lunaesteria:

• on some kind of medication, including but not limited to hormonal birth control, heart medication, and anti-depressants? you better double check with your doctor before you drink that new tea you just bought.
• always, always, always tell your doctor before trying any kind of herbal supplement, whether it’s something you made yourself or something you bought at the store.
• have sensitive skin? dilute your essential oils before putting them anywhere near your skin or in your bathtub.
• have a diagnosed medical condition? talk. to. your. doctor. before ingesting anything or putting anything on your body that you aren’t familiar with.
• don’t. drink. essential. oils. essential oils are not consumable!!!!!
• don’t put citrus oil on your skin and then go out into the sun unless you want a badass chemical burn.
• don’t put any kind of damn essential oil on your skin without diluting it with a carrier oil. almond oil? olive oil? coconut oil? i don’t care. dilute your essential oils. 
• don’t put essential oils on your animals, diluted or not, point blank. 
• oh, and don’t put fucking crystals in their water bowls to “cleanse their chakras” or whatever the fuck. 
• speaking? of crystals? don’t put crystals in your bodily orifices. don’t put crystals in your own damn water. just don’t. 
• thinking about burning some kind of random herb in your house? you better make sure it’s not gonna release noxious fumes and murder your family. 
• speaking of random herbs – got the urge to forage for some herbs out in the wild? wear. fucking. gloves.
• don’t burn incense or herbs around your pets. they have tiny, fragile respiratory systems and are super sensitive to that kinda shit. 
• gotta burn a candle down completely for a spell? you better not leave that shit unattended unless you want a house fire. 
• always. practice. fire. safety. that means, don’t go burning shit outside during a burn ban. 
• gods help me – if you wanna harvest your own blood via finger stick, stay away from dirty safety pins and needles and invest in some lancets. 
• drinking dirty water from outside can literally give you worms. boil your damn water. 
• oh yeah. moon water. everyone loves to make moon water. you know what happens when you leave a jar of water at room temperature? it grows bacteria. refrigerate that shit. 
• fresh herbs or other things of that nature left at room temperature can also grow super harmful bacteria, for example, raw garlic at room temperature is a breeding ground for botulism and mold.