The main way we use essential oils every day is through diffusing. With kids, and responsibilities, and life happening nonstop, it’s important to find time to relax and unwind. These Relaxing Diffuser Recipes will help you kick back and sink into a moment of peace.
To start, let’s talk about a few essential oils that are legendary for helping with relaxation.
From our research, these essential oils can help promote a sense of calm and peace when diffused.
- Clary Sage
- Frankincense
- Geranium
- German Chamomile
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Marjoram
- Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood
- Ylang Ylang
- Vetiver
Some popular essential oil blends that we also love for creating a calming environment are:
- Citrus Fresh
- Gentle Baby
- Sacred Mountain
- Stress Away
- Valor
- White Angelica
There are many reasons why people choose to diffuse essential oils. These Relaxing Diffuser Recipes focus on a few main essential oil attributes to allow you to genuinely experience a state of calm. These were some of the goals we had as we developed our recipes:
- Helps ease the mind from worry and normal, everyday stress
- Assists in releasing tension
- Clears the mind to allow you to be fully in the moment
- Provides a sense of grounding and security where you’re able to let loose
These essential oils are great on their own, and you can certainly diffuse an individual oil or blend. However, when you blend them they can amplify the relaxing effects to help create a peaceful aroma and calming effect on the mind and body.
Be sure to check out our list of the Best Essential Oil Diffusers for Under $20:
Note: You can increase the number of drops in each recipe below as desired. We included the ratio of drops that we would encourage you to follow.
Here are our favorite Relaxing Diffuser Blend Recipes:
- 1 drop Valor
- 1 drop Palo Santo
- 3 drops Sacred Mountain
- 1 drop Palmarosa
- 1 drop Stress Away
- 1 drop Geranium
- 1 drop Gentle Baby
- toothpick swirl of Vetiver
- 1 drop White Angelica
- 1 drop Sacred Frankincense
- 2 drops Citrus Fresh
- 1 drop Marjoram
- 1 drop Jasmine
- 1 drop German Chamomile
- 2 drops Orange
- 2 drops Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood
- 1 drop Frankincense
- 1 drop Lemon
- 1 drop Ylang Ylang
- 1 drop Tangerine
- 1 drop Marjoram
- 1 drop Cedarwood
- 2 drops Lavender
- 1 drop Clary Sage
- 1 drop Bergamot
- 1 drop Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood
There is a growing amount of research to support the relaxing and calming effects of essential oils when used in aromatherapy. You can find various studies on the effects of inhaling essential oils here.
Be sure you are effectively using your essential oil diffusers by checking out our free Comprehensive Diffuser Guide here!
Shirley Heng says
Do u have recipes for ocotea, thyme and oregano?
Beth K says
Not yet! What do you love that you use them for?
Dede says
Wow, what a great resource! How did I ever miss this site? You have really interesting articles and lots of great recipies to incorporate into my daily adventure. Keep up the good work – you’re providing some excellent information that is missing from the mainstream. Maybe in the future you could provide some very basic information on the blends you use. There’s a huge number of EO enthusiasts who don’t subscribe to the Young Living idea. Thanks for all of your hard work. The effort really shows!