Diy essential oil recipes: 20 Essential Oil Recipes for Diffusers

20 Essential Oil Recipes for Diffusers

This is a list of the 20 BEST essential oil recipes for diffusers. These 20 essential oil diffuser recipes are the tried-and-true recipes that I use in our home on a daily basis. The scent combinations are perfect and there’s plenty of creative options for your many household’s needs.

I’ve officially broken-up with my store-bought candle collection.

I used to be a complete candle-addict, but my candles have collected a lot of dust since my first essential oil diffuser arrived last year.

Diffusing essential oils not only makes my home smell nice, but they also can provide other health benefits as well. I have lost count of how many diffusers I currently have in my home

I always use cold-air diffusers, since anything that heats the oils can damage some of their beneficial properties.

I never use candle warmers or anything that might heat the oils too much. Cold air diffusers are the best way to preserve al the beneficial properties of your precious essential oils.

If you are new to essential oils, there’s no better way to get to know them than through your diffuser. Try a few of my top favorite essential oil recipes for your diffuser below to get you started!

 

20 Best Essential Oil Recipes for Diffusers

This is a list of my 20 favorite essential oil recipes for diffusers. There’s an essential oil blend for pretty much every season and household need.

General Guidelines:

• The following blends are meant to be used in a cold-air diffuser. These diffusers usually require a small amount of water to be added, along with the oils. (Usually around 70 mL)
• Follow the manufacturers directions on your diffuser.
• If you don’t have one of the oils called for in the recipe, you can still try the recipe without it.

1. Let’s Focus Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

This is a much-loved combo, and for good reason! It’s perfect to increase alertness, or when you need a quick pick-me-up.

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

2. Fresh and Clean Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

This essential oil diffuser blend is wonderful for creating a welcoming atmosphere in your home. It’s bright and fresh:

• 2 drops lavender essential oil
• 2 drops lemon essential oil
• 2 drops rosemary essential oil

3. Odor Eliminator Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

We are animal-people, and we’ve had our fair share of “incidences” in our house. Whenever this happens, I like to diffuse this blend. It freshens up the air in no time:

• 2 drops lemon essential oil
• 1 drop melaleuca essential oil
• 1 drop cilantro essential oil
• 1 drop lime essential oil

4. Seasonal Support Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

These three oils together are spectacular for helping to maintain clear breathing and a healthy immune response. I use this blend especially during the spring and summer months.

• 2 drops lavender essential oil
• 2 drops lemon essential oil
• 2 drops peppermint essential oil

5. Citrus Explosion Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

I love diffusing citrus blends when we have company coming over. It makes my house smell happy and clean.

• 1 drop lemon essential oil
• 2 drops wild orange essential oil
• 1 drop lime essential oil
• 1 drop grapefruit essential oil

6. Deep Breath Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

I tend to be a very high-energy person. The good part of that? I get a lot done. The bad part? I have a hard time settling down sometimes…

I adore this blend for the evenings when I’m trying to slow my brain down, and I also like to diffuse it in the bedroom as I fall asleep:

• 1 drop bergamot essential oil
• 1 drop patchouli essential oil
• 1 drop ylang ylang essential oil

7. Respiratory Support Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Use this blend to support respiratory function–especially during the winter months.

• 1 drop lemon essential oil
• 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
• 2 drops peppermint essential oil
• 1 drop rosemary essential oil

8. Flower Garden Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Want your home to smell like a flower garden in full bloom? Try this one:

• 1 drop geranium essential oil
• 2 drops lavender essential oil
• 2 drops roman chamomile essential oil

9. Man-Cave Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

I think this combo smells very masculine and woodsy… Although I enjoy it too.

• 2 drops white first essential oil
• 2 drops cypress essential oil
• 2 drops wintergreen essential oil

10. Bug Repellent Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

This combo isn’t one that I’d necessarily wear as perfume, but it contains a collection of oils that most creepy-crawlies dislike:

• 1 drop lemongrass essential oil
• 1 drop thyme essential oil
• 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
• 1 drop basil essential oil

11.

Spiced Chai Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Craving a cup of chai? Either make my homemade chai tea concentrate, or put this blend in your diffuser:

• 3 drops cardamom essential oil
• 2 drops cassia essential oil
• 2 drops clove essential oil
• 1 drop ginger essential oil

12. Spicey Citrus Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

This essential oil diffuser blend is what autumn should smell like.

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

13. Woodsy Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Feeling like a walk in the woods, but stuck at home? Try this essential oil recipe for your diffuser instead:

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

14. Immune Booster Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

One of my favorite blends for the fall and winter months:

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

15.

Goodbye Stress Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Feeling frazzled? This is one of my favorite combos:

• 2 drops frankincense essential oil
• 2 drops bergamot essential oil

16. G’Night Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

For a sweet night’s sleep:

• 2 drops lavender essential oil
• 2 drops chamomile essential oil
• 2 drops vetiver essential oil

(For more essential oils for better sleep, click HERE)

17. Candy Store Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

I don’t know why, but this one smells like candy. The kids love this essential oil blend in the diffuser and it’ll make your house happy.

• 2 drops wild orange essential oil
• 2 drop wintergreen essential oil

18. Energize Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

Diffuse this one first thing in the morning for a big boost:

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

19.

Grounding Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

For those moments when everyone really needs to chill out:

• 2 drops vetiver essential oil
• 2 drops cedarwood essential oil

20. Happy Holiday Essential Oil Diffuser Recipe

My favorite essential oil recipe for the diffuser during the month of December.

• 2 drops white fir
• 2 drops wild orange
• 1 drop wintergreen

Wondering Where to Get Essential Oils?

There seems to be new essential oil companies popping up every day, but I’ve used doTERRA essential oils for nearly 4 years and I’ll never go anywhere else.

The oils are third-party tested for purity (you can SMELL the difference if you compare them to other brands), ethically sourced around the globe, and I love that doTERRA is a humanitarian-geared company.

I’m happy to personally help you get these oils in your home and tell you more about why I chose doTERRA-– click here to connect with me.  

More Essential Oil Tips & Recipes for Your Home:

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• Cooking with Essential Oils
• Essential Oil Hacks for Homesteading
• The Best Autumn Essential Oil Recipes for Your Diffuser
• 15 Ways to Reuse Essential Oil Bottles

*Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. None of the information on this blog is intended to cure, treat, or heal any disease. Please use essential oils at your own risk with lots of common sense.*

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And because I love essential oils so much, I actually wrote an eBook all about them, called The Complete Guide to Essential Oils! In my eBook, I teach you all about how to use essential oils, how to choose good-quality oils, and how to combine scents. And I get into the benefits of many of my favorite oils and some essential oil recipes. 

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If you want more in-depth information on each essential oil, its properties, how to use it, and how to use essential oils in general for aromatherapy, cleaning, and self-care, you’ll just have to read the eBook. Plus, I share 21 (yep, you heard me) of my favorite essential oil recipes. But today, here are three FREE recipes you can use anytime. 

Essential Oil Safety 

OK, before we get into the recipes, I’m going to add a little note on safety here. First of all, be very careful when using essential oils if you have pets. Cats’ and dogs’ sense of smell is about 14 times better than ours (depending on the breed). Scents smell very strong to them. 

Plus, exposure to certain essential oils can have toxic effects on pets. So, before you start using essential oils around your pets, it’s a good idea to check with your vet. And I always recommend keeping pets out of the room when using essential oils. I have a longer article called Essential Oils & Your Pets if you need more info. 

When it comes to your own safety, don’t use essential oils if you are pregnant or nursing. Never ingest essential oils, and if using them topically, always test a drop of the recipe on your skin before applying everywhere. This is the best way to avoid allergic reactions. If you have any doubts about your own health and EOs, check with your doctor. OK, now on to the fun stuff. 

Essential Oil Recipes

I’ve chosen a favorite recipe from each section of the eBook to share with you today for free! One recipe for aromatherapy, one for cleaning, and one for self-care. 

One thing to note about essential oil recipes is that the essential oil can often be switched out for a scent you prefer better. For example, I’m not a fan of rose oil, so I always swap it out for lavender oil when I see it in a recipe. Scent preference is very personal, so don’t be afraid to play around and get creative with it. 

Bedtime Scents

A diffuser is a lovely way to scent your home using essential oils. To use a diffuser, you fill the basin with water and add a few drops of essential oil. It’s super easy, and if you have a few different essential oils on hand, you can play around with fun scent combinations.  

This quick recipe is great for getting a good night’s sleep. I like to add these oils to my diffuser right before bed and drift away to the relaxing scent. 

• 3 drops orange
• 2 drops cedarwood

If orange or cedarwood isn’t your jam, feel free to play around until you find something that is!

Peppermint Shower Spray

Of course, I have a lot of cleaning recipes that involve essential oils. And shower spray is up there with the best of them. 

I love this shower spray because you can use it every day. Spray all over shower walls and floor right after you shower to prevent soap scum and mildew from building up. And you don’t even need to rinse it off!

• 10 drops peppermint
• 3⁄4 cups water
• 1⁄4 cup rubbing alcohol

Add all your ingredients to a spray bottle and shake it up. The peppermint oil has antifungal and antibacterial properties!

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Whether it’s winter cold or summer heat, our lips take a beating. And this is a great recipe to try if your lips are dry and chapped and lip balm isn’t cutting it. 

• 5 drops lemon
• 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Mix all your ingredients in a bowl until fully combined. Then, scoop up a small amount of your finger and rub it onto your lips like an exfoliant. When you’re finished, wash it all off and apply your favorite lip balm. Store this in a container or jar. It will last a few weeks in the fridge. 

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Creating perfumes from essential oils is like magic. This process is fascinating, and the resulting composition begins to act on all areas of life, causing positive changes. It is not difficult to make such perfumes, you just need to know some rules and give freedom to creativity.

Perfume is a mixture of phyto-essences extracted from spices, herbs, flowers, leaves and woods, to which fixatives (substances that increase the duration of scents) are added. In modern perfumes, along with phyto essences, there may be artificial additives. The more natural substances in relation to artificial, the more expensive the perfume.

There are about 3,000 raw materials in the world that are available to create perfumes. Perfumers use the concepts of top, middle (heart) and base (loop) notes.

From history

In the 19th century, the French perfumer Septimus Piesse developed a classification system for perfumers that correlated with the musical scale. He described perfume as a musical theme in which each fragrance contributes to the overall scale of the melody. In the Piesse classification system still in use today, each scent has its own musical note.

In 1923 V.A. Pocher (W. A. ​​Poucher) added to the published work of Piesse a classification method based on the rate of evaporation of odorous components of perfumes.

Dividing the scale into divisions from 1 to 100, Pocher correlated notes with numbers.

• The top notes of smells correspond with numbers from 1 to 15, they evaporate faster than in total. For example, mandarin — 2, coriander — 3, nutmeg — 11.
• The middle notes of correspond to numbers from 16 to 69. Thus, marjoram — 18, and ylang-ylang absolute — 24. Aromas of rose, tuberose and jasmine absolute — 43.
• The main notes of perfume , which remain on the skin the longest, correspond to numbers from 70 to 100. These are aromas of incense, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver.

The grading system is still used today by perfumers as a guide when creating perfume compositions.

How to compose: the secret of aromatic formula

So, perfumes from essential oils are created by combining notes:

• We feel the top notes first. They open immediately and «sound» no longer than half an hour. For example, it is lemon balm, mint, orange, bergamot, lemon.
• The middle or heart notes appear after about 15-30 minutes. «Sound» up to several hours. For example, rose, ylang-ylang, tea tree, pine, cinnamon, cypress.
• Basic , or stub , notes begin to open after the peak of the heart notes and sound up to 6-8 hours. For example, sandalwood, myrtle, vetiver, ginger.

The balance of the notes in the finished composition should be in the ratio 3:2:1 . For example, 3 drops of top notes, 2 heart notes and 1 tail note. An oil base, such as jojoba oil, or alcohol is added to the mixed esters. For every drop of essential oil, there should be 4 drops of base. Perfume must be aged from 2 weeks to a month.

5 drops of glycerin can be added to the composition to fix the persistence of the fragrance and soften it.

What are the flavors

Before composing a composition, it is worth deciding what flavor you want to achieve. Perfumers distinguish 5 main types. Each has its own character:

• Herbal. Slightly tart and youthful, they fit into the image of sports wearers.
• Citrus. Alluring and invigorating perfume. Great for business people. Make the wearer more purposeful.
• Wood. Aroma gives inner peace and self-confidence.
• Floral. They are preferred by easily vulnerable and romantic girls who like to attract attention. Fresh and sensual, they are reminiscent of violets, roses and jasmine.
• Fruit. Often chosen by gambling girls who like to play with fortune and men. Flirting is their natural state.

Secrets of creating perfumes from essential oils

There are no perfect recipes in perfumery. In search of your original fragrance, which will emphasize individuality, you can experiment endlessly. Here are a few basic recipes that will show the way and help awaken your imagination.

Herbal fragrance

• Top note: Lemon — 17 drops, Bergamot — 14 drops, Mandarin — 9 drops
• Middle note: Lavender — 5 drops, Rosemary — 2 drops, Cypress — 5 drops, Laurel — 2 drops, Jasmine absolute — 2 drops
• Base note: Vetiver — 2 drops, Cedar — 3 drops

Citrus aroma

• Top note: Lemon — 11 drops, Grapefruit — 11 drops, Mint — 5 drops
• Middle note: Myrtle — 5 drops, Rosemary — 6 drops, Geranium — 2 drops, Carnation — 2 drops, Ylang Ylang — 5 drops
• Base note: Patchouli — 3 drops

Woody fragrance

• Top note: Petitgrain — 5 drops, Mandarin — 10 drops, Orange — 5 drops
• Middle note: Lavender — 5 drops, Ylang Ylang — 7 drops, Geranium — 5 drops
• Base note: Vetiver — 2 drops, Cedarwood — 6 drops, Sandalwood — 5 drops

Floral fragrance

• Top note: Orange — 22 drops, Bergamot — 10 drops
• Middle note: Damask rose — 12 drops, Neroli — 7 drops
• Base note: Patchouli — 2 drops, Sandalwood — 6 drops

Fruity aroma

• Top note: Mandarin — 12 drops, Grapefruit — 11 drops, Bergamot — 9 drops
• Middle note: Rose damask — 3 drops, Jasmine absolute — 3 drops, Neroli — 4 drops
• Base note: Sandalwood — 4 drops, Benzoin — 3 drops

Creating a fragrance is an exciting creative process! Experiment, conjure, try different combinations of essential oils in accordance with the scheme described in the article, create perfumes for different occasions or moods.

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Contents

• Procurement of raw materials
• Production methods
• Infusion
• Extraction
• Extraction
• Distillation

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Essential oil recipe at home.

Industrially produced essential oils are in demand but are expensive. They can be made at home. But the process will require effort and money. True, the output product will be cheaper and better than the industrial one.

Procurement of raw materials

Harvesting raw materials is one of the most important stages in the preparation of essential oils, since the final quality of the product depends on it. Oils can be extracted from almost any plant material. The leader in the content of essential oils is the fruit of the clove tree.

Basic rules for collecting raw materials:

• inflorescences for preparation must be cut at the very peak of the flowering process, when the content of the necessary substances is maximum;
• if the entire aboveground part is needed, the collection is made at the very beginning of flowering;
• The upper part of the plant with leaves should be harvested before buds form;
• fruits are only suitable when fully ripe;
• raw materials must be harvested in the morning, in dry weather, after the dew has disappeared.

For the manufacture of essential oils, both dry and freshly harvested raw materials can be used. Dry in a well-ventilated area. If you use an oven, the best temperature is 30-40 ° C.

Attention! It is not necessary to dry raw materials for essential oil in the open sun, since all esters actively evaporate in this state.

Production methods

There are several popular ways to make simple essential oils at home.

Infusion

Suitable for any kind of raw material. Algorithm:

1. Place the plants in a glass jar. At least 2 tablespoons of raw materials are taken for a container of 200 ml.
2. Pour base, 70% alcohol. The mixture should completely cover the plant material.
3. Seal and store in a dark, cool place. Keep at least 3 days. It is permissible to insist for 1-3 months so that the concentration of ether is maximum.

At the final stage, you need to pass the alcohol tincture through gauze, and then strain and squeeze out the oil part. As a base of oils, you can use those that do not have a strong odor: sunflower, olive.

Hood

The instruction is no more complicated than the previous one:

• place the plant material in the container;
• pour base on top;
• roll up tightly;
• place in a cool place;
• 14 days turn several times a day;
• pass through gauze what happened.

Attention! You should not keep such jars in a warm place, as the product may deteriorate.

Spin

The best way, especially for citrus fruits. You need to finely chop the zest. Then put it in a mortar and grind until an oily liquid appears. Further instructions are as follows:

1. Place everything in a glass container.
2. Pour in base oil to completely cover the raw material.
3. Cork and leave for three days without access to light.
4. After 3 days, heat in a water bath for 30 minutes.
5. Strain and squeeze raw material.

It is important to thoroughly wash citrus fruits before starting the process, as the peel can be treated with chemicals.

Distillation

Suitable for all types of raw materials, except for fruits and seeds. Instruction:

1. Place raw materials in a dense layer in the distiller.
2. The water in the device must be clean, preferably distilled.
3. The boil must be at least half an hour. In some recipes — up to 5 hours.
4. It may be necessary to add water, this must be carefully monitored during the process.
5. Filter the result obtained through several layers of gauze.

Attention! The water remaining after the process can be used again if the following oils are prepared from the same type of raw material.

The main advantage of home-made oils is the ability to carefully control the process, which means guaranteeing the good quality of the resulting product.

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How to make perfume from essential oils with your own hands — a step-by-step algorithm and recipes.

People living in urban areas are constantly exposed to odors, often synthetic and not pleasant. Think back to your commute from home to work or a recent trip to the store. If you are tired of artificial fragrances and have already figured out the dangers of using aromatic products created for the mass market, then it’s time to learn how to make perfume from essential oils. This perfume will be not only fragrant, but also effective from a therapeutic point of view.

In order to understand how to make perfume from essential oils, you first need to divide fragrances into families:

• Floral
• Citrus
• Spices
• Herbaceous
• Woody
• Earthy
• Balsamic

Then understand the volatility of essential oils. For example, citrus essential oils are very light and their fragrance evaporates fairly quickly. While vetiver essential oil is viscous, and therefore its fragrance remains on the skin for a long time. Based on these data, three groups of notes in perfumery have been identified:

• Upper
• Medium
• Basic

In a harmonious perfume composition, all three of these notes must be present in order for the fragrance to gradually open on the skin like a flower bud. Most often, creation of perfumes from essential oils begins with a base, lower note, which is the foundation of the composition. For this, essential oils with earthy, smoky, woody, leathery aromas are selected. These essential oils are fragrance fixatives on the skin, which means that the fragrance stays and opens longer thanks to them. The middle notes are often referred to as the heart of the composition. Most often, essential oils of flowers and spices are chosen there. The top notes are the most volatile. They give brightness to the perfume at the first meeting. Citrus essential oils are one of the most popular top notes.

There is an approach when essential oils of different plant parts are added to the perfume:

• Roots
• Bark
• Resin
• Seeds
• Foliage
• Flowers
• Fruits

By adding one fragrance from each group to , you can make an interesting and voluminous perfume. But if this is your first experience in creating perfume, then do not rush to use a lot of essential oils at once. Limit yourself to a composition of 3-5 oils, based on the «pyramid» of notes.

How to make a perfume from essential oils to make the fragrance pleasant and sophisticated?

Select 4-5 essential oils according to the fragrance notes.

For example, essential oils are suitable for the base note:

• Vetiver,
• Patchouli,
• Mirra,
• Sandalwood,
• Birch,
• Ginger,
• Cistus

For middle note:

• Geranium,
• Rose,
• Jasmine,
• Neroli,
• Cinnamon,
• Palmarosa,
• Cardamom,
• Cedar,
• Ylang Ylang,
• Black pepper,
• Petitgrain

For top note:

• Lemon,
• Grapefruit,
• Bergamot,
• Mandarin,
• Bitter orange,
• Vanilla

To learn how to make perfume with essential oils, be sure to choose essential oils that you enjoy.

In order not to buy special equipment, open bottles of selected essential oils. Take all open bottles and at the same time bring them «bouquet» to the nose. Move them from side to side, close your eyes and listen to the aroma:

• Do you like the sound of the message bouquet?
• And what kind of oil should be discarded?
• Which oil drowns out all the others?

Set the brightest oil aside, it will need to be added to the perfume in the fewest drops. Carry out the same experiment with the rest of the oils, gradually setting aside the brightest of the remaining bunch. Thus, you will imagine what kind of aroma the perfume will have in general; with which essential oil you want to emphasize, and which oil you want to use in a very small dosage.

Recipe for perfumes made of essential oils with your own hands

30 ml of basic refined oil

10 grapefruit (upper note)

10 bergamot (upper note)

3 jasmine Absolute (middle note)

5 sandals (basic note)

2 Vetiver (Base note)

How to use essential oils instead of perfume?

Once you have created your perfume oil, you can add it to a dark glass bottle with a dispenser and apply it to your damp body after a shower. In this way, the aroma will be evenly distributed and bring therapeutic benefits, just like after a massage session.

The second way is more traditional. Apply a drop of perfume to pulsating points: wrists, elbows, collarbones, points behind the earlobes.

If you use essential oil perfumes for meditative purposes, don’t forget to apply a drop to your third eye and solar plexus to help you stay focused and confident all day.

Hint: in perfume compositions, it is better to avoid the use of essential oils with a pronounced medicinal aroma: Roman and German chamomile, eucalyptus, rosemary, basil, fennel, etc.

Before using essential oils instead of perfume, make sure that you do not have an individual intolerance to the components. Always dilute essential oils in a carrier oil before applying to the skin to avoid allergic skin reactions, especially essential oils such as cinnamon and lemongrass. Any homemade essential oil perfume recipe should include at least 50 ml of vegetable oil per 50 drops of essential oil blend.

Cleopatra’s Love Potion Essential Oil Perfume

Let your imagination take you to Egypt at the beginning of our era. Imagine how the magnificent Cleopatra sits on the banks of the Nile, and her maids cajole her body and hair with fragrant mixtures. At that time, only royal people could afford such a luxury. The perfume compositions were unique and kept secret by the court perfumer. But Cleopatra turned out to be not just a lover of fragrances, but a perfume artist with a delicate taste and deep knowledge of how to use essential oils instead of perfume. Perfume was Cleopatra’s favorite tool for seduction and diplomatic ties. Fragrances betrayed her confidence in her own beauty and sexuality.

Cleopatra had her own piece of land on the shores of the Dead Sea, where she cultivated plants and trees to create cosmetics and perfumes. What she could not grow, she was brought from the most exotic corners of the world.

Although Cleopatra was not known for her beauty, she was considered the most attractive woman of that time. Before important negotiations, she cajoled her body and hair, put on the best outfits made of Persian silk, and, like a cat, gently walked towards her goals.

What ingredients did Cleopatra use in her «love potion»?

At that time, pomace from fragrant plants was already available, which we can still buy today to create perfumes from essential oils with our own hands.

Do-it-yourself essential oil perfume recipe Cleopatra’s Love Potion

30 ml refined base oil

8 k.m. Red orange

4 k.m.0002 2 k. Rose absolute

1 Cinnamon (bark)

2 Vanilla

Do-it-yourself perfume recipes from essential oils invariably include expensive flower oils: rose and jasmine. They can be replaced with more affordable essential oils of geranium, palmarosa and clary sage. In addition, it may be more beneficial to use an absolute of flower oils, since 1 drop of an absolute is equal to 4 drops of an essential oil in terms of aroma saturation.

Why oil and not alcohol perfumes?

Because you can use oil perfumes made from essential oils after a few days, clearly imagining what kind of fragrance the composition has turned out to be.