Rebecca Park Totilo

Dilution Rate Chart For Essential Oils



Posted: Sunday, November 02, 2008

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Rebecca at the Well & Heal With Essential Oils

This is a quick reference chart for using when diluting essential oils with carrier oils.

dilution rate chart

This chart will help you convert essential and carrier oil measurements. Use a measuring cup or spoon for carrier oils and pipettes for measuring your essential oils.

5% dilution rate (approximate)

1 ounce carrier oil (2 Tablespoons) + 1.5 ml essential oil

2 ounce carrier oil (1/4 cup) + 3 ml essential oil

3 ounce carrier oil (1/3 cup) + 4.5 ml essential oil

4 ounce carrier oil (1/2 cup) + 6 ml essential oil

8 ounce carrier oil (1 cup) + 9 ml essential oil

10% dilution rate (approximate)

1 ounce carrier oil (2 Tablespoons) + 3 ml essential oil

2 ounce carrier oil (1/4 cup) + 6 ml essential oil

3 ounce carrier oil (1/3 cup) + 9 ml essential oil

4 ounce carrier oil (1/2 cup) + 12 ml essential oil

8 ounce carrier oil (1 cup) + 24 ml essential oil

ml conversion to ounces (approximate drops)

1 ml = 20-24 drops

3 ml = .10 ounce (approximately 60-72 drops)

6 ml = .20 ounce (approximately 120-144 drops)

9 ml = .30 ounce (approximately 180-216 drops)

12 ml = .40 ounce (approximately 240-288 drops)

24 ml = .80 ounce (approximately 480-576 drops)

teaspoons to drops

1/8 teaspoon = 12.5 drops = 1/48 ounce = 5/8 ml

1/4 teaspoon = 25 drops = 1/24 ounce = 1 1/4 ml

3/4 teaspoon = 75 drops = 1/8 ounce = 3.7 ml

1 teaspoon = 100 drops = 1/6 ounce = 5 ml

Rebecca Park Totilo’s flair and passion for life bursts into living color when she writes. As an award-winning publisher author of over 34 books, she has been spoken to millions via television, radio and live appearances. Her credits include working as a contributor writer on two best-selling series ("Quiet Moments with God" and “Stories for the Teen’s Heart”) which sold over one million and five million copies respectively.  She is also a freelance writer for several national magazines including Christian Parenting Today, Discipleship Journal and Woman’s World. Rebecca's photography work has appeared in numerous national magazines such as Woman’s World, Sports Spectrum, Evangel, and Sharing the Victory.

Rebecca is a homeschool mom for 20 years and serves as president of Rebecca at the Well Foundation. Please visit her websites at: http://RebeccaAtTheWell.org and http://HealWithOil.com.
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