All about Fall Essential Oils

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

essential oils for fall

 

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.

 

all about fall essential oils - orange, tangerine, clove, cinnamon, cassia, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, coriander, black pepper, cedarwood, cypress, arborvitae, sandalwood, frankincense, sage, rosemary, patchouli, vetiver, juniper berry

 

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

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

 

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?

 

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 essential oils for fall

 

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?

 

cinnamon

what does cinnamon essential oil smell like?

warm, spicy cinnamon scent

what are the benefits of cinnamon essential oil?

 

cassia

what does cassia essential oil smell like?

warm, spicy, and sweet cinnamon scent

what are benefits of cassia essential oil?

 

ginger

what does ginger essential oil smell like?

spicy, sweet, warm, and slightly earthy

what are the benefits of ginger essential oil?

 

nutmeg

what does nutmeg essential oil smell like?

sweet, warm, slightly musky and spicy

what are the benefits of nutmeg essential oil?

 

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?

 

coriander

what does coriander essential oil smell like?

slightly sweet, spicy and herbaceous

what are the benefits of coriander essential oil?

 

black pepper

what does black pepper essential oil smell like?

hot, spicy, peppery

what are the benefits of black pepper essential oil?

 

woodsy essential oils for fall

 

warm & woodsy fall essential oils

cedarwood

what does cedarwood essential oil smell like?

warm and woody

what are the benefits of cedarwood essential oil?

 

cypress

what does cypress essential oil smell like?

fresh, green, slightly woody

what are the benefits of cypress essential oil?

 

arborvitae

what does arborvitae essential oil smell like?

warm and woody with a strong earthy aroma

what are the benefits of arborvitae essential oil?

 

sandalwood

what does sandalwood essential oil smell like?

sweet and woody

what are the benefits of sandalwood essential oil?

 

juniper berry

what does juniper essential oil smell like?

refreshing, clean, spicy, and woody

what are the benefits of juniper berry essential oil?

 

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?

 

herbaceous essential oils for fall

 

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?

 

rosemary

what does rosemary essential oil smell like?

herbaceous and woody with evergreen undertones

what are the benefits of rosemary essential oil?

 

eucalyptus

what does eucalyptus essential oil smell like?

clean, camphorous, and airy

what are the benefits of eucalyptus essential oil?

 

earthy essential oils for fall

 

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?

 

vetiver

what does vetiver essential oil smell like?

exotic, earthy, woody, and slightly sweet

what are the benefits of vetiver essential oil?

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You might also like these other recipes and posts on using essential oils…

15 Cozy & Inviting Ways to Use Essential Oils to Make Your Home Smell Like Fall

Fall Diffuser Blend Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Cleaner {the perfect fall cleaning spray for counters, floors, toilets, kitchen cabinets, and more}

fall room sprays

Halloween essential oil blends for your diffuser

Click here for 15 DIY Fall Beauty Recipes Using Essential Oils {gingerbread whipped body butter, harvest spice coffee scrub, pumpkin pie sugar scrub, autumn breeze perfume and lots essential oil recipes}

Essential Oil Foaming Face Wash {5 Ways for 5 Skin Types}

Soft & Silky Whipped Body Butter

DIY face serum for your skin type {dry, oily, sensitive, mature, acne-prone, and normal}

 

 

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4 thoughts on “All about Fall Essential Oils”

  1. Morning🎃 I was wondering if you sell the oils? I’m have a hard time finding all the oils you use in you recipes. Thank you Lavenna Carey😊

    • Hi Lavenna,

      Good morning to you, too!

      No, I do not sell essential oils. One Essential Community is intended to help people use their essential oils, regardless of what brand(s) they use.

      I try to create recipes that use common essential oils that most brands sell. And I also try to share lost of versions of a recipe or diffuser blend along with substitutes so that if you don’t have a essential oil, you can still make the recipe using EOs that you already have (or can easily get from your brand).

      Are there certain EOs that you’re having a hard time finding? I’d be happy to tell you a few brands that carry that specific essential oil so it would be easier for you to find it.

      Sarah

  2. Where is the best place to purchase the oils and what are the name brands that are the best types? I live in a small town that does not carry many types of oil

    • Hi Sharon,

      I don’t promote or recommend specific essential oil brands because One Essential Community is intended to help people use their essential oils, regardless of what brand(s) they use.

      That said, I know that it can be hard to figure out which brands of essential oils are high quality and a good value, so I completely understand.

      I’ll say that I personally use many brands of essential oils. The ones that I use most often are all available online: doTERRA, Young Living, and Plant Therapy.

      Hope that helps,
      Sarah

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