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Episode 026: Let’s Talk Essential Oil Safety

What you need to be mindful of when using essential oils in your henna paste

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As henna artists, we're so used to adding essential oils that many of us, whether knowingly or unknowingly, approach essential oils like we would approach sugar or what tea to use in our paste or whatever, and look, using essential oils inside of our henna paste is certainly one of the ways that you can produce rich stains for your clients, but you can't overlook what these products are.

An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid that contains volatile chemical compounds from plants, period. That is what it is.

And so, if you're using essential oils inside of your paste and using that paste on clients, you need to be super aware of essential oil safety.

  • [00:00] Intro

  • [01:42] A Rampant Issue in The Henna Community — The Unsafe Use of Essential Oils

  • [02:57] Essential Oils are a “Natural Product”…But They Aren’t in Their Natural State

  • [05:26] Why I Use Less Essential Oil Than The Industry Standard in my Henna Paste

  • [07:52] Safety Issues with Essential Oils (How Much Do You REALLY Know About The Ones that You Use?)

  • [11:20] Elevate The Henna Industry, Be a Responsible Henna Artist — How to Find Out More About Essential Oils

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