I used the Clary Sage relentlessly from 39w 4d with my son and still went 10 days over and got induced. I had never thought of using it in conjunction with the gel!

I rubbed the oil on me, put it on my pillow, had it on a tissue and kept smelling it, everything I could think off. All I got was a headache in the end and a dislike for the smell of the stuff!

Like everything though if you are sensitive to it I've heard it really can kick start things. I also tried every other induction method under the sun except only castor oil and nothing worked for me, so I am not a very good case study - my son was just too comfy in there! Oh and I never tried EPO either but have been finding out about it on here so will try that this time...