The Best DIY Essential Oil Recipes

Lavender Linen Spray

This is a classic spray that makes your laundry smell uh-mazing and helps to support well-being. Once your clothes come out of dryer or cloth’s line, spray your sheets liberally. Because Lavender essential oil is gentle, this is safe to use on your children’s sheets before bedtime. You could also use this as a soothing body spray or perfume (replace the distilled water with a light carrier oil like fractional coconut oil.

What you’ll need:

• 2 ounce dark glass spray bottle
• 1 teaspoon of witch hazel
• 15-20 drops of Lavender
• Almost 2 ounces of distilled water

Directions:

Add your Lavender to your glass bottle. Then add your witch hazel. Fill the remaining bottle with distilled water. Put on spray cap and shake bottle well. Spray on freshly laundered clothes or on your pillows and linens before bed.

Thieves Spray

This delicious oil blend smells like Christmas.  let’s just say that Thieves is excellent for boosting our vitality. I adore this Thieves spray essential oil recipe and love to share with family and friends. It’s an instant favorite, and I like to keep one handy in my home and diaper bag for travel.

You can use to:

• Clean toddler toys
• Transform public restroom seats
• Whip down cutting boards
• Wash fruits and vegetables
• Freshen gym bags
• Clean airplane armrests and serving trays
• Spray in the room to remove heavy odors

The uses of this spray are really endless. And it’s super easy to make.

What you’ll need:

• 2 oz. dark glass spray bottle
• 1 teaspoon organic witch hazel
• 10-15 drops of Young Living Thieves oil
• Almost 2 oz. of distilled water

Directions: In your clean spray bottle, add 10-15 drops of your Thieves oil. Next add 1 tsp. of witch hazel. Then pour distilled water into bottle until full. Put on your spray top and use as you see fit. That’s it! This is one of my favorite DIY essential oil recipes!

Lustrous Hair Serum

Who doesn’t want thick, shiny and beautiful hair? Sometimes due to stress, postpartum or age, our hair can start to thin, break or lose its luster. I love using this DIY essential oil recipe to give support to the hair shaft. It’s also smells wonderful!

What You’ll Need:

• 2 ounce dark glass dropper bottle
• Almost 2 ounces of Castor Oil
• 10 drops of Rosemary essential oil
• 5 drops of Lavender essential oil
• 5 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil

Directions:

Pour almost 2 ounces of your Castor Oil into your dropper bottle. Add your essential oils. Put on dropper lid and shake bottle. Apply to your scalp each morning and massage into scalp. Wait 20 minutes and then wash hair. You can also apply before bed. If you want to apply more frequently without an oil feel, you can make the serum using almost 2 ounces of distilled water and 1 teaspoon of witch hazel instead of the castor oil

All Purpose Salve

This is a great all purpose salve to use on our skin. Lemon and Melaleuca are wonderful for their cleansing properties. Lavender is a soothing oil that is known for its skin benefits. I love having this salve on hand. It can even be used as a hand lotion in the winter.

What You’ll Need:

• 1 ounce glass lotion pot
• 5 drops Lemon essential oil
• 5 drops Lavender essential oil
• 5 drops Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) essential oil
• Almost 2 ounces of raw coconut oil

Directions:

Scoop 2 ounces of raw coconut oil into a small glass bowl. Add your essential oils. Mix well with a metal fork or spoon. Scoop final concoction into your glass lotion pot and put lid on. Store in a cool, dark place. Apply directly to skin as needed. This is one of the great DIY essential oil recipes to share with other mamas!

Luxurious Exfoliation Body Scrub

Did you know that our skin is our largest organ? We want to be sure we’re scrubbing off dead skin cells daily to assist in overall health. Skin brushing is a great way to do this as well as doing a weekly exfoliating skin scrub.

This luxurious exfoliating scrub will help give our skin a healthy glow!

What You’ll Need:

• • 8 ounce glass pot
  • White lids  – optional for a different look
  • 1/2 cup raw olive oil
  • 1 cup sea salt
  • 5 drops each of Lavender, Frankincense and Ylang Ylang

Directions:

Measure your salt and pour into a large glass bowl. Add your olive oil and mix well with a metal spoon. Add your essential oils and continue to stir your mixture. Slowly scoop into your glass pot. Close tightly with white lid and label. Store in a cool, dark place. Scoop out a silver dollar size of scrub and apply to body. Repeat weekly. This is one of the most pampering DIY essential oil recipes

Luxurious Exfoliation Facial Scrub

This is the same recipe above but we use sugar instead of salt because it’s gentler for facial skin. I have 3 different essential oil combinations depending on your skin type. This would make a lovely holiday gift!

What You’ll Need:

• • • 8 ounce glass pot
    • White lids  – optional for a different look
    • 1/2 cup raw olive oil
    • 1 cup raw, organic sugar
    • For normal skin: 5 drops each of Lavender, Frankincense and Ylang Ylang
    • For oily skin: 5 drops each of Carrot Seed Oil, Frankincense, and Tea Tree essential oils
    • For dry and mature skin: 5 drops each of Pachouli, Frankincense and Geranium essential oils
    • For a super special treat: 5 drops each of Rose, Jasmine and Sacred Frankincense essential oils

Directions:

Measure your sugar and pour into a large glass bowl. Add your olive oil and mix well with a metal spoon. Add your essential oils and continue to stir your mixture. Slowly scoop into your glass pot. Close tightly with white lid and label. Store in a cool, dark place. Scoop out silver dollar size of scrub and use weekly.

Muscle Love Bath Salts

These salts are excellent for athletes, people who want to support their bodies after a grueling workout or yard work

What You’ll Need:

• • • 8 ounce glass pot
    • White lids  – optional for a different look
    • 10 drops of Panaway and/or Aroma Siez
    • 5 drops of Copaiba
    • 1 cup of Epsom Salts

Directions:

Put your Epsom salts into a big glass bowl. Add your essential oils and mix well with a metal spoon. Carefully pour into your 8 ounce glass pot and cover tightly with lid. Scoop out 1/4 to 1/2 cup and put into a warm bath when needed. This is probably the most appreciated of my DIY essential oil recipes!

Coffee Cellulite Scrub

This is the most unusual of my DIY essential oil recipes. Coffee is a known stimulant and can actually assist the body in breaking up fat deposits close the skin’s surface. Grapefruit and Cypress oils are also excellent supporters of the lymph system. When combined, this can be a terrific scrub!

What You’ll Need:

• • • 8 ounce glass pot
    • White lids  – optional for a different look
    • 10 drops of Grapefruit essential oil
    • 5 drops of Cypress essential oil
    • 1 cup organic ground coffee
    • 1/2 cup of olive oil

Directions:

Measure your coffee and pour into a large glass bowl. Add your olive oil and mix well with a metal spoon. Add your essential oils and continue to stir your mixture. Slowly scoop into your glass pot. Close tightly with white lid and label. Store in a cool, dark place. Scoop out silver dollar size of scrub and apply to body.