50 Little-Known Uses for Essential Oils for Your Lungs, Skin, Sleep and MORE

Essential oils can be used in different ways – you can add them to baths or rub them on your skin. They are mostly used in aromatherapy, but below you can see a list of 50 little-known uses for essential oils which can come in handy!

Cleaning

All-purpose cleaner

A mixture of 3 drops of tea tree oil, 3 drops of lemon oil and 3 drops of clove or oregano oil and two cups of water can clean your floors easily. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle, then spray it and let it work before wiping your floor.

Shower cleaner

A mix of 4 drops of eucalyptus and tea tree oil each in a cup of water can clean mold, mildew and soap stains from your shower.

Carpet cleaner

Clean your carpet spotless with a mixture of 20 drops of tea tree oil and 10 drops of lavender oil mixed with a box of borax. Vacuum the carpet in the end.

Fridge freshener

Use lemon, lime or grapefruit oil when you clean your fridge to eliminate and prevent odors.

Spot banisher

Add a few drops of lemon oil in your dishwasher to prevent water stains on your dishes.

Beauty

Improves skin health

Add 10-15 drops of peppermint or sweet birch oil in your bath to relieve the inflammation on your skin and stimulate healing.

Facial toner

Mix a drop of tea tree oil, orange oil and lemon oil with half a teaspoon of coconut oil and apply the mixture on your face.

Facial mist

Add 3 drops of lavender oil in a water spray bottle and use it as facial mist.

Scented lotion

Add 10 drops of some essential oil to your moisturizer to make the scent more personal.

Perfume

Make your unique scent by adding drops of an essential oil of your choice in alcohol.

Hair freshener

5 drops of an essential oil to your hair brush will enliven your unwashed hair.

Sugar scrub:

There are numerous essential oil recipes online.

Deodorant:

You can find many DIY essential oil deodorant recipes online.

Chapped skin:

Rub 1-2 drops of lavender oil on the affected area of the skin.

Nail Strengthener:

Rub 2 drops of frankincense oil with ½ a teaspoon of coconut oil onto your nails to strengthen them, and repeat the process once a week.

Home use

Bug repellent

Mix a drop of eucalyptus, peppermint, citronella and lemongrass oil with a tablespoon of carrier oil and apply it on your skin to keep bugs away.

Bug killer

You can keep your plants safe by spraying them with orange and clove essential oil.

Relieves stress

Lavender oil diffused in a room or bath or on a light bulb can help you sleep better.

Produce cleaner

Add two drops of lemon oil in a sink full of water and vegetables to clean the produce efficiently.

Kitchen and bathroom freshener

A cotton ball soaked in some essential oil placed in your kitchen or bathroom can keep the place smelling fresh.

Smoke BeGone

Clean out lingering smoke smell by mixing 4 drops each of tea tree oil, eucalyptus and rosemary oil in a cup of water.

Freshen shoes

Clean your shoes first, then spray the interior with a mixture of 2 drops of tea tree oil and a teaspoon of water.

Removes garbage odors

Put 5 drops of your favorite essential oil in your garbage bin to eliminate any odors.

Pest repellent

Put cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil in certain areas in your home to get rid of pests such as spiders and mice.

Removes stickiness

Eliminate residue stickiness with 5 drops of lemon oil.

Ease new paint smells

Before painting, add 10 drops of peppermint oil to the paint can and you will ease the new paint smell.

Air freshener

Spritz a mixture made of water and 10 drops of your favorite essential oil on anything you want to smell fresh.

Fire enhancer

Drop a small amount of an essential oil 10 minutes before lighting a fire.

Dryer sheets

Mix a cup of vinegar with 10 drops of essential oil, then soak some fabric strips in the mixture and toss them in the dryer.

Custom bath salts

There are numerous recipes on custom salts baths using essential oils online.

Wood polish

Mix ¼ of a cup of vinegar, a tablespoon of olive oil, half a teaspoon of lemon oil and 1 ¼ cup of water in a spray bottle, then shake well and spray it on any wooden surface.

Soap and shampoo

Add a few drops of peppermint essential oil when making a soap to freshen the scent.

Homemade candles

Add 10 drops of your favorite essential oil on a melted candle to make your room smell nicer.

Medicinal

Hand sanitizer

Put 2 drops of your favorite essential oil on your hands whenever needed.

Anti-nausea

Mix 5 tablespoons of some carrier oil with 10 drops of peppermint, lemon and fennel oil in a bottle then rub the mixture gently on a sick person.

Medical kit

Keep lemon, oregano or frankincense oil close by for cuts and scrapes, and lavender oil for calming nerves.

Ease sore feet

Soak your sore feet in a bath with 10 drops of peppermint and veriver oil along with a tablespoon of Epsom salts.

Cramp relief

Rub a mixture of 2 drops of basil, rosemary and clary sage with a tablespoon of coconut oil on your belly.

Headache remedy

Rub a mixture of a drop of lavender and peppermint oil mixed with coconut oil on your temples to relieve headaches.

Clear chest congestion

Mix 2 drops of fir and spruce oil with some carrier oil and apply the mixture on your chest.

Fever Reducer

Mix one drop of peppermint, lavender, and eucalyptus oil in ¼ cup of water, then apply the mixture on your forehead, neck, back and any other areas to bring down a fever.

Energy booster

Rub grapefruit and bergamot oil mixed with a teaspoon of carrier oil on your hands and at pulse points to reawaken your senses.

Sleep Aid

A few drops of chamomile or lavender on your pillow will send you off to a comfortable night’s sleep.

Bruise Remedy

Apply a drop of clove and 4 drops of lavender oil mixed with a tablespoon of carrier oil a bruise to speed up the recovery.

Poison Ivy Remedy

Appling a teaspoon of carrier oil and 2 drops of wintergreen essential oil mixture to the affected area will reduce redness and inflammation.

Bee stings

A drop of lavender oil can reduce pain and swelling of bee stings.

Motion Sickness

Rub a drop of peppermint in a teaspoon of carrier oil on pulse points and hands to ease nausea.

Wart fighter

Apply oregano essential oil to a cotton ball, then place it over a wart and cover with a bandage. Repeat the process until the wart is gone.

Joint relief

Find recipes online.

Concentration Aid

A few drops of sage on the back of your neck will help you focus.

 

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