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The essential oils are very potent and can cause more or less annoying side effects if handled carelessly. This is why health practitioners often put forward a possible danger in the context of improper use, since a toxic threshold exists and should not be exceeded. You should know that it only takes 1 g of lavender to become drowsy, 2 g of hyssop to risk epileptic seizures, and 2 tbsp. in coffee of essential oil of officinal sage to put the life of the consumer in danger. An essential oil contains nearly 200 different components that can act quickly throughout the body. They should therefore never be used at random, without the advice of a health professional.
