Fall Essential Oils

What does fall smell like to you?  A big bon fire?  A hayrack ride?  Pumpkin pie?  An apple orchard?  A morning walk surrounded by cool, crisp air?  mulled cider?  There are so many great fall scents!

In the past, I would try to re-create these fall smells in my home with store-bought, chemical-laden, artificially-fragranced hand soaps, lotions, creams, room sprays, wax melts, and candles.

But thankfully, a few years ago I discovered essential oils and all the fun of making my own DIY projects with essential oils.  Now, it’s really easy for me to whip up my own low-cost, all-natural hand soaps, whipped body butter, bath bombs, shower steamers, rooms sprays, fabric refreshers, and diffuser blends.

And they not only smell fantastic, but they also have all the great therapeutic benefits of essential oils, too!

Which Essential Oils Smell Like Fall?

sweet citrus essential oils for fall:  wild orange and tangerine

spicy essential oils for fall:  clove, cinnamon, cassia, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, coriander, and black pepper

woodsy & warm essential oils for fall:  cedarwood, cypress, arborvitae, sandalwood, juniper berry, and frankincense

herbaceous essential oils for fall: clary sage, rosemary, and eucalyptus

earthy essential oils for fall: patchouli and vetiver

Make Your Home Smell Like Fall with Essential Oils

It’s really simple to make your home smell like fall with essential oils.

It’s as easy as picking 2-3 essential oils from the list above and mixing them together.

Try orange combined with cinnamon and ginger for an energizing and uplifting blend.

Try a blend of cinnamon, clove, ginger, and nutmeg and your home will smell like you just baked a warm apple pie.

Or try a mix of juniper berry, eucalyptus, and sage to feel like you are wrapped up in a cozy flannel blanket.

Have fun experimenting and making up your own blends, or if you want some inspiration, click here for 20 of my favorite fall diffuser blends and fall room sprays.  And click here for 15 Cozy & Inviting Ways to Use Essential Oils to Make Your Home Smell Like Fall.

What Do Fall Essential Oils Smell Like and What Are Their Therapeutic Benefits?

The following sections cover 5 types of fall essential oils (sweet citrus, spicy, woodsy & warm, herbaceous, and earthy plus 21 individual essential oils that are great for fall.

For each of these 21 fall essential oils you’ll learn what does it smell like, what are its benefits, ways to use it, and favorite recipes.

1) sweet citrus essential oils for fall:

sweet orange (also known as wild orange)

tangerine

2) spicy essential oils for fall:

clove

cinnamon

cassia

ginger

nutmeg

cardamom

coriander

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black pepper

3) woodsy & warm essential oils for fall:

cedarwood

cypress

arborvitae

sandalwood

juniper berry

frankincense

4) herbaceous essential oils for fall:

clary sage

rosemary

eucalyptus

5) earthy essential oils for fall:

patchouli

vetiver

sweet citrus essential oils for fall

wild orange (also known as sweet orange)

what does orange essential oil smell like?

fresh and slightly sweet

what are the benefits of orange essential oil?

• Immune support (find recipes and ideas for using essential oil for immune support here- includes diffuser blends, roller bottle recipes, hand soap, and room spray)
• Protects against seasonal and environmental threats
• An adaptogen that can be both calming and energizing, depending on what your body needs (find 20 recipes for my favorite calming diffuser blends here)
• Emotionally uplifting as it helps elevate one’s mood (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)
• Powerful cleaner– Orange oil can be found in many commercially available cleaners, but you can make your own non-toxic cleaners with orange oil very cheaply and easily. It works great in counter spray, wood polish, floor cleaner, and more. Find the recipes here (simply substitute orange for the lemon).

tangerine

what does tangerine essential oil smell like?

fresh, sweet, and a little tangy (one of my favorite essential oil scents!)

what are the benefits of tangerine essential oil?

• Immune support
• Supports a healthy respiratory system
• An adaptogen that we can both calming and energizing, depending on what your body needs
• Emotionally uplifting as it helps elevate one’s mood
• Helps soothe anxious feelings and reduce stress

spicy fall essential oils

clove

what does clove essential oil smell like?

spicy, warm, and slightly woody

what are the benefits of clove essential oil?

• Immune support (find recipes and ideas for using essential oil for immune support here- diffuser blends, roller bottle recipes, hand soap, and room spray)
• Stimulating and energizing (click here for my favorite diffuser blends for energy as well as a list of which other essential oils are also great for energy)
• Helps enhance confidence and feelings of self-love and acceptance

cinnamon

what does cinnamon essential oil smell like?

warm, spicy cinnamon scent

what are the benefits of cinnamon essential oil?

• Immune support (find recipes and ideas for using essential oil for immune support here- diffuser blends, roller bottle recipes, hand soap, and room spray)
• Stimulating and energizing (click here for my favorite diffuser blends for energy as well as a list of which other essential oils are also great for energy)
• Supports healthy metabolic function
• Helps lessen feelings of jealousy and insecurity
• Powerful cleaner

cassia

what does cassia essential oil smell like?

warm, spicy, and sweet cinnamon scent

what are benefits of cassia essential oil?

• Immune support
• Stimulating and energizing
• Supports healthy digestion
• Emotionally uplifting as it helps elevate one’s mood  (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)
• Encourages a sense of self and inner strength

ginger

what does ginger essential oil smell like?

spicy, sweet, warm, and slightly earthy

what are the benefits of ginger essential oil?

• Support healthy digestion and eases occasional stomach discomfort
• Stimulating and energizing
• Helps with fears and promotes courage (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)
• Helps one to feel empowered, supporting feelings of being in control of one’s life

nutmeg

what does nutmeg essential oil smell like?

sweet, warm, slightly musky and spicy

what are the benefits of nutmeg essential oil?

• Emotionally uplifting
• Support healthy digestion and eases occasional stomach discomfort
• Relaxing for body and mind
• Helps reduce stress (find recipes for my favorite stress-busting diffuser blends here)
• Supports energy levels

cardamom

what does cardamom essential oil smell like?

sweet, spicy, exotic aroma with slight hint of nutty/woody undertones

what are the benefits of cardamom essential oil?

• Helps support clear breathing and respiratory health (find diffuser blends for clear breathing here)
• Helps with occasional stomach discomfort
• Encourages clarity, direction, and motivation– giving a sense of purpose
• Promotes a positive mood
• Helps ease anger and frustration, allowing you to step back from the situation and see things more clearly (find recipes for my favorite stress-busting diffuser blends here)

coriander

what does coriander essential oil smell like?

slightly sweet, spicy and herbaceous

what are the benefits of coriander essential oil?

• Support healthy digestion and eases occasional stomach discomfort
• Both soothing and stimulating
• Relaxation (click here to find recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Helps let go of need for approval from others (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)

black pepper

what does black pepper essential oil smell like?

hot, spicy, peppery

what are the benefits of black pepper essential oil?

• Protects against seasonal and environmental threats
• Stimulating and energizing (click here for my favorite diffuser blends for energy as well as a list of which other essential oils are also great for energy)
• Soothes anxious and stressed feelings

warm & woodsy fall essential oils

cedarwood

what does cedarwood essential oil smell like?

warm and woody

what are the benefits of cedarwood essential oil?

• Calming and relaxing (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Helps get a great night’s sleep (click here for my favorite essential oils and diffuser blend recipes for sleep)
• Grounding aroma evokes feelings of wellness and helps to open one’s heart to others
• Naturally repels insects (click for recipes to make your own DIY bug sprays using essential oils)
• Helps support clear breathing and respiratory health (find diffuser blends for clear breathing here)

cypress

what does cypress essential oil smell like?

fresh, green, slightly woody

what are the benefits of cypress essential oil?

• Energizing, invigorating, and refreshing
• Helps support clear breathing and respiratory health (find diffuser blends for clear breathing here)
• Extremely grounding and balancing
• Helps release emotions (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)
• Helps support oily skin (click for recipes to make foaming face wash and here for face serum)

arborvitae

what does arborvitae essential oil smell like?

warm and woody with a strong earthy aroma

what are the benefits of arborvitae essential oil?

• Protects against seasonal and environmental threats
• Naturally repels insects (click for recipes to make your own DIY bug sprays using essential oils)
• Promotes a feeling of peace and calm (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)

sandalwood

what does sandalwood essential oil smell like?

sweet and woody

what are the benefits of sandalwood essential oil?

• Grounding
• Relaxes and lessens tense feelings
• Used worldwide in practices of prayer and meditation
• Promotes healthy-looking skin
• Reduces the appearance of skin blemishes and imperfections
• Soothing to skin (click for recipes to make foaming face wash, face serum, and whipped body butter)

juniper berry

what does juniper essential oil smell like?

refreshing, clean, spicy, and woody

what are the benefits of juniper berry essential oil?

• Freshens, cleanses and purifies the air
• Calming, helps relieve tension and stress (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Grounding for emotions
• Natural skin toner (click for recipes to make foaming face wash, face serum, and whipped body butter)
• Reduces the appearance of skin blemishes

frankincense

what does frankincense essential oil smell like?

woody and fresh with hints of spice and fruit

what are the benefits of frankincense essential oil?

• Promotes feelings of peace and calm (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Helps get a great night’s sleep (click here for my favorite essential oils and diffuser blend recipes for sleep)
• Immune support (find recipes and ideas for using essential oil for immune support here- diffuser blends, roller bottle recipes, hand soap, and room spray)
• Often used practices of prayer and meditation
• Soothing to skin (click for recipes to make foaming face wash, face serum, and whipped body butter)
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines, blemishes, and skin imperfections

herbaceous essential oils for fall

clary sage

what does clary sage essential oil smell like?

green, floral, and earthy

what are the benefits of clary sage essential oil?

• Balancing
• Relaxing (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Promotes a great night’s sleep (click here for my favorite essential oils and diffuser blend recipes for sleep)
• Helps balance female hormones
• Helps open us up to possibilities and listen to our intuition/inner wisdom (find recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support here)
• Soothing to skin
• Promotes healthy hair and scalp

rosemary

what does rosemary essential oil smell like?

herbaceous and woody with evergreen undertones

what are the benefits of rosemary essential oil?

• Energizing (click here for my favorite diffuser blends for energy as well as a list of which other essential oils are also great for energy and click here for how to make DIY shower steamers to help you wake up and feel energized)
• Enhances focus and concentration
• Promotes mental clarity and insight
• Helps support clear breathing and respiratory health (find diffuser blends for clear breathing here and how to make DIY shower steamers here)
• Supports healthy digestion
• Promotes healthy hair and scalp
• Reduces skin irritation (click for face wash and here for face serum)

eucalyptus

what does eucalyptus essential oil smell like?

clean, camphorous, and airy

what are the benefits of eucalyptus essential oil?

• Helps to clear the mind
• Relaxing (click here for calming diffuser blends and here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts)
• Lessens tension
• Helps support clear breathing and respiratory health (find diffuser blends for clear breathing here and how to make DIY shower steamers here)
• Immune support (find recipes and ideas for using essential oil for immune support here- diffuser blends, roller bottle recipes, hand soap, and room spray)
• Cleanse surfaces and the air
• Purifying properties for skin

earthy essential oils for fall

patchouli

what does patchouli essential oil smell like?

herbal, very earthy, musky, and sweet

what are the benefits of patchouli essential oil?

• Very grounding and balancing for emotions
• Promotes a great night’s sleep (click here for my favorite essential oils and diffuser blend recipes for sleep)
• Helps to relieve stress and anxious feelings (click here for calming diffuser blends, here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts, and here for how to make DIY shower steamers)
• Encourages mindfulness
• Promotes acceptance and self-love (click here for recipes to make roller bottle blends for emotional support)
• Creates a smooth, glowing complexion
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines, blemishes, and skin imperfections (click for recipes to make foaming face wash, face serum, and whipped body butter)

vetiver

what does vetiver essential oil smell like?

exotic, earthy, woody, and slightly sweet

what are the benefits of vetiver essential oil?

• Promotes a great night’s sleep (click here for my favorite essential oils and diffuser blend recipes for sleep)
• Relaxing  (click here for calming diffuser blends, here for 15 recipes for relaxing bath salts, and here for how to make DIY shower steamers)
• Deeply grounding
• Can help connect you to your unconscious mind and feelings
• Immune support

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