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essential oils

Mistapholeezkat
Mistapholeezkat Posts: 80 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone have any success with adding essential oils like grapefruit, to their drinking water to help with cravings/weight loss?

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    No..and in fact they are not meant to be ingested.
  • carakirkey
    carakirkey Posts: 199 Member
    I think that is a myth. Essential oils are very concentrated and are intended for external use. I would warn against using them internally. http://empoweredsustenance.com/ingesting-essential-oils/
    Add some lemon or fresh grapefruit to your water if you wish, but no magic weight loss will happen without reducing calories.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    The only essential oil I consume is olive oil.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    No. An oil will not help with weight loss.
    To lose weight, eat at a deficit. There's no quick fixes .
  • cat_lady77
    cat_lady77 Posts: 203 Member
    I have heard the scent of citrus oils can help with hunger/cravings, like in a diffuser. Had a coworker put oils in water & they seemed a bit too strong to be drinking.
    Maybe just try lemon/grapefruit slices or peels in your water? That seems like a good compromise. You can do this with mint & lavender as well. Make your own tea :)
  • Fitnin6280
    Fitnin6280 Posts: 618 Member
    I use essential oils, and really like them. There are some that are okay for internal use. You just have to read the labels. I use lemon/grapefruit in my water and like it. It hasn't helped with weight loss, but I do like how it tastes, and it helps me get my water consumption in.
  • rbiss
    rbiss Posts: 422 Member
    1) Oils are fat
    2) Essential oils are not meant to be consumed

    I like essentials oils and I definitely think the smells can help, like citrus in the am, but essential oils will not aid in weight loss.
  • Rini_s
    Rini_s Posts: 68 Member
    edited September 2015
    Some essential oils can be ingested. They must be labeled as such if you are able to add them to food or water. Some have definite medicinal properties - there are many published peer-reviewed studies. Some can be taken sublingually. I add some oil to water, and that has helped with cravings. Of course, that's an anecdotal observation, not intended to suggest you'll have the same experience.
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  • gaelicstorm26
    gaelicstorm26 Posts: 589 Member
    I use essential oils as a facial moisturizer (rose hip, jojoba and a few drop of lavender) instead of lotions but I don't ingest them.

    Tiny amounts of essential oils are found in some foods we ingest and are also sometimes used for flavoring candies and such, but such a tiny amount is used that it is completely different than adding drops of something to your water.

    Please be careful as essential oils are very potent.
  • blakedebo
    blakedebo Posts: 130 Member
    Ah yes, listen to the MLM out to make some money, telling you what is safe.... Friends don;t let friends drink Essential Oils
  • nkjohnson11
    nkjohnson11 Posts: 3 Member
    Blakedebo, step down. I'm not trying to make money off of anyone! I don't even make money off of the oils as I'm not signed up that way. I was simply replying Mistapholeezkat and trying to help. Do your research ... you can ingest 100% pure EO's.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    nkjohnson11 wrote: »
    Blakedebo, step down. I'm not trying to make money off of anyone! I don't even make money off of the oils as I'm not signed up that way. I was simply replying Mistapholeezkat and trying to help. Do your research ... you can ingest 100% pure EO's.

    What research is out there showing these oils to aid in weight loss?
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I use YL and doterra. I know YL can technically be ingested. I have not done so personally. I use it on my wrists, crown and feet.

    idk if it aids in weightloss. but if lemon water does not then i would say that grapefruit oil will not either
  • nkjohnson11
    nkjohnson11 Posts: 3 Member
    Sorry, should have said testimonials. Nonetheless, YL EO's are OK to ingest and I was simply trying to help the original poster and right away I'm "trying to make money". I don't have time nor want to be part of this crap when I'm trying to help. You're the ones missing out on the amazing benefits of EO's.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    The only essential oil I consume is olive oil.

    Carrier oil****
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