How to Make an Essential Oil Spray

An essential oil spray is one of the safest (and easiest!) ways to use essential oils to revitalize your living space and enjoy the numerous health benefits that they have to offer. I will show you how to make an essential oil spray in 3 different ways and recipes, one essential oil spray for deep sleep with lavender, chamomile and valerian essential oil, one for deodorizing the bathroom, and another one to make your home smell like a spa and feel zen!

Benefits of aromatherapy and essential oils

A popular treatment that dates way back to the 11^th century, essential oils are one of nature’s biggest gifts to humanity. Aromatherapy is an alternative medicine practice that makes use of essential oils to treat different ailments, both physical and psychological.

Apart from their pleasant fragrances, here are some of the ailments essential oils are known to help to cure:

• Stress and depression
• Digestion issues
• Pain
• Insomnia
• Boosting energy levels
• Accelerating healing

Dangers of commercial chemical fragrances like Febreeze

• Fragrances: Brands aren’t obligated to disclose the ingredients used in fragrances, so a lot of the used components might cause skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation.
• SODIUM POLYACRYLATE: This can cause acute aquatic toxicity, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, respiratory effects, damage to vision.
• DEODORIZING AGENT: The ingredients used in these can cause skin irritation/allergies/damage, and adverse developmental, endocrine, and reproductive effects.
• DIALKYL SULFOSUCCINATES: This can cause adverse developmental, endocrine, reproductive effects, damage to vision, general systemic/organ effects, skin irritation/allergies/damage, and biodegradation.
• BENZISOTHIAZOLINONE: This can cause skin irritation/allergies/damage, and adverse developmental, endocrine, and reproductive effects along with biodegradation
• CYCLODEXTRIN: This can cause damage to vision

Source: https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/1657-FebrezeAirEffectsPetOdorEliminator/

Guide on room essential oil spray dilution ratio

The dilution ratio should be as follows:

For room spray: 5% so in a 30ml bottle then 30 drops of essential oils.

For body or hair spray: 2% so in a 30ml bottle then 12 drops of essential oils.

You can use my essential oil dilution calculator as well.

Can you put essential oils in a spray bottle?

Yes, you can but only as long as it’s a glass bottle, NOT a plastic one. Most essential oils, even diluted ones, contain properties that cause them to eat through the plastic or cause corrosion by reacting with them, which can destroy your essential oil blend and cause leakages.

Where to buy an essential oil spray bottle?

You can buy a spray bottle for your essential oil blend from one of the following sellers on Amazon:

• Amber Glass Spray Bottles for Essential Oils, 4oz Small Fine Mist Spray Bottle

Made from odorless, BPA and lead-free materials, you can safely put any essential oil blend into this amber glass spray bottle without fear of it causing any reactions. The great thing about it are the free tools that come with it– 2 extra fine mist sprayers, 1 funnel, 1 dropper, and 4 labels.

• H&D Vintage Refillable Perfume Glass Spray Bottle

If you’re looking for something a little fancy (but still at a reasonable price point), this set of 4 bottles, each with a different, distinguishable style for storing different blends, might be just the thing for you. Their compact size makes them the perfect companion for your travel adventures, so you’re never apart from your essential oil sprays.

• Set of Two Blue Glass Spray Bottles with Clear Spray Nozzle (Beautiful Blue Color!)

This set of two beautiful aqua spray bottles are made from 30% recycled glass and offers a unique two option trigger featuring two spraying options– spray and stream. Its compact size makes it very convenient to store on countertops and in washroom cabinets.

How to make essential oils spray without alcohol

If you can’t use alcohol in your recipe for any reason, you can substitute it with either of the following:

• Witch hazel
  Distilled from the leaves, twigs and bark of the witch hazel plant, witch hazel is a useful remedy against acne, fighting inflammation, infection and protecting against skin damage, to name only a few.
• Any hydrosol or flower water: While hydrosols are liquids derived from the distillation of aromatherapy plants and flower water comes from submerging flowers in water, both serve the same purpose here. Perfect for those with sensitive skin, this help soothe and nourish the skin.

How to make essential oils spray last longer

In terms of shelf life, your essential oil spray will last about 3 to 6 months, depending on whether you are using hydrosol or witch hazel. To make the smell last longer, you need to ensure that you add a base note to your essential oil blend. Examples of base notes are frankincense essential oil, cedarwood, clove, balsam Peru, vanilla, patchouli, vetiver, etc.

Top 3 essential oil room spray recipes

1. Deep sleep essential oil room and pillow spray recipe

You’ll need:

• Lavender essential oil
  a popular aromatherapy compound, lavender is widely used as a sleep aid. Its mellow, floral scent helps soothe restlessness and anxiety. It helps improve sleep quality, while also working to increase the time spent in a deep sleep.
• Chamomile essential oil
  if you find yourself frequently troubled with nightmares, you’ll find that adding chamomile will relieve you of them, while promoting better sleep quality as well.
• Valerian essential oil (optional as it can be hard to find!)
  a mild sedative, valerian works to suppress excessive activity in the part of your brain that deals with fear and stress, thus helping you achieve a better quality of sleep.

2. Bathroom freshener essential oil spray recipe

You’ll need:

• Lemon essential oil
  The sweet, tangy smell of lemon acts not only as a great way to mask unpleasant odors, but its anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties also help kill the bacteria breeding in your bathroom.
• Grapefruit essential oil
  Grapefruit’s sweet, citrusy scent helps purify and cleanse your space, while its anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties help kill any harmful organisms that might be lurking in your toilet.
• Rosemary essential oil
  The distinctive herbaceous scent of rosemary helps infuse your space with uplifting energy and helps mask any unpleasant odors.
• Cedarwood essential oil
  The woody fragrance of cedarwood, coupled with its antiseptic properties, makes it the perfect addition to this recipe.

3. Zen Room Spray essential oil recipe (like a spa at home!)

• Lemongrass essential oil
  An effective anxiety reliever, lemongrass helps calm the nerves and bring about a sense of relaxation, making it the perfect ingredient to zen up your space.
• Bergamot essential oil
   A commonly used essential oil to help balance emotions, bergamot reduces anxiety and fatigue and has a grounding psychological effect.
• Frankincense essential oil
   The earthy pine smell of this essential oil, mingled with hints of citrus and spice helps induce feelings of relaxation while promoting feelings of being grounded and self-awareness.

How to mix essential oils for spray

• Make sure to use a base note and if possible a top note as well.

Note: For those unfamiliar with these terms, top notes are those that you smell immediately after spraying your mixture, while base notes are those that last the longest—both of this help extend the longevity and effect of your middle notes, which are essentially the heart of your fragrance.

• Mix and dilute the essential oils with witch hazel or a hydrosol (flower water).
• Shake well before use!

Have fun experimenting with your essential oil blends and essential oil spray!