All About Vanilla Essential Oil • EO.Life

Vanilla is a delicate bean that is very difficult to turn into an essential oil.

Vanilla is produced from the Vanilla planifolia, an orchid that grows long vanilla bean pods. The process of obtaining Vanilla is extensive as it can take up to four years for the vine to mature. The vine produces orchid blossoms that last only 24 hours and must be pollinated by hand within 8-12 hours for the bean pod to grow. The entire process – growing, pollinating, drying, curing and preparing for export – takes around one year.

Young Living’s Vanilla is not strictly an extract or an absolute, both of which contain mostly alcohol and do not blend well with essential oils. The D. Gary Young Research Institute found a vanilla product that would meet our Seed to Seal standard AND blend well with our oils. We are using a FIRST of it’s kind extraction method with the vanilla oleoresin and fractionated coconut oil, so now we have access to an INCREDIBLE Vanilla that’s not only pure, but also diffuses and blends beautifully with our essential oils!

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Uses for Vanilla Essential Oil

Create your own DIY Perfumes
Warm Vanilla Room Spray – a pinch of salt, 5 drops each cinnamon bark and clove essential oils, 6 drops orange oil, and 4 drops vanilla oil in a 2oz bottle filled the rest of the way with distilled water. Shake and spray.
Create your own DIY Diffuser Blends
Vanilla Spice Diffuser Blend
Create your own DIY Roller Bottle Blends

Essential Oils that Blend The Best with Vanilla Oil

Vanilla oil tends to pair the best with spices and citrus oils, but you may also love it with a few mild tree oils too.

Balsam Fir (otherwise known as Grand Fir and White Fir) essential oil
Cinnamon essential oil
Clove essential oil
Copaiba essential oil
Lemon essential oil
Lime essential oil
Neroli essential oil
Nutmeg essential oil
Peppermint essential oil
Spearmint essenital oil

Diluting requirements for vanilla oil

While vanilla oleoresin oil is NOT a true essential oil, I still recommend always diluting. Diluting your oils is a good habit to be in

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanilla Essential Oil

Is vanilla oil safe to use while pregnant?

Yes. Generally vanilla oil is considered safe to use while you’re pregnant.

If you’re using oils while pregnant, I highly recommend this reference guide. It contains some great advice for using essential oils while pregnant, plus some DIY Recipes you’ll love too.

Is vanilla oil safe for kids and babies?

Generally, yes. Though I do highly recommend only using lavender and frankincense on or around newborns.

While essential oils may be safe for kids to use, please do not have your child use an essential oil internally without being under the direct guidance of a naturopathic doctor.

Can you be allergic to vanilla oil?

If you are allergic to vanilla, I would highly recommend refraining from using this vanilla oil.

This particular vanilla oil is not an essential oil, but an oil made from an oleo-resin. Therefore, if you’re allergic to vanilla beans or vanilla extracts, please do not use this vanilla oil.

There are a few reasons why you would experience an allergy-like reaction to essential oils. Usually, this is caused by not diluting the oil you’re applying (or not diluting it enough). Please refer to our essential oils and allergies article for more in-depth information.

Is vanilla oil safe for dogs and cats?

Vanilla oil is generally safe to use with your dogs and cats.

If you’re using essential oils around your family pets, be sure to allow them access out of the room and into a room where you’re not diffusing. This way they’re able to escape when they feel they’ve had enough. Please also consider picking up a reference guide specific to using essential oils with animals. Our favorite resources are available below the FAQ section.

Should you use vanilla oil if you’re taking medication?

Please consult with your physician, Naturopath, or pharmacist about whether or not vanilla contraindicates any medication.

Whether you should use essential oils is a very personal question, and really depend on which medications you’re taking. I have an entire article dedicated to known medication contraindications that I highly recommend you check out… in addition to having a lengthy conversation with your local aromatherapist or pharmacist.

How often should you use vanilla oil?

This is also a personal question. This depends on what you’re using it for and how experienced you are using it.

For beginners, I recommend only diffusing for 30 minutes at a time, then giving your body an hour break. If you diffuse too much, you could end up light headed.

Personally, I have a diffuser running most of the day intermittently (using the intermittent setting on our diffuser). Or I’ll wear a piece of diffusing jewelry with 3 drops of oil on it throughout the day (those 3 drops usually last a few days). Check out our article about diffusing essential oils safely for more info.

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References if you decide to use essential oils with or around animals:

If you’re using essential oils around your family pets, be sure to allow them access out of the room and into a room where you’re not diffusing. This way they’re able to escape when they feel they’ve had enough. Please also consider picking up a reference guide specific to using essential oils with animals.

Where to Buy Vanilla Oil

Vanilla oil can only be found through Young Living because of their proprietary and unique oleoresin extraction technology.

We love purchasing from Young Living because they set a higher standard for essential oils than what the rest of the industry expects. Their Seed to Seal guarantee is unmatched, and shows their dedication to a farm-to-table type of approach. This company has proven to me time and time again to be the closest thing out there to buying from your local farmer. They are totally transparent in their processes, and even open their farms so you can see for yourself (or involve yourself in the process).

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Nicole

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