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Functional Home Fragrance - Essential Oil Diffuser Blend Recipes

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For those who prefer using clean and natural products, essential oils are a great way to freshen and scent the home while also providing benefits to the mind and body. I’m sharing some of my go-to diffuser blend recipes that smell amazing and improve...
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Essential Oil Diffusers

A diffuser is a convenient, effective and attractive way to enjoy essential oils in your home. I prefer ultrasonic diffusers, because they use water to create a super fine mist that diffuses the scent into the air, filling the room.
 
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This ultrasonic diffuser has an attractive design featuring ribbed glass and wood accents. It has continuous and intermittent settings, and a dimmable light for cozy ambiance.
Serenity Glass Diffuser
 
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A classic minimal design that fits in any space. With a ceramic cover available in white or stone. Saje offers a lifetime guarantee on all their diffusers!
Aroma Om | White
 
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A sleek cordless option that’s great for modern spaces. This one is rechargeable and portable. Available in black or green. Saje offers a lifetime guarantee on all their diffusers.
Aroma Wander | Black
 
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The stone diffuser has a matte ceramic cover and comes in a range of beautiful colours and neutrals to match your decor. It has 2 time settings and an optional light.
Stone Diffuser

Garden Fresh Diffuser Blend

1 drop peppermint 2 drops lavender 2 drops rosemary 3 drops bergamot A fresh and herbal blend that smells clean and aromatic. This blend is uplifting, invigorating, refreshing and clarifying.

 
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Fresh, minty and cool scent. Encourages alertness and clarity. Cooling and refreshing.
Peppermint Essential Oil
 
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High altitude fine lavender has a more refined, complex and sweeter scent than other lavender varieties. Herbaceous floral scent. Promotes calmness and peacefulness.
Lavender Fine Essential Oil
 
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Fresh, woody, herbaceous aroma. Rosemary encourages mental clarity, focus and alertness.
Rosemary 1,8-Cineole Essential Oil
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Bergamot is a citrus fruit you may be familiar with if you drink earl grey tea! It has a citrusy, herbaceous, slightly sweet and floral scent. It is uplifting, bright, relaxing and calming.
Bergamot Essential Oil

Citrus Sweet Diffuser Blend

2 drops tangerine 2 drops grapefruit 1 drop lime 1 drop cardamom 2 drops benzoin This blend is sweet, juicy and bright. It has an uplifting and happy effect that promotes feelings of bliss, calmness and well-being.

 
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Tangerine is sweet, citrusy and juicy. It calms an overactive mind and promotes a positive attitude. It’s cheerful, bright, refreshing and energy boosting.
Tangerine Essential Oil
 
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Grapefruit is both sweet and tart, with a bright, fresh and juicy scent. It helps to deodorize the air. It has an uplifting and energizing effect.
Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil
 
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Key lime is a bright, juicy citrus scent that’s both sweet and sour. It has an energizing, stimulating and uplifting effect.
Key Lime Essential Oil
 
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Cardamom is a sweet, spicy, rich and woody scent. It adds a yummy cozy depth to this blend. It has a warming and energizing effect and supports a good mood.
Cardamom Essential Oil
 
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Benzoin is a resin that comes from the styrax benzoin tree. It has a sweet, vanilla-like, balsamic scent. It adds warmth, depth and sweetness to this blend. It has a warming, cozy and calming effect. It can be quite thick, so it’s recommended to heat...
Benzoin Resinoid

In Bloom Diffuser Blend

2 drops rose 2 drops neroli 2 drops bergamot 2 drops frankincense A romantic floral blend that calms stress, alleviates sadness and promotes a loving atmosphere.

 
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Rose has a classic rich floral scent. It promotes calmness and soothes grief and emotional distress. It creates a romantic and loving atmosphere.
Rose Absolute Essential Oil
 
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Neroli has an exotic, sweet floral scent. It is distilled from orange blossoms. It provides comfort during times of stress and grief, and promotes balance.
Neroli Essential Oil
 
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Bergamot is a citrus fruit, with a bright, fresh and slightly floral citrus scent. It is uplifting, promoting feelings of happiness, and helping to calm stress and tension.
Bergamot Essential Oil
 
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Frankincense is distilled from tree resin. It has a balsamic, woody, resinous, slightly spicy scent. It has a grounding effect, promoting calmness and soothing emotional distress.
Frankincense Carterii Essential Oil

Lime Zinger Diffuser Blend

3 drops lime 2 drops lavender 2 drops ginger 2 drops elemi A bright, fresh and invigorating blend that helps to clear the mind, brighten your mood and wake you up.

 
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A bright, fresh and juicy scent that's both sweet and tart. Lime is energizing and invigorating, and helps to uplift your mood.
Key Lime Essential Oil
 
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Lavender has a fresh, herbaceous floral scent, with this variety being slightly sweeter and more complex than other varieties. It has calming properties, promoting peace of mind.
Lavender Fine Essential Oil
 
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Ginger has a bright, spicy and earthy scent. It encourages confidence and motivation, and can help energize and clear a foggy mind.
Ginger Essential Oil
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Elemi is distilled from the resin of the Elemi tree. It has a pleasant, tangy sweet scent that's almost citrusy, with fresh and woody qualities. It has grounding, supportive and balancing properties.
Elemi Essential Oil

Happy Hippie Diffuser Blend

3 drops lime 2 drops bergamot 2 drops sage 1 drop patchouli This blend combines bright citruses with fresh herbs and rich earthy notes. It’s all about promoting a calm, grounded and happy state of mind.

 
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Lime has a bright, juicy, zesty fragrance. It has uplifting, mood boosting properties, and helps to energize and stimulate your mind.
Key Lime Essential Oil
 
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Bergamot is a citrus fruit with a fresh, bright and slightly floral herbaceous scent. It has uplifting and calming properties, helping to relax and improve your mood.
Bergamot Essential Oil
 
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Clary Sage is distilled from the flowers, leaves and stems of the Salvia sclarea plant. It has an herbaceous, earthy, floral scent. It has grounding and calming properties, helping to soothe nerves, ease tension and promote harmony.
Clary Sage Essential Oil
 
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Patchouli is a staple in every happy hippie's toolkit. It has a rich, earthy, woody and musky scent. It's strong, so go light with this one. Patchouli has grounding properties, calms tension, and is useful in meditation practices.
Patchouli Essential Oil

Fresh Air Diffuser Blend

2 drops peppermint 2 drops eucalyptus 2 drops cedarwood 2 drops lemon This blend smells fresh, clean and bright. Like taking a breath of fresh air in nature. It deodorizes stale indoor air, and provides an invigorating effect that brightens your mood...

 
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Peppermint has a fresh, minty and cooling aroma. It has stimulating properties, and is great for boosting your energy and clearing your mind.
Peppermint Essential Oil
 
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Eucalyptus has a fresh, herbaceous and camphorous woody scent that clears the sinuses and the mind. It is stimulating, refreshing and helps with mental focus.
Eucalyptus Globulus Essential Oil
 
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Cedarwood has a rich woody, earthy and fresh scent, reminiscent of walking in the woods. It has grounding properties, helping to center you and calm restlessness.
Atlas Cedarwood Essential Oil
 
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Lemon has a fresh, zesty and bright scent that deodorizes the air and smells clean. It has mood boosting and energizing properties, and helps with mental focus.
Lemon Essential Oil

Summer Fresh Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 3 drops eucalyptus 3 drops lemon 2 drops lavender
 
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Eucalyptus has a fresh, herbaceous and camphorous woody scent that clears the sinuses and the mind. It is stimulating, refreshing and helps with mental focus.
Eucalyptus Globulus Essential Oil
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Lemon has a fresh, zesty and bright scent that deodorizes the air and smells clean. It has mood boosting and energizing properties, and helps with mental focus.
Lemon Essential Oil
 
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Lavender has a fresh, herbaceous floral scent, with this variety being slightly sweeter and more complex than other varieties. It has calming properties, promoting peace of mind.
Lavender Fine Essential Oil

Clean Kitchen Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 3 drops rosemary 2 drops peppermint 2 drops grapefruit
 
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Fresh, woody, herbaceous aroma. Rosemary encourages mental clarity, focus and alertness.
Rosemary 1,8-Cineole Essential Oil
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Peppermint has a fresh, minty and cooling aroma. It has stimulating properties, and is great for boosting your energy and clearing your mind.
Peppermint Essential Oil
 
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Grapefruit is both sweet and tart, with a bright, fresh and juicy scent. It helps to deodorize the air. It has an uplifting and energizing effect.
Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil

Fresh & Bright Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 2 drops lemon 2 drops peppermint 3 drops eucalyptus
 
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Lemon has a fresh, zesty and bright scent that deodorizes the air and smells clean. It has mood boosting and energizing properties, and helps with mental focus.
Lemon Essential Oil
 
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Peppermint has a fresh, minty and cooling aroma. It has stimulating properties, and is great for boosting your energy and clearing your mind.
Peppermint Essential Oil
 
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Eucalyptus has a fresh, herbaceous and camphorous woody scent that clears the sinuses and the mind. It is stimulating, refreshing and helps with mental focus.
Eucalyptus Globulus Essential Oil

Crisp Citrus Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 3 drops lemon 3 drops lime 2 drops spearmint
 
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Lemon has a fresh, zesty and bright scent that deodorizes the air and smells clean. It has mood boosting and energizing properties, and helps with mental focus.
Lemon Essential Oil
 
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Lime has a bright, juicy, zesty fragrance. It has uplifting, mood boosting properties, and helps to energize and stimulate your mind.
Key Lime Essential Oil
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Spearmint has a cool, refreshing and lightly sweet scent. It is uplifting, energizing and helps with concentration. It can also help with headaches and queasiness.
Spearmint Essential Oil
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Citrus Cedar Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 2 drops lemongrass 3 drops sweet orange 3 drops cedarwood
 
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Lemongrass has a bright, fresh and citrusy scent. It deodorizes stale air. It has an invigorating and uplifting effect.
Lemongrass Essential Oil
 
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Sweet orange is a bright, juicy and sweet citrus scent. It has an uplifting, cheerful effect that boosts energy and eases tension.
Sweet Orange Essential Oil
 
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Cedarwood has a rich woody, earthy and fresh scent, reminiscent of walking in the forest. It has grounding properties, helping to center you and calm restlessness.
Atlas Cedarwood Essential Oil

Classic Clean Diffuser Blend

Clean House blend. 2 drops peppermint 3 drops lavender 2 drops lemon
 
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Lavender has a fresh, herbaceous floral scent, with this variety being slightly sweeter and more complex than other varieties. It has calming properties, promoting peace of mind.
Lavender Fine Essential Oil
 
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Peppermint has a fresh, minty and cooling aroma. It has stimulating properties, and is great for boosting your energy and clearing your mind.
Peppermint Essential Oil
 
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Lemon has a fresh, zesty and bright scent that deodorizes the air and smells clean. It has mood boosting and energizing properties, and helps with mental focus.
Lemon Essential Oil