5 Fabulous Essential Oil Blends for Fall
Essential Oil Blends for Fall
Fall is a stunning time of year - leaves are changing colour, the air is cool and feels purified, pumpkin spice is back in every form, and I can start burning my favourite fall essential oil blends, which, for whatever reason, only seems appropriate during this time of year.
It's interesting how we associate different scents with specific seasons. Fall, in particular, has particular scents that we associate it with, and the following essential oil blends are no exception!
These blends are great for burning in your diffuser or incorporating into your DIYs (think Pumpkin Spice Whipped Body Butter and Autumn Breeze Candles!)
A Quick Comparison: Essential Oil DiffusersDiffusers differ in how they put essential oils into the air. In this post, I'm not referring to the kind that uses heat to diffuse the oil, for example, inexpensive tea light diffusers like this. I'm referring to ultrasonic diffusers and nebulizers. I don't recommend heating your essential oils to diffuse them because doing so changes the chemical makeup of the oil and the scent. Although they're initially a cheaper investment, you burn through much more of the oils, which are expensive and also run the risk of having an open flame in the house (if you have small kids, as I do, then you know this is a hazard).
Ultrasonic diffusers use humidification to dispense the essential oils into the environment, maintaining their therapeutic properties. They also double as humidifiers in small spaces, which is great during cold and flu seasons!
Nebulizers use an atomizer to disperse substantial concentrations of essential oils into the air and, thus, can be used in much larger spaces.
Five Fabulous Essential Oil Blends for Fall
#1 Pumpkin Spice BlendNo scent is more reminiscent of fall than pumpkin spice! It's easy to achieve this scent in your diffuser, too! Guests will think you have a pie in the oven ;)
1 drop Cinnamon
1 drop Clove
2 drops Nutmeg
2 drops Vanilla
#2 Autumn Breeze BlendAutumn Breeze Blend is an uplifting combination of sweet citrus and earthy essential oils that will leave your home smelling fresh and revitalized!
3 drops Lemon
4 drops Sweet Orange
2 drops Rosemary
2 drops Fir
#3 "Antibacterial" BlendThis blend of antibacterial essential oils, which are those used in the popular Theives® Blend by Young Living, are said to kill 99.96% of airborne bacteria! After doing a little research, I could not find a scientific study that proved this to be accurate, so I'm not going to suggest that it is. That being said, this uplifting combination of essential oils will leave your home smelling amazing, and cleaner than it probably is!
2 drops Eucalyptus
2 drops Rosemary
2 drops Cinnamon
2 drops Lemon
2 drops Clove
#4 Fragrant Fall BlendThis blend is sweet, earthy, and very grounding- it may be my favourite! It's excellent in diffusers and body products like lotion, body butter, and roller perfumes.
3 drops Lavender
2 drops Patchouli
2 drops Bergamot
1 drops Ylang ylang
#5 Masculine Musk BlendCombined, cedarwood, and clary sage have a very cologne-like scent. For this reason, I make several men's products using this essential oil combo - the two pair perfectly! Of course, this scent is not just for men and has a sweet earthiness that is perfect for fall!
2 drops Clary Sage
4 drops cedarwood
Five Essential Oil Blends for Fall