DIY Floral Bath Salts

Who doesn’t love a nice, relaxing bath?

Especially, when that bath also has the therapeutic benefits of essential oils.

I know I do!

 

That’s why I love making homemade bath products like these floral bath salts and these other DIY essential oil bath recipes:

 

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. doTERRA, Young Living, essential oil bath salts, DIY salt salts, essential oil recipe

 

There are so many reasons why I use (& give) these floral bath salts.

Here are just a few…

  1. They’re gorgeous!  I love the pop of color from the flowers!
  2. Customizable – I can make a blend exactly how I want it
  3. Easy to make
  4. Impressive gifts
  5. All natural
  6. Made with essential oils (no artificial or synthetic fragrances)
  7. Great way to get minerals and trace elements
  8. Helps remove toxins from your skin
  9. Relaxing and calming in a stressful world
  10. Can improve sleep
  11. Can reduce inflammation
  12. Can temporarily soothe muscle aches
  13. Can improve mood and lessen anxious feelings
  14. Can temporarily improve circulation
  15. Rejuvenating
  16. Moisturizes and soothes dry, irritated skin

 

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

Here’s one of the many versions of floral bath salts you can make.

This one has rose and jasmine dried flower buds.

Not only is it a beautiful-looking combination, but when added to your bath, these dried flowers are can actually help you relax and support healthy skin.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

What you’ll need to make floral bath salts

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coarse Himalayan salt (I get mine here)- Using a process called dermal absorption, our skin soaks up the minerals and trace elements from the bath water, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium, zinc,  and iron.  Additionally, regular bathing in Himalayan salt can help detox the body, reduce inflammation, lessen muscle aches & pain, temporarily increase blood circulation, and improve sleep.

Epsom salt (find my favorite here) – Did you know that Epsom salt is not actually a salt?  It’s actually a naturally occurring pure mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate.  Studies have shown that magnesium and sulfate are both readily absorbed through the skin, making Epsom salt baths an easy and ideal way to enjoy the amazing health benefits.  Benefits of Epsom salt:  eases stress and relaxes the body, helps draw toxins out of the body, helps reduce inflammation, and helps improve the absorption of nutrients.

coarse Dead Sea salt (click here for what I use)- Dead Sea salts contain 21 minerals including magnesium, calcium, sulfur, bromide, iodine, sodium, zinc and potassium. These essential minerals naturally occur in our bodies but must be replenished, as they are lost throughout the day. These minerals are known to treat, detoxify, and cleanse our bodies.  Benefits of Dead Sea salt:  potassium helps to balance skin moisture, bromides helps reduce muscle pain and stiffness, sodium helps improves the circulation of lymphatic fluid, magnesium helps support a great night’s sleep, iodine is important for the correct functioning of the thyroid gland and is aids in the body’s metabolic exchanges, and sulfur is known as a powerful detoxifying agent, as it works closely with the liver to rid the body of toxins.

baking soda – Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, provides a naturally alkaline substance with a reputation for helping to remove toxins.  Additionally, baking soda helps soften skin and leaves skin feeling silky soft.

dried flowers (click here for the set I use) – Not only are the dried flowers beautiful to look at, they also provide numerous benefits for the mind, body, and spirit.

  • rose buds & petals- relaxing your body and rejuvenates your skin
  • jasmine – enhances mood and refreshes skin
  • chamomile – calming, grounding, helps improve sleep, soothes skin, and can relieve pain
  • cornflower – lessens anxious feelings, eases joint and muscle stiffness, and soothes irritated skin
  • lavender – calms nerves, soothes skin, improves sleep, enhances mood, and can lessen pain
  • calendula – reduce redness, itching and topical inflammation.  It’s soothing and healing and is wonderful for those with dry skin

essential oil –  Essential oils are a wonderful addition to a bath, because their therapeutic benefits are easily absorbed by the skin.  Here are just a few essential oil the wonderful benefits of adding essential oils to your bath.

  • Relaxation & stress relief – lavender, jasmine, patchouli, chamomile, bergamot, orange, ylang ylang and these other calming essential oils
  • Grounding & balancing – patchouli, sandalwood, eucalyptus, vetiver, frankincense, myrrh, cypress, ylang ylang, spruce, chamomile, fir, and petitgrain
  • Improve sleep – lavender, chamomile, cedarwood, ylang ylang, vetiver, sandalwood, and these other essential oils for sleep
  • Skin health – tea tree, geranium, rose, lavender, frankincense, jasmine, chamomile and these other skin-enhancing essential oils
  • Soothe aches & pains – peppermint, lavender, helichrysum, rosemary, lemongrass, eucalyptus, marjoram, cypress, and juniper berry
  • Circulation – grapefruit, lemongrass, cypress, eucalyptus, juniper berry, lavender, coriander, and neroli
  • Respiratory relief – eucalyptus, rosemary, peppermint, fir, and these other essential oils for clear breathing

apricot kernel oil (look for one like this that’s organic and cold pressed)- dilutes essential oil and moisturizes skin

cotton muslin bags (these are the ones I use)

wooden scoops (click here for the ones I use)

 

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

How to make homemade floral bath salts

click here for a free printable of the recipe

step 1:  add 1 cup coarse Himalayan salt to a large glass bowl

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 2: add 1 cup Epsom salt

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 3:  add 2 cups coarse Dead Sea salt

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 4:  add 1/2 cup baking soda

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 5:  mix well – you want to evenly distribute the baking soda and salts until the mixture looks uniform throughout

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 6:  Mix carrier oil with essential oil, then add to mixture

(I missed taking a photo of this full step, but here’s what you do.)

In a small glass bowl, mix 2 tablespoons apricot kernel oil with 25 drops of essential oil.

Then add the oil and essential oil blend to the large bowl with the salts, and mix well.

Here are some ideas of essential oil blends that you may want to try or you can customize your own blend:

  • Relaxation & stress relief
    • 12 drops eucalyptus essential oil + 12 drops spearmint essential oil
    • 8 drops lavender essential oil + 8 drops jasmine essential oil + 8 drops orange essential oil
    • 8 drops patchouli essential oil + 8 drops lavender essential oil + 8 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • Grounding & balancing
    • 5 drops patchouli essential oil + 10 drops cypress essential oil + 10 drops sandalwood essential oil
    • 8 drops spruce (or fir) essential oil + 8 drops eucalyptus essential oil + 8 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • Improve sleep
    • 12 drops lavender essential oil + 12 drops cedarwood essential oil
    • 10 drops patchouli essential oil + 15 drops sandalwood essential oil
    • 12 drops lavender essential oil+ 6 drops ylang ylang essential oil+ 6 drops orange essential oil
    • 12 drops lavender essential oil + 6 drops geranium essential oil + 6 drops chamomile essential oil
  • Skin health
    • 12 drops geranium essential oil + 12 drops frankincense essential oil
    • 20 drops rose essential oil + 5 drops sandalwood essential oil
    • 8 drops lavender essential oil + 8 drops geranium essential oil + 8 drops chamomile essential oil
  • Soothe aches & pains
    • 10 drops peppermint essential oil + 10 drops lavender essential oil + 5 drops helichrysum essential oil
    • 8 drops eucalyptus essential oil + 8 drops lemongrass essential oil  + 8 drops cypress essential oil
  • Circulation
    • 8 drops cypress essential oil + 8 drops juniper berry essential oil + 8 drops eucalyptus essential oil
    • 12 drops grapefruit essential oil + 12 drops lemongrass essential oil
    • 8 drops neroli essential oil + 8 drops lavender essential oil + 8 drops cypress essential oil
  • Respiratory relief
    • 10 drops eucalyptus essential oil + 10 drops cypress essential oil + 5 drops rosemary essential oil
    • 10 drops fir (white fir, Douglas fir, or Siberian fir) + 10 drops peppermint essential oil + 5 drops arborvitae essential oil

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 7 (optional): Want to make more than 1 kind of floral bath salts?  If so, simply divide the mixture into separate bowls before adding essential oils and dried flowers.

If you divide mixture in two bowls, use approximately 12-13 drops of essential oils and 1 tablespoon carrier oil in each half.

If you divide the mixture into three bowls, use approximately 8 drops of essential oil and 2 teaspoons carrier oil in each bowl.

If you divide the mixture into four bowls, use approximately 6 drops of essential oil and 1.5 teaspoons carrier oil in each bowl.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

step 8:  add 1/2 cup dried flowers

You may choose a single flower or a combination of flowers.

Here are some you may want to try:

  • Relaxation & stress relief
    • lavender
    • chamomile
    • rose
    • jasmine
    • cornflower
  • Grounding & balancing
    • chamomile
    • cornflower
    • rose
    • jasmine
    • lavender
  • Improve sleep
    • chamomile
    • lavender
  • Skin health
    • calendula
    • lavender
    • cornflower
    • rose
    • jasmine
    • chamomile
  • Soothe aches & pains
    • lavender
    • chamomile
    • cornflower
  • Circulation
    • chamomile
    • cornflower
    • lavender

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

This blend of cornflower, rose, and calendula is great for skin health.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

This beautiful bold blue cornflower has many benefits including lessening anxious feelings, easing joint and muscle stiffness, and soothing irritated skin.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

This delicate blend of jasmine and rose is relaxing, grounding, and great for overall skin health.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

This sunny combination of calendula and chamomile reduces redness, itching and topical inflammation.  It’s soothing and healing and is wonderful for dry skin.

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

Here’s the floral bath salt recipe one more time

click here for a free printable of the recipe

step 1:  add the following to a large glass bowl and then mix well

1 cup coarse Himalayan salt

1 cup Epsom salt

2 cups coarse Dead Sea salt

1/2 cup baking soda

step 2:  In a small glass bowl, mix 2 tablespoons apricot kernel oil with 25 drops of essential oil.  Then add the oil and essential oil blend to the large bowl with the salts, and mix well.

(suggestions for essential oils are in step 6 above)

step 3:  add 1/2 cup dried flowers and mix well (suggestions for dried flowers are in step 8 above)

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

How to use floral bath salts

  • Depending on the size of your tub, use about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of this salt blend per bath.
  • You can add the bath salts directly to the bathtub if you like.  It is beautiful to see all of the flowers floating on top of the water.  However, you’ll want to gather up all the flowers and discard them before draining the bath water.  You don’t want to risk the flowers clogging your drain.
  • Alternatively, you can put the floral bath salts in a cotton muslin bag (like this) and then hang the muslin bag from the water spout so that the hot water hits the bag as it fills the tub.  The salts, essential oils and flowers will dissolve and impart their therapeutic properties to the water.  After the tub fills, you can also add the bag to the tub water.  (note: the bags are reusable.  simply launder the bags in between uses.)
  • When you’re done with your bath, be careful getting out of the tub.  The apricot kernel oil can make the tub a bit slippery.
  • Pat your skin dry with soft, absorbent towel  (don’t rub)
  • Want an extra dose of moisture?  finish your bath by putting on a bit of my luxurious whipped body butter.  It’s the softest, silkiest body butter I’ve ever tried.  Get the recipe here

 

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

Where to get supplies?

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coarse Himalayan salt (I get mine here)

Epsom salt (find my favorite here)

coarse Dead Sea salt (click here for what I use)

baking soda – I get a giant bag at Costco or you can also get in baking aisle in grocery store, Walmart, or Target

dried flowers (click here for the set I use)

apricot kernel oil (look for one like this that’s organic and cold pressed)

cotton muslin bags (these are the ones I use)

wooden scoops (click here for the ones I use)

 

Click here for a free printable of the recipe

DIY floral bath salts -- a great source of minerals and trace elements, and help remove toxins from your skin. Plus depending on the essential oils you choose to use, they can help calm, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, ease achy muscles, lessen anxious feelings, improve circulation, and soothe dry, irritated skin. #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #bathsalts #naturalDIY #naturalbeauty #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilgifts #DIYgifts

 

here are a few other essential oil posts that I think you’ll like:

DIY lavender, oatmeal & milk bath soak for dry skin

essential oil bath melts for luxuriously well-moisturized skin

bubbling bath salts {made with essential oils}

sea breeze bath bombs

soft & silky body butter with essential oils

essential oil face wash for your skin type

super rich & creamy dry hand lotion

 

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Liquid Laundry Detergent

homemade HE liquid laundry detergent recipe with essential oils. natural, non-toxic, & it really works! Removes odors, cleans clothes, rinses clean. #doterra #youngliving #DIY #essentialoils essential oil recipes, natural cleaning, DIY cleaning

Have you tried to make homemade laundry soap before and been disappointed that your clothes weren’t really getting clean?

I have.

 

I used to make a homemade laundry soap from Castile soap, washing soda, baking soda, and OxiClean free.  At first, that sounds like a good idea, but it turns out, it doesn’t really get your clothes clean.

In fact, it actually traps dirt in your clothes.

My family’s clothes looked clean, but they weren’t.  They were hiding loads of dirt and debris in their fibers.

 

How did I find out?  I saw someone talking about it on Facebook.  Someone had shared a photo of all the dirt and gunk that came out in her family’s laundry when using a proper detergent after she had been using a homemade laundry soap similar to the one I had been using.

So I tried the test on my family’s clothes, and sure enough, the rinse water of my “clean” clothes was not clear sparkling water like you would expect, but rather the rinse water from my “clean” clothes was a dirty brown sludge.

Yuck!

 

So much for that homemade laundry soap.  I was off to find something that really works.

What I discovered was that I needed a detergent, not a soap.  A detergent not only cleans, it also rinses clean.  And rinsing clean means that the clothes are really, truly clean!

 

So I share with you my homemade laundry detergent recipe.  I hope your family loves it as much as mine does!

You might also like this other post with favorite natural laundry recipes.  Find it here:   11 Best Essential Oil Recipes for Laundry

 

 

UPDATE:  After years of failed experiments, I finally figured out how to make a great natural powder laundry soap.  It’s free of harsh chemicals, artificial fragrances, and dyes.  And best of all, it actually gets clothes clean.  So if you’re looking for a powder laundry detergent, check out my new recipe.  I’m so excited to share it with you!

 

 

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Top reasons why you’ll want to make this homemade liquid laundry detergent:

  1. natural
  2. non-toxic
  3. easy to make
  4. one batch makes enough for 64 loads (so if you do 2 loads of laundry a day, it makes enough for an entire month)
  5. smells great!
  6. works in high efficiency (HE) front-loading washing machines as well as regular top-loading washers
  7. uses the cleaning power of essential oils
  8. removes odors
  9. no residue on washer or on clothes
  10. actually gets clothes clean!

 

 

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What do you need to make this homemade liquid laundry detergent?

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salt (find in spice aisle of your grocery store or find online here)-  Salt softens the water, which allows the detergent to work more effectively.

super washing soda (find in laundry aisle at your favorite store or find online here)-  Many homemade laundry detergents use baking soda, but baking soda is weaker and doesn’t do as good of job cleaning clothes.  So I use super washing soda instead, and save the baking soda for washing delicates.

filtered or distilled water (find in bottled water aisle of grocery store) –  This dilutes and stretches a batch of laundry detergent so that one batch makes enough for 64 loads of laundry.

Sal Suds (find it online here) –  Organic and plant-based cleaning concentrate that not only makes this laundry detergent, it also makes a great dish soap (recipe here), floor cleaner, and more.  It doesn’t have any artificial dyes, fragrances, or preservatives.  Best of all- it works!  It cleans clothes, getting rid of dirt and odors.  And it rinses clean (even in cold water)!

essential oil –  I use a combination of lavender and lemon, but you can customize your detergent with your favorite essential oils.

gallon glass drink dispenser (like this) or four quart-sized glass jars (like this)

free printable label for your detergent jar  (get it here)

long-handled wooden spoon (like this)

 

 

How to make homemade laundry detergent with essential oils

step 1: bring 4 cups of filtered or distilled water to a boil.

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step 2:  While the water is still boiling on the stove, add 1 cup salt to the boiling water.   Mix well until the salt is completely dissolved.

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step 3: take the water and salt mixture off the heat and add  1.5 cups of super washing soda to boiling water

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step 4:  mix the really hot water, super washing soda, and salt until it is dissolved.  If you have one, it really helps to use an immersion blender for this.  You want to be sure to break up any clumps.  If not mixed thoroughly, you can have little hard “rocks” in your detergent.

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step 5:  Let the salt, washing soda, and water mixture cool a little bit, then add 100 drops of essential oil (this is 1 tsp of essential oil).

I used 50 drops lavender essential oil and 50 drops lemon essential oil.

But lots of other essential oils and EO combinations would also be great.  Here are a few others to try:

  • 100 lemon
  • 70 lemon and 30 tea tree
  • 40 lemongrass, 30 lavender, and 30 eucalyptus
  • 40 lavender, 30 lime, and 30 spearmint
  • 40 grapefruit, 30 orange, and 30 lemon
  • 30 spruce, 30 tea tree, and 40 cypress

 

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step 6: add 2.5 cups Sal Suds

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step 7: gently stir everything together.  You want it mixed well, but you don’t want to agitate the Sal Suds, because if you do it will bubble up.

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step 8: pour the detergent concentrate into your gallon jar (or four quart-sized jars)

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step 9:  fill jar with distilled water

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step 10:  gently stir to mix well (again, don’t stir too briskly or you’ll cause it to bubble up)

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How to use

  • use 1/4 cup for HE (high efficiency) front-loading washing machines or 1/2 cup for traditional top-loading machines
  • yields: 64 loads in HE machines, 32 loads in top-loading machines
  • You may want to keep a long-handled wooden spoon by your detergent.  Over time, the washing soda and salt may settle to the bottom of the container and you’ll need to stir (or shake) the container to remix.

 

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Where to get supplies?

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salt (find in spice aisle of your grocery store or find online here)

super washing soda (find in laundry aisle at your favorite store or find online here)

filtered or distilled water (find in bottled water aisle of grocery store)

Sal Suds (find it online here)

gallon glass drink dispenser (like this) or four quart-sized glass jars (like this)

immersion blender (find it here)

long-handled wooden spoon (like this)

free printable label for your detergent jar (get it here)

 

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25+ Best Christmas Diffuser Blends

I LOVE Christmas!

hot chocolate, reading Christmas stories snuggled together under a blanket, random acts of kindness, visiting Santa, spreading Christmas cheer, hanging matching stockings, the sound of tearing paper apart, candles softly lighting the inside of our church, trimming the tree with our favorite ornaments, watching the same movies every year, wrapping gifts, the sound of children singing, baking cookies & candies, the smell of the fresh-cut trees, the first snow, the twinkle of Christmas lights, spending time with family and friends, giving and receiving gifts, the belief in the goodness of mankind,  …

 

So yeah, I LOVE Christmas!!

And I love diffusing holiday scents!

It’s an all-natural (chemical and toxin-free) way to bring all the wonderful smells of Christmas into my home.

 

Here are my favorite Christmas diffuser blends.

There are plenty to have a different diffuser blend for all 25 days of Christmas.

 

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Oh, Christmas Tree Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 3 drops white fir essential oil

 

Gifts of the Magi Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 2 drops myrrh essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil (represents the gold that was given to baby Jesus)

 

By the Fire Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Christmas Tree Wonderland Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops douglas fir essential oil
  • 3 drops cedarwood essential oil

 

Winter Chai Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 1 drop nutmeg essential oil (optional)
  • 1 drop cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil
  • 1 drop cardamom essential oil 

 

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Christmas Candy Diffuser Blend

  • 4 drops wintergreen essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil

 

Sweater Weather Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops eucalyptus essential oil
  • 2 drops juniper berry essential oil
  • 1 drop sage essential oil

 

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Peppermint Surprise Diffuser Blend

  • 5 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 2 drops ylang ylang essential oil

 

Merry & Bright Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops white fir essential oil
  • 2 grapefruit essential oil
  • 2 drops frankincense essential oil

 

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Flannel Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops cardamom essential oil
  • 1  drop cinnamon bark essential oil
  • 1 drop wild orange essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Winter Spice Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops bergamot essential oil
  • 1 drop ginger essential oil
  • 1 drop cassia essential oil
  • 1 drop white fir essential oil

 

All Is Calm, All is Bright Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops calming essential oil blend
  • 3 drops peppermint essential oil

 

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Rejoice! Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops peppermint essential oil

 

Warm Wishes Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops douglas fir essential oil
  • 2 drops cassia essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Snuggle Blend Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops cinnamon bark essential oil
  • 2 drops clove essential oil
  • 2 drops white fir essential oil

 

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Orange Pomander Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops clove essential oil
  • 2 drops rosemary essential oil

 

Christmas Cheer Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops white fir essential oil
  • 1 drop spearmint essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Sugarplum Fairy Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops white fir essential oil
  • 2 drops invigorating essential oil blend
  • 2 drops cassia essential oil

 

Holiday Treats Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 1 drop wild orange essential oil
  • 1 drop cassia essential oil
  • 2 drops wintergreen essential oil

 

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Wassail Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops juniper berry essential oil
  • 1 drop ginger essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Family Gatherings Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Spiced Apple Cider Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 2 drops ginger essential oil

 

Gingerbread House  Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops ginger essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 2 drops clove essential oil
  • 1 drop nutmeg essential oil (optional)

 

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Candy Cane Forest Diffuser Blend

  • 4 drops wintergreen essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil

 

Trimming the Tree Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops white fir essential oil
  • 2 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 1 drop peppermint essential oil

 

Peace on Earth Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops grounding essential oil blend
  • 2 drops white fir essential oil
  • 1 drop cypress essential oil
  • 1 drop wintergreen essential oil

 

Keep Calm and Merry On Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops grounding essential oil blend
  • 2 drops wintergreen essential oil
  • 1 drop peppermint essential oil

 

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Peace and Joy Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops grounding essential oil blend
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop wild orange essential oil

 

Warm & Cozy Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil
  • 1 drop nutmeg essential oil (optional)

 

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Cuddle by the Fire Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops white fir essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil
  • 1 drop cedarwood essential oil

 

Frosty Morning Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil

 

Nutcracker Sweet Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops tangerine essential oil
  • 3 drops white fir essential oil

 

Christmas Blessings Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • 1 drop frankincense essential oil
  • 1 drop myrrh essential oil

 

Wrapped in Comfort Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cassia essential oil
  • 2 drops cedarwood essential oil

 

Christmas Tree Farm Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops douglas fir essential oil
  • 2 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • 1 drop juniper berry essential oil

 

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Cozy Christmas Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop arborvitae essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Keep Calm All Season Long Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops cedarwood essential oil
  • 1 drop ylang ylang essential oil

 

Winter Forest Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops douglas fir essential oil
  • 2 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 1 drop wintergreen essential oil

 

Snuggling by the Fire Diffuser Blend

  • 2 drops douglas fir essential oil
  • 2 drops cypress essential oil
  • 1 drop frankincense essential oil
  • 1 drop juniper essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil

 

Holiday Joy Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops frankincense essential oil
  • 2 drops wild orange essential oil
  • 2 drops peppermint essential oil

 

Candy Cane Forest Diffuser Blend

  • 3 drops holiday joy blend of essential oils
  • 2 drops wintergreen essential oil
  • 2 drops peppermint essential oil

 

Immune Booster Diffuser Blend

  • 1 drop rosemary essential oil
  • 1 drop clove essential oil
  • 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
  • 1 drop cinnamon essential oil
  • 1 drop wild orange essential oil

 

Merry Christmas!  I hope these diffuser blends bring a little bit of the wonderful smell of the holidays into your home.

click here for a FREE PRINTABLE of Christmas Diffuser Recipes (includes printable with all 40+ recipes)

Love that this has many of my favorite Christmas diffuser blends all in one place- Gingerbread Man, Candy Cane Surprise, Holiday Joy, Christmas Tree Forest, All Is Calm, and many more of my favorites! #essentialoils #essentialoilrecipes #diffuserblends #diffuserrecipes #essentialoilsforChristmas #Christmasdiffuserblends #essentialoilDIY #essentialoilrecipesforChristmas

 

Want more recipes for essential oils?  try these…

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diffuser blends for…

energy

relaxing, stress relief

sleep

immune support

clear breathing

spring

fall

Halloween

winter

 

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Please note: Products mentioned in this article have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products and information on this page are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This website is not a substitute for professional care.  Always consult your medical doctor regarding your medical care. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.