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Healthy Cooking With Essential Oils

Healthy Cooking With Essential Oils

The Joy of Cooking With Essential Oils

Can you imagine opening the doors to a whole new world of cooking, unleashing new dimensions of sensory pleasure? Aromatherapy can enhance your culinary creations in a multitude of ways, using essential oils to add more than just fragrance or flavor. Food is not merely fuel; it can be enjoyed as a multi-sensory experience that brings therapeutic value as well as nourishment.


The virtues of essential oils are well known, but their benefits extend beyond the treatment room. Cooking with essential oils can open up a wealth of creative opportunities in the kitchen. For years we have limited the use of essential oils to scented candles and massage oils, in the belief that they are unsafe to consume. But the tide is turning – more and more people are realizing the value of using essential oils to enhance our food.


Ancient civilizations recognized this a long time ago, understanding the power of essential oils to add depth and flavor to their food. Modern society lost these ancient cookery traditions as synthetic substitutes became more popular. Recent generations have missed out on the amazing sensory experience of cooking with essential oils, which not only produces delicious creations but also enhances the entire cooking process from start to finish. Just one or two drops can transform your kitchen into a fragrant paradise, filled with mouth-watering aromatic treats to delight the senses.

The beauty of essential oils is that only a tiny amount is needed to transform your dish from rather plain to something truly amazing. Being highly concentrated, every drop is a little powerhouse of flavor and packed with natural goodness. From condiments to desserts and drinks, almost any recipe can be enhanced with the right oil – experimentation is all part of the fun!


Because essential oils are so highly concentrated, they are 50 to 70 times more therapeutically potent than the herbs or plants they are derived from. Dried herbs lose up to 90% of their healing nutrients and oxygen molecules, whereas essential oils do not.

Cooking With Essential Oils

The aroma of food can account for as much as 90% of its perceived flavor. Essential oils can be used to add aromatic depth, providing new flavors that can be as strong or as subtle as desired. Think of it as just another way of adding seasoning to your food, like herbs and spices.


But essential oils offer more than just fragrance and flavor – their therapeutic qualities can actually help to improve your overall wellbeing, as well as making your food taste delicious. Unlike other cooking oils, essential oils are fat-free.


Salad dressings, dips, and marinades are good places to start for beginners. A drop of an herbal essential oil can replace around one tablespoon of fresh herbs as a general guideline. You will be amazed at the powerful flavors that such a tiny amount of essential oil can add to a recipe – the merest hint is sometimes all it takes to really add the ‘wow factor’ to a dish. Your dinner guests will love the sensory experience!


You might still feel uneasy about consuming essential oils – after all, it goes against our instincts to drink substances that we are led to believe are toxic. But if you chew gum or use toothpaste it is likely that you have already consumed essential oils without realizing it, as they are commonly used in the confectionery industry to add flavor. And if you’ve enjoyed a glass of Coca-Cola recently, you might be interested to learn that its secret recipe contains 16 different essential oils, including vanilla, cinnamon, orange, and lime.


The FDA has published an extensive list of essential oils that are safe to consume in small doses. While some do contain toxic components, the minuscule amounts used in cooking render them to be harmless. Many common store-cupboard ingredients are toxic at high doses but considered to be safe in moderation – such as salt, which is found in almost every kitchen. As long as you are using pure therapeutic-quality oils, you can rest assured that they are suitable for consumption.

Taking Essential Oils Internally

Taking essential oils internally is more commonplace in France, where physicians often prescribe therapeutic-grade oils to treat a range of physical disorders. They have been proven to help boost immunity, improve circulation, neutralize toxins and purify the internal systems of the body.


Many claim that consuming essential oils can even protect against heart disease and cancer, without the unpleasant side-effects of conventional medicine.


However, essential oils should never be taken internally as medicine unless under the care and supervision of a qualified certified clinical aromatherapist. 


For more information about how to make aromatic medicine at home, take a look at our Aromatherapy Certification Clinical Program. 

Everyday Cooking



Aromatherapy harnesses the wonderful natural power of essential oils, so incorporating them into your everyday cooking is a great way to enjoy their therapeutic properties. The act of cooking itself will be enhanced by the fragrant pleasure of adding essential oils, soothing the mind or reinvigorating the senses. What could be more enjoyable than spending time in the kitchen surrounded by wonderful aromas, creating delicious food for you and your loved ones?


Many people are unfamiliar with essential oils or unsure how to use them safely in cookery. This guide is designed to demystify the concept of adding essential oils to food, hopefully inspiring you to leap into the kitchen and begin experimenting to create your own aromatic delights! The opportunities are truly endless. If you have been missing out on this wonderful sensory experience it’s time to get cooking!



“When you use essential oils in the kitchen, there is no end to the interesting tastes you can create.”

– Valerie Ann Worwood, Author of The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy.

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