepper oils will burn as will cinnamon oil and some mint oils, spearmint oil comes to mind as one that I would never consider using in an enema because it also burns like hell. On the other hand, peppermint oil in VERY small amounts can be dissolved in a soap solution.

Keep in mind EXTRACTS ARE NOT OILS.

Some oils will drive you to the ER even when their extracts are perfectly OK to use.

Can you use food grade lavender oil in an enema?

Keyword.. Food Grade. As in you can consume it.

The saying goes "if you can eat it, you can put it into a bag"

Have fun! 😃

Keyword.. Food Grade. As in you can consume it.

The saying goes "if you can eat it, you can put it into a bag"

Have fun! 😃

^^^^ NOT necessarily so.

How much will you use? What is the dilution? Will the oil be dissolved or miscible? Will it separate out of solution and be irritating?

I've heard - and used, lavender drops with baking soda for a bath, not an enema. Would the lavender drops in the baking soda make it safer - or what would be safe that is along the lines of lavender for an enema?

Mix up a small amount and try it ON YOURSELF before anyone else.

Like Switchablesusie, I haven’t tried lavender oil myself, but she gives sensible advice. A few further points and suggestions:

(1) The Wikipedia article on lavender oil indicates it is insoluble. So if you mixed it with water, it would be likely to separate, which could result in concentrated lavender oil contacting your colon lining. This could cause you grief.

(2) Although insoluble in water, lavender oil could well be soluble in soapy water.

(3) One of Dr Bronner’s liquid soaps is scented with lavender (which lends credibility to point 2). You could try this soap and see if you find it satisfactory—it might be all you need. A search of this site would tell you if anybody else has tried and reported on it.

(4) If point 3 turns out well, you might try adding small additional amounts of lavender oil to Dr Bronner’s lavender soap.

All the best with your experiments!

Before I used the essential oil, I would brew a tea of lavander. However, I use lavander oil on my skin directly and in my dog's ear for pain.

Please remember can doesn't mean should. You asked if you can use the lavnder oil. Yes you can. But that doesn't mean you should use it.

It is amazing to me that, with as many enema fans as we have on this site, nobody has chimed in with their experience, good or bad.

Personally, I don't like the idea of any oil in the enema. But that's just me. The enema will come gushing out easily enough, I don't need to grease the skids.

And since it is insoluble, if you do use it, it may all end up on the inside of your bag and inside your hose.

If you decide to experiment, start small and start weak. If you like it, try a little more next time.

You can dissolve oils in enough soap solutions.

I tried Lavender oil in a enema last year. Love the smell of it, bought it at a health food store. Was about $8.00 for 2 ozs., kinda expensive. Put the whole bottle in 2qts of warm water, wish I'd of used half of bottle and got 2 enemas outta it. Was a bit too strong, otherwise I loved it.

Mike45, Can you elaborate on the "too strong" assessment. Thanks.

Susie

Liquidsky

Lavender flowers are used in teas , especially green tea. It is also safe to use on the skin without having to dilute it in a carrier oil. It is actually been used throughout history to help heal scrapes, cuts and burns. I have put it on scrapes and bruises and it will help to fade the bruises and heal scrapes quicker. I grew up with modern medicine and am an RN but since I quit working, I am making soaps and shower gels. I have read extensively about the essential oils since they are used in the soaps and gels. Lavender,Jasmine EO are safe for skin and are used in green teas. Green tea with Jasmine is very good with a very delicate taste to it. Oils made from spices, citrus, peppermint and eucalyptus should never be applied to the skin because they can cause irritation. And certain oils should not be used around pregnant women. Pennyroyal EO. Is made from a small blue flower and can cause spontaneous abortions.

If you want to use these directly in the water, do a lot of research first. If is tells you not to use directly on skin, it should always be mixed with a carrier oil, such as sweet almond, Olive, avocado, sunflower, grape seed oils or coconut oils. It only take a few drops in the water for fragrance. Two ounces is just wasting the oil and good lavender essential oil can be expensive..

@ lora c you inspired me to try it. I added 4 drops to my rinse yestersay morning...following a traditional soapy (ivory). I found it had a relaxing element to it and enjoyed the fragrance as well. So there is my 2 cents.

Believe it or not, it's also great for repelling mosquitoes!! I use it on my face and arms.

@ quincy. I just found that the 2oz caused some irritation, would of been more enjoyable if I'd used 1oz for 2qts. Think it would've been a more enjoyable enema. Will probably try it again sometime.

I see optimalhealthnetwork.com sell lavender essential oil for enemas: http://www.optimalhealthnetwork.com/Young-Living-Essential-Oils-in-Colon-Cleanse-s/1024.htm . Their recommendation is to use a few drops of oil in an enema.

I would caution that there are near-unlimited amounts of bullsh*t on that site, but also some legitimate products. And they would hardly be selling lavender oil and the other essential oils they list if they thought they might be sued by someone who had been injured by it.

On the other hand, if I were thinking of buying lavender oil I would search for a better price.

Beware of what you put in the bag! Absorption from the rectum goes straight into the bloodstream, whereas when swallowed a lot gets metabolised by the liver before reaching the blood, and brain. The best known and most dangerous is alcohol which most of us can cope with by mouth. Not so if given rectally - even small doses are toxic and there are numerous reports of death by brain poisoning from alcohol enemas. I'm not sure that lavender oil can really be considered as safe, but perhaps as it is an oil, it doesn't get absorbed from the colon as readily as water-soluble substances. It contains terpenes and camphor, and many other chemicals too. Camphor is a brain stimulant and can induce fits. Wikipedia gives a comprehensive list of the chemicals it contains, and though it doesn't deal with its toxicology, it reports its association with gynaecomastia in adolescent boys. - presumably from being rubbed on the skin, and not swallowed.

Dr. Higginson: You really need to look at the posts regarding EtOH in enema solutions.