20 DIY Essential Oil Recipes for Valentine’s Day
20 DIY Recipes using Essential Oils for Valentine's Day with Instructions
1. Romantic Massage Oil
Ingredients: 2 tbsp sweet almond oil, 5 drops lavender oil, 5 drops ylang-ylang oil.
Instructions: Mix the oils in a small bottle. Shake well and use as a massage oil.
2. Scented Love Note Spray
Ingredients: 1 cup distilled water, 10 drops rose oil, 5 drops bergamot oil.
Instructions: Combine in a spray bottle. Shake well and spritz on love notes or cards.
3. DIY Aromatherapy Candles
Ingredients: 1 cup soy wax, 10 drops vanilla oil, 10 drops lavender oil.
Instructions: Melt the wax, stir in oils, pour into a jar, and insert a wick. Let it cool.
4. Heart-Shaped Bath Bombs
Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup citric acid, 1/2 cup Epsom salt, 10 drops jasmine oil, water.
Instructions: Mix dry ingredients, then add oils. Add water slowly until it holds shape. Pack into a heart mold and let dry overnight.
5. Chocolate Body Scrub
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup coconut oil, 5 drops chocolate fragrance oil, 5 drops peppermint oil.
Instructions: Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Store in a jar and use in the shower.
6. Rose Petal Foot Soak
Ingredients: 1 cup Epsom salt, 5 drops rose oil, dried rose petals.
Instructions: Combine all in a bowl and add to warm water for a relaxing foot soak.
7. Valentine's Day Diffuser Blend
Ingredients: 3 drops sweet orange oil, 3 drops bergamot oil, 2 drops ylang-ylang oil.
Instructions: Add the oils to your diffuser with water and enjoy the romantic scent!
8. Love Potion Perfume
Ingredients: 1 tbsp jojoba oil, 10 drops patchouli oil, 5 drops vanilla oil.
Instructions: Mix in a small roller bottle. Apply to pulse points.
9. Scented Love Jar
Ingredients: 1 cup sea salt, 10 drops lavender oil, 5 drops chamomile oil.
Instructions: Mix together and place in a jar. Use as a bath salt.
10. Heart-Shaped Soap
Ingredients: Melt-and-pour soap base, 10 drops essential oil of your choice.
Instructions: Melt the soap base, mix in the oil, pour into a heart-shaped mold, and let cool.
11. Aromatherapy Inhalers
Ingredients: Cotton wick, inhaler tube, 5 drops eucalyptus oil, 5 drops peppermint oil.
Instructions: Place the cotton wick in the tube, add oils, and cap it. Inhale when needed.
12. Herbal Love Pillow
Ingredients: 1 cup dried lavender, 5 drops lavender oil, a small pillowcase.
Instructions: Combine lavender and oil, fill the pillowcase, and sew shut.
13. Scented Candle Holders
Ingredients: 1 cup salt, 10 drops essential oil, small glass holder.
Instructions: Mix salt and oil, pour into the holder, and place a candle on top.
14. Citrus Room Spray
Ingredients: 1 cup water, 10 drops lemon oil, 5 drops orange oil.
Instructions: Mix in a spray bottle. Shake well before use.
15. DIY Lip Balm
Ingredients: 2 tbsp beeswax, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 5 drops peppermint oil.
Instructions: Melt beeswax and coconut oil, mix in oil, pour into containers, and let cool.
16. Essential Oil Bath Salts
Ingredients: 1 cup Epsom salt, 10 drops lavender oil, 5 drops rose oil.
Instructions: Mix all ingredients in a bowl and store in a jar. Add to bath for relaxation.
17. Valentine's Day Potpourri
Ingredients: 2 cups dried flowers, 10 drops rose oil, 5 drops cinnamon oil.
Instructions: Mix together and place in a decorative bowl.
18. DIY Air Freshener
Ingredients: 1 cup water, 10 drops lavender oil, 5 drops sandalwood oil.
Instructions: Combine in a spray bottle. Shake well and spritz around your home.
19. Scented Bath Oil
Ingredients: 1/2 cup carrier oil, 10 drops geranium oil, 5 drops chamomile oil.
Instructions: Mix oils in a bottle. Add a few drops to your bath for a luxurious soak.
20. Emotional Support Roller (always a good one if you’re alone on Valentine’s Day)
Ingredients: 10 ml roller bottle, 10 drops bergamot oil, 5 drops lavender oil, fill rest with carrier oil.
Instructions: Fill the bottle with carrier oil, add essential oils, cap, and roll onto wrists for emotional support.