Essential oils?

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I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question, but I've been reading a lot of conflicting things about essential oils online. I bought a diffuser and a few different oils, including a Rosemary. After I bought it, I looked and saw that Rosemary shouldn't be used during pregnancy because it can potentially trigger contractions. When they say "don't use" do they mean directly on the skin? Or will it be okay to use it in a diffuser for my house? Again, sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm genuinely confused!

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Hope this helps :) I just started using oils for migraines. Peppermint is amazing!

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Essential oils are not regulated by the FDA so there aren't a lot of studies on what is safe and what isn't for pregnancy. And EO companies don't want to look like their product is "dangerous" so they won't list on their websites what not to use while pregnant.

The best thing to do is ask your doctor about any of them before you use them.

My husband recently quit his job as a research scientist for an EO company and I remember peppermint being one that you should NOT use while pregnant, I can't remember the others. (I don't use essential oils at all, we don't believe they do anything beneficial)

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The biggest oils to stay away from are rosemary and clary sage, they supposedly can bring on contractions. I would avoid using them all together. But most other essential oils are safe to use, certain ones should be used in moderation. But most are definitely safe to be used in the diffuser. Just make sure they are completely pure 100% grade oils. DoTerra and young living are a good source to buy oils !

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You have to be careful with oils. And I wouldn't trust ones from online or a generic store bc you don't know if they're actually pure or mixed w a bunch of crap. I would speak to someone who sells oils through Young Living or DoTerra. 
You can have side effects from using oils in the beginning bc your body isn't used to them - so w a pregnancy, they could be stronger.

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I went to buy essential oils for my mother and they had a list of oils etc not recommended during pregnancy. I tried looking on their websites but I couldn't find anything there.

I would call or go into a store like Essence or Saje just to be sure, bc there is so much conflicting information on the internet about this :) good luck