Five Must-Have Essential Oil Spray Recipes
Making essential oil sprays is fun, super easy and a great way to use your essential oils on a daily basis. These five essential oil recipes are a must-have for any essential oil lover.
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Five Must-Have Essential Oil Spray Recipes
Who doesn’t love a good spray? From air freshener to perfume, sprays are a great way to make the air (or you!) smell great and feel good. The downside is the number of toxic chemicals in commercial sprays. I don’t even want to know what’s in a bottle of glade these days.
Enter essential oils! These amazing little bottles of goodness – completely pure, straight from plants – are what we can make sprays with instead. No toxic gunk clogging up our homes, bodies and minds.
Related: Homemade Bug Spray with Essential Oils
With so many essential oil recipes out there, it’s hard to figure out which ones to use and for what. Well, I’ve narrowed it down to five essential oil spray recipes that will never fail you. They will last for-ev-ver and they are all effective and just darn good to have around.
Related: How to Make your own Perfume with Essential Oils
To make the recipes first add the essential oils and then fill the rest of the bottle with either distilled water or witch hazel, whatever the recipe specifies.
This is a great variety pack of glass spray bottles to get started with.
Now, on to the recipes!
Hand Sanitizer
I am a huge fan of washing hands with good ol’ soap and water. But sometimes it’s just not available. Enter this DIY hand sanitizer that does a great job of fighting off the germs.
I keep mine in this pretty 10 ml glass bottle so it doesn’t take up much space in my purse – but you can always opt for a 1-ounce glass bottle instead. These bottles are super cute to throw in your purse too!
Hand Sanitizer Recipe (for a 10 ml bottle – triple for a 1-ounce bottle)
5 drops On Guard essential oil
5 drops Lemon essential oil
distilled water
Combine all ingredients. Shake up, spray on hands and rub together.
Sleepy Time Spray
This spray is so great to spray on pillows and sheets before bed. It sets everyone up for a great night of sleep!
Sleepy Time Spray Recipe (2-ounce spray bottle)
20 drops Cedarwood
20 drops Lavender
distilled water
Combine all ingredients. Spray on sheets and pillows before bed.
Spa Blend
I loooove this spray. I spray it on my clothes and hair and it just smells so good – like the spa! I get so many compliments every time I use it.
Spa Blend Recipe (2-ounce spray bottle)
25 drops Lavender
15 drops Bergamot
10 drops Marjoram
5 drops Geranium
5 drops Wild Orange
distilled water
Combine all ingredients and let it meld for a day or so before using. Spray and enjoy!
Mermaid Spray (for healthy hair)
Another fave I use on the daily! I wrote a whole post about this spray because I love it so much. I encourage you to read it so you can hear about all of the benefits!
Mermaid Hair Spray Recipe (4-ounce spray bottle)
30 drops Cedarwood
30 drops Lavender
20 drops Rosemary
10 drops Geranium
Witch Hazel
Combine all ingredients. Shake up and apply to roots and work through your hair, wet or dry. You can also use it to tame the frizzies!
Deodorant Spray
If you are a natural deodorant user (check out this post for my top pics) then you know your pits might need a little extra boost during the day. You can say goodbye to stinky pits with this refreshing spray. Another everyday must-have for me.
Deodorant Spray Recipe (2-ounce spray bottle)
10 drops Lavender
5 drops Frankincense
5 drops Rosemary
1/4 cup Witch Hazel
1 tsp Vegetable Glycerin
Combine all ingredients. Spray on pits whenever you need a touch-up! You can read the full post here.
I hope you enjoy these essential oil recipes. Comment below if you have another good one I should try!
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Five Must-Have Essential Oil Spray Recipes
Maryjane Cartmell says
About 6 months or so. Using distilled water instead of regular water helps to extend their shelf life a bit. When they start to smell off, it’s time to make a new batch!
Jean says
How long are these good for without preservatives?