Essential Oils for Bunions and Corns

The Essential Oils Desk Reference recommends the following essential oil blends for bunions and corns on the feet.

For Bunions

6 drops eucalyptus radiata
3 drops lemon
4 drops Raven*
1 drop wintergreen

Apply two to four drops on and around the bunion two to three times a day until the bunion is gone. This blend may take six to eight weeks or longer to work. (You can dilute the essential oil blend 50/50 with a carrier oil, if desired.)

*Raven is a blend available exclusively from Young Living Essential Oils. It contains ravensara, lemon, wintergreen, peppermint, and eucalyptus radiata.

For more about bunions and the conventional medical approach to them, see this article on MedicineNet.

For Corns

2 drops myrrh
2 drops blue cypress
7 drops oregano
4 drops basil

Dilute blend 50/50 with a carrier oil. Apply one drop directly on corn two to three times a day until the corn dissolves.

More about corns.