8 Ways to Scent Your Home using Essential Oils

Best Way to Scent Your Home

 

We sold our second home just after 3 days of being on the market and a big reason why our home sold so quickly was because of the natural air freshener we used. One way you can make your house smell good for showings is by using essential oils linen spray throughout your home! Whether you are selling your home, want to rid your home or toxins or you just want to learn the different ways to make your home smell good naturally, these 8 Ways to Scent Your Home using Essential Oils will surprise you.

 

The cost and ease of implementing these hacks will have you throwing out toxic air fresheners after reading!

 

Disclaimer: This post is an extension of my own personal research and experience. It is not to be used in place of medical advice. The author disclaims all liability in relation to the use of this information. The statements made in this post have not been evaluated by the FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration). The information in this post is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information provided in this post is not a substitute for a face-to-face consultation with your physician, and should not be construed as medical advice. See my full disclaimer here.

 

WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS

 

It’s okay if you aren’t entirely sure what essential oils are and their purpose – I didn’t either until 2016, however, I wish I knew about them 20 years ago!

 

 

Essential Oils are natural oils extracted from plants and trees. From Young Living’s Website: “Extracted through careful steam distillation, resin tapping, and cold pressing, the purest essential oils are far more powerful than the botanical from which they come.

 

Essential oils have enhanced lives for thousands of years, offering a variety of benefits from cosmetic and dietary purposes to spiritual and religious use.”

 

You can use essential oils topically, inhale them, or ingest them. When applied topically, the oils travel through your bloodstream and every cell in your body in about 20 minutes.

 

You can inhale essential oils by diffusing them or simply inhaling directly from the bottle. Some oils can be ingested by adding a few drops to beverages, food or in a capsule. I’ve personally experienced major positive health changes by ingesting essential oils after discovering I had an overactive thyroid and Graves Disease.

 

To learn more about essential oils, check out this post or scroll to the bottom 🙂

 

8 Hacks To Make Your Home Smell Amazing Using Essential Oils

 

These hacks will make your home smell amazing while reducing the chemical overload in your home and are easy on the wallet!

 

Be sure to stock up on supplies to make the most of these ideas!

 

There are so many different essential oils supplies these days, it’s hard to know which ones are the best quality and functionality.

 

Instead of searching online and reading countless product reviews, check out my post with 15 Incredibly Useful Supplies If You Use Essential Oils which features the basic essential oils supplies I personally use and love.

 

The EO Supplies I Use Most Often Are:

• Lip Balm Tubes
• Roller Ball Bottles
• 2 oz. Amber Glass Spray Bottles

DIY Wax Melts

 

Most store-bought wax melts are filled with paraffin wax which has been linked to Cancer. There’s also the danger of unknown “fragrances” in these wax melts.

 

 

You really don’t know what toxins you are releasing into the air that you breathe in your own home when burning Scentsy or similar wax melts.

 

DIY wax melts are really simple to make and are so much cheaper to DIY than buying anyway.

 

 

Don’t forget to use an electric wax burner or use soy/beeswax candles if you have a non-electric wax burner.

 

–>> Here’s the silicone mold I use to make my wax melts ❤️

 

Toilet Freshener Spray

 

Have you heard of Poopouri? It’s spray (available here) for toilet water before you use the bathroom and it’s made with all-natural ingredients (unlike those aerosol bathroom sprays).

 

 

 

It’s really easy to make your own using essential oils and comes in handy to have a small bottle to keep in your purse when using guest bathrooms 🙂

 

 

I made some Poo Pouri printable labels to fit 1 oz or 2 oz glass amber bottles which you can download for free in my private library. Scroll to the bottom of this page to get access!

 

Linen Spray

 

The linen spray (room freshener) that I mentioned above (which helped sell our house in 3 days) is so good, you will find yourself spraying it on everything! I would love to see more people using this spray in their homes rather than resorting to Febreeze or other toxin-filled sprays. Don’t think Febreeze is toxic? Read this.

 

 

 

 

I can’t count how many homes we looked at (to buy our next house) when I walked into the house, I could smell the chemicals from the burning candles, cleaning products, or other sprays to hide pet odors, etc. It was awful.

 

This linen spray is all you need to make your home smell ah-mazing.

 

Spray it on anything fabric including curtains, lampshades, carpet, rugs, fabric chairs, sofas, pet beds, bed linens, towels, and more!

 

 

I made some Linen Spray printable labels to fit 2 oz glass amber bottles which you can download for free in my private library. Scroll to the bottom of this page to get access!

 

Cotton Balls

 

I bet you had no idea cotton balls could be used to make your home smell good. This simple trick can help drawers, cabinets, and bathroom smell amazing.

 

Just a few drops of your favorite essential oil to a cotton ball and strategically place in the space you want to freshen. I’ll stick one inside a toilet paper roll/holder, inside shoes, and old antique dresser drawers (you know, the ones with a stingy smell that you can’t seem to get rid of?).

 

Dryer Balls

 

We only use reusable all-natural wool dryer balls for drying laundry because it’s better for our home environment.

 

 

Typical dryer sheets also contain many toxins that can harm you and your pets.

 

 

Add a few drops of essential oils to dryer balls when drying washed linens. The fresh smelling linens in your home provides a clean, non-toxic scent to make your home smell amazing.

 

Laundry Detergent

 

Washing your linens with essential oils is sure to help your home smell amazing. My friend Devin has an awesome Earth-friendly DIY laundry detergent recipe that works with normal and High-Efficiency washing machines. If you’re not into DIYing your laundry detergent, just pick up some Thieves laundry soap from Young Living ?

 

DIY Cleaning Products

 

Cleaning your home with toxic products might make it seem cleaner (the smell of Lysol really takes the cake). If you’re interested in learning which household cleaners are the most toxic, check this out. You might be running to grab your Young Living starter kit after reading that article!

 

 

 

The right cleaning products can get your house clean (kill germs people!) and make it smell amazing.

 

I’ve made it REALLY easy for just about anyone to make their own cleaning products at home (with or without essential oils).

 

Diffusing Essential Oils

 

Lastly, diffusing essential oils in your home comes with benefits other than making it smell amazing. Diffusing certain oil blends can help support mood, relaxation, energy, and so much more! Diffusing Young Living essential oils provides a safer alternative to candles, incense, and other air fresheners.

 

 

 

 

My favorite oil diffuser blend to make the house smell clean is Lemon & Lavender essential oils 🙂

 

Conclusion to the Best Way to Make Your Home Smell Good Using Essential Oils

 

These 8 hacks using essential oils will make your home smell amazing without breaking the bank while reducing toxins in your home. If you want to learn more about essential oils and in-depth information about using them, be sure to check out my post, 12 Details You Need to Know Before You Start Using Essential Oils.

 

 

WHERE TO BUY ESSENTIAL OILS

 

I only use Young Living essential oils because of the quality and their method of distilling produce the best essential oils available on the market today. In fact, Young Living has a Seed to Seal guarantee that surpasses any other oil company’s guarantee of the quality and purity of their oils. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’d rather pay a little more guaranteed quality oils than paying a little less for cheap oils that may or may not provide the same benefit.

 

Also, Do Not Buy Young Living Essential Oils from Amazon, eBay or other third-party sites.

 

The reason I only buy oils directly from Young Living is the same reason I wouldn’t buy a designer handbag from the back of a van on a street corner. It’s probably not the real thing or has been tampered with in some way. You wouldn’t want to apply or ingest an “oil” that someone put something strange in or receive a bottle of “water” instead of oil (trust me, this happens all the time!). Please don’t be the one that gets scammed by buying essential oils anywhere other than Young Living!

 

Now that that’s out of the way, here are few more facts & benefits that Young Living offers:

• YL offers many membership benefits, including monthly essential oils, rewards programs to earn FREE product
• Young Living is also the only essential oil company that is approved by the FDA with a special line of Vitality oils and products
• YL has 22+ years of experience and is the only oil company that owns their own farms

 

Signing up to become a Young Living Member is really easy!

 

Here are quick step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for a Young Living account and a few tips & tricks to get your FREE products!

 

To try Young Living, go here (keep reading for a special gift from me when you sign up through my link!)

 

 

Select to become a Member. 

 

I signed up as a member so I could get the starter kit, the discount, and the option to sell the products later. Since I started using oils in March 2016, I have enjoyed tons of FREE products from being a member.

 

I take advantage of the essential rewards where they basically give you money back to buy more products AND they send you free stuff every few months just for using the essential rewards program.

 

 

Here’s what the starter kit contains:

• A diffuser of your choice (dewdrop is pictured above and my favorite one)
• 11 different bottles of essential oil (includes their most popular oils!)
• Sample essential oils (to give to friends & family – or just keep selfishly for yourself, hehe)
• 1 roller fitment (pop this on one of the bottles for a fast roller ball bottle!)
• Literature on the oils

 

A Special Gift From Me

 

If you go through my link to sign up for a Young Living account (as a member), here’s what you get for FREE from me:

• 50 All-Natural Skin Care Solutions Using Essential Oils EBook ($17.97 value)
• Essential Oils Roller Bottle Recipes Cheat Sheet ($2.97 value)
• Printable Labels for 10ml Roller Bottle Labels for Essential Oils – 31 Printable Labels in Pink, Black, & Teal ($4.97 value)

 

Get everything above ($27.94 value) for FREE when you sign up through my link below! Once you’ve signed up, just send me an email with the subject line “Claiming my oil freebies” and I will send your freebies!

 

 

Let me know in the comments if you are excited to make these candles or if are an essential oils beginner and need more tips 😉

 

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DON’T FORGET!

If you go through my link to sign up for a Young Living account (retail customer or membership), here’s what you get for FREE from me:

• 50 All-Natural Skin Care Solutions Using Essential Oils EBook ($17.97 value)
• Essential Oils Roller Bottle Recipes Cheat Sheet ($2.97 value)
• Printable Labels for 10ml Roller Bottle Labels for Essential Oils – 31 Printable Labels in Pink, Black, & Teal ($4.97 value)

Get everything above ($27.94 value) for FREE when you sign up through my link below! Once you’ve signed up, just send me an email with the subject line “Claiming my oil freebies” and I will send your freebies!

 

 

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