Essential oils for detoxifying the Liver

Essential oils for detoxifying the Liver

We can use essential oils to clear toxins from the body, help support our organs and keep our bodies functioning at an optimum level. If we are overloaded with toxins, our health and vitality can suffer. So it’s important that our Liver is working properly and not overloaded by the burdens of toxicity from our modern lifestyles. 

The use of essential oil to support the Liver can be a part of a Liver detox or cleanse. Our liver can become stressed if we overload our system with pollutants or toxins. Some toxins that are all around us that can impact Liver Heath include: 


Pesticides, detergents, food additives, antibiotics, added hormones in our food, chemicals, plastics, heavy metals, air pollution, and vaccines.

Being exposed to these toxins can lead to long term health complications. If our liver is overly stressed this can possibly lead to:

  • Fatigue
  • Hormone imbalance
  • Menstrual cycle disturbance
  • Infertility
  • Poor digestion
  • Weight gain
  • Sugar Cravings
  • Sleeplessness
  • Headache

To help cleanse a stressed Liver we can use essential oils to aid a Liver detox as it filters our blood, and help remove toxins. Some essential oils that can help to improve Liver function, aid the detox process and support the Liver to do its job. These essential oils include the following:

    1. Rosemary - helps flush harmful toxins from the blood; boosts and stimulates liver function; helps to produce bile which aids digestion.
    2. German Chamomile - a good liver tonic; tones and improves liver function, great for the digestive system in general.
    3. Peppermint - supports liver functions; improves production of bile, aids the digestive system.
    4. Juniper - helps the liver to detox the blood, stimulates immune function.
    5. Lemon - a natural antioxidant, great for liver cleansing, combats toxicity in the blood, and stimulates the liver.
    6. Grapefruit - supports the digestive system, eliminates toxins from blood, calms the liver from over-processing.
    7. Fennel - supports digestion, tones the liver, helps to eliminate waste from the body.
    8. Turmeric - an essential oil that is extremely powerful in combating unwanted toxins, it has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect on the blood, properties that are ideal for liver detox.

Some of the ways we can use these essential oils to help us in our detox includes using the oils for massage and using them in aromatic bathing, both will help to enable the oil to enter the bloodstream quickly and to reach the liver.

Make these essential oils part of your next detox routine and let them support your journey.

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