One of my absolute favorite essential oils is lemon.
Not only does lemon oil smell fresh, it’s great for cleaning, it lifts my spirits, helps support my immune system, and helps get me through the afternoon energy slump.
Yep, I use lemon essential oil in something or in some way practically every single day. I often use lemon in my homemade laundry detergent because it’s so great at getting out grease stains. I use lemon essential oil in my DIY mold & mildew spray because it’s a powerful cleaner, as well as being antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, and antifungal. I use lemon in many of the foaming hand soaps that I make because it’s soft & gentle on hands and I love the scent.
And, of course, lemon is frequently an ingredient in many of my diffuser blends. It has a wonderful fresh, clean, citrusy scent that I just love! Plus it blends well with so many other essential oils (read more about that below), and it has lots of great therapeutic benefits (more on that in the next section).
Therapeutic Benefits of Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon essential oil is one of the most versatile essential oils. It has so many uses from relieving nausea to getting rid of acne to keeping bugs away and stopping coughs to eliminating mold & mildew. Lemon is so much more than just a great scent!
Because lemon essential oil is useful for so many things, I’ve organized these diffuser blends by the following therapeutic benefits.
- energizing
- uplifting & positive mood
- focus & concentration
- memory
- immune support
- allergies
- sleep
- anxiety
- deodorizing
Essential Oils that Blend Well with Lemon
I share more than 40 lemon essential oil diffuser recipes below, but in case, you’d like to substitute essential oils or create your own lemon diffuser blends, here’s a list of some essential oils that blend well with lemon:
- citrus essential oils like lime, orange, tangerine, bergamot, mandarin, and grapefruit
- floral essential oils like lavender, geranium, ylang ylang
- minty essential oils like peppermint and spearmint
- eucalyptus & ravintsara
- herbs & spices like rosemary, thyme, basil, coriander, cardamom, clove
- woodsy essential oils like cedarwood, arborvitae, cypress, white fir, and Douglas fir
- and, of course, frankincense essential oil– what isn’t it great for?!!
Now, back to all the great lemon diffuser blend recipes…
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for ENERGY
Energizer Bunny
2 drops lavender
2 drops orange
2 drops rosemary
1 drop lemon
Wake Up Blend
2 drops lemon
2 drops peppermint
2 drops sweet orange
find more essential oil diffuser blends for energy here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for UPLIFTING & HAPPINESS
Joyful
2 drops frankincense
2 drops bergamot
2 drops lemon
Italian Summer
2 drops lemon
2 drops bergamot
2 drops cypress
Citrus Smiles
2 drops sweet orange
1 drop lemon
1 drop lime
1 drop grapefruit
Click here for roller bottle recipes for emotions (uplifting, mood balance, grounding, confidence, and more)
lemon essential oil diffuser bend recipes for FOCUS & CONCENTRATION
Tuned In
3 drops lemon
2 drops basil
1 drop rosemary
1 drop cypress
1 drop frankincense
Study Time
2 drops grapefruit
2 drops lemon
2 drops peppermint
1 drop rosemary
Homework Helper
3 drops lemon
2 drops frankincense
2 drops peppermint
want more ways to use essential oils? find rollerball recipes for focus and concentration here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for MEMORY
Don’t Forget
3 drops frankincense
2 drops lemon
1 drop orange
1 drop rosemary
Enhanced Memory
1 drop rosemary
1 drop basil
2 drops grapefruit
2 drops lemon
1 drop black pepper
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for IMMUNE SUPPORT
Protect
3 drops arborvitae
1 drop cardamom
1 drop cassia
2 drops lemon
Feel Well Again
2 drops peppermint
2 drops lemon
2 drops frankincense
Germ Fighter
2 drops lemon
3 drops tea tree
2 drops peppermint
Find more diffuser blends for immune support here and immune support foot rub here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for ALLERGIES
Seasonal Support
2 drops lemon
2 drops lavender
2 drops peppermint
Beat the Sniffles
2 drops eucalyptus
1 drop peppermint
2 drops lemon
1 drop rosemary
1 drop lavender
1 drop frankincense
Sinus Pressure
2 drops lemon
2 drops eucalyptus
2 drops peppermint
Find roller bottle blend for allergies here and inhaler recipes for allergies here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for SLEEP
Sweet Dreams
2 drops lavender
2 drops cedarwood
2 drops lemon
1 drop sweet orange
1 drops ylang ylang
Bedtime Stories
3 drops lemon
2 drops sweet orange
1 drops cedarwood
1 drop fennel
Deep Sleep
3 drops vetiver
2 drops bergamot
2 drops sandalwood
1 drop lemon
find more diffuser blends for a great night’s sleep here, DIY sleep spray here, calming lavender vanilla bubble bath recipe here, and calming magnesium body butter (the secret to the best sleep I’ve ever had) here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for ANXIETY
Mellow Out
3 drops vetiver
1 drop lemon
2 drops cedarwood
1 drop juniper berry
Take It Down a Notch
3 drops geranium
2 drops basil
1 drop frankincense
1 drop lemon
Rejuvenate
3 drops lavender
3 drops bergamot
2 drops lemon
Find roller bottle blend recipes to support anxious feelings here
lemon essential oil diffuser blend recipes for DEODORIZING
Bright Kitchen
2 drops fennel
2 drops lemon
2 drops sweet orange
1 drop cedarwood
Fresh Linen
1 drop lavender
2 drops eucalyptus
2 drops lemon
1 drop tea tree
1 drop peppermint
Fresh Air
2 drops tea tree
2 drops lemon
2 drops lime
Want more deodorizing essential oil recipes? Try these: stinky shoe spray, “Lysol” disinfecting spray, trash can deodorizer tabs, toilet cleaning fizzies, trash can deodorizer spray, and this homemade natural deodorant that actually worksÂ
click here to get your free printable of all 40+ lemon essential oil diffuser blends
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Hello Sarah,
Do you have diffuser blends for ylang ylang, clary sage, geranium, cedarwood, lemongrass, petitgrain, bergamot? These are my favourite essential oils. Let me know, thanks
Kind regards
Linda
Hi Linda,
I don’t have entire posts on diffuser blends for those essential oils, but I do have lots of diffuser blends that include those oils.
https://oneessentialcommunity.com/?s=diffuser+blends
Sarah
These are lovely, thank you. I cannot wait to diffuse these recipes. Also, I can’t get the “Print here” to work.
Hi Linda,
I’m sorry about that. I’m not sure what went wrong.
I’ll send you an email with the free printable lemon diffuser blends.
Thanks for letting me know there was a problem. I appreciate your help!
Sarah
Your blends are very helpful and I thank you very much. I just started rubbing oils on my arthritic knees and have found great results in the inflammation gone away. I refuse knee surgery cause the oils have helped me. I am in shock for what the oil has done for me. I haven’t even told my doctor yet. I am really into the oils. Guess I better get to my doctor and see if any interact with my medications. I will be following you all the time. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I love your creativity! Keep these recipes and ideas coming!
Thanks, Janet!
I have LOTS more recipes and ideas to share. Look for more to come soon.