A composition for increasing the bioavailability of oregano essential oil in humans and animals comprising mixing a first emulsifier and a second emulsifier in a ratio ranging from about 1:1 to about 3:1 with a consumable oil wherein the first emulsifier is polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate and the second emulsifier is tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate. Adding to that a second mixture of oregano essential oil and the first emulsifier in a ratio of 1:1.