Make this DIY Room Spray With Essential Oils in just 5 minutes and with only 3 ingredients. This homemade room spray is a natural alternative to traditional air fresheners and can be customized with your favorite essential oil blends for a fresh-smelling home.
"I love using Thieves, or a citrus blend in the winter. For Summer, I enjoy Geranium or Ylang Ylang blends. They are beautiful and have a great fragrance." - Denise
A Quick Look
- ⏲️Ready In: 5 Minutes
- 📋Main Ingredients: Water, witch hazel, essential oils.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: A simple, non-toxic way to freshen your home using ingredients you can feel good about.
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Years ago, I started replacing some of the products we used around the house with simpler homemade versions. It began with things like all natural homemade sunscreen and gradually expanded to everyday products like room sprays, cleaners, and personal care items as I learned more about the ingredients hidden behind the word "fragrance" and looked for easier natural household swaps.
This DIY room spray with essential oils is one of the simplest changes I've made. It takes less than five minutes to put together, uses only a few ingredients, and lets you customize the scent to match your mood, the season, or the room you're freshening. Whether you prefer bright citrus blends, calming lavender, or refreshing mint, this homemade air freshener makes it easy to keep your home smelling fresh naturally.
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- A Quick Look
- Why Is It Different?
- Choosing Essential Oils
- Spray Bottle Options
- Ways To Use Homemade Room Spray
- DIY Room Spray FAQs
- Don’t forget to pin this Homemade Air Freshener using essential oils!
- Other DIY Recipes You'll Love
- Diy Room Spray Using Essential Oils
- The BEST DIY Beauty Products For Busy Moms
Why Is It Different?
Unlike many homemade air freshener recipes, this DIY room spray keeps things simple with just a few ingredients while still giving you endless ways to customize the scent.
Non-toxic: Made with simple ingredients and essential oils, this homemade spray skips the artificial fragrances commonly found in conventional air fresheners.
Budget-friendly: A single bottle can be made for a fraction of the cost of store-bought room sprays, especially if you already keep essential oils on hand.
Choosing Essential Oils
The best essential oils for a DIY room spray are simply the ones you enjoy smelling. One of the things I love most about this homemade air freshener is how easy it is to customize based on the room, season, or mood you're trying to create.
I personally use DoTerra essential oils, but any high-quality essential oil brand will work. Start with a single scent or combine a few favorites to create your own signature blend.
Some popular options include:
- Citrus Essential Oils (orange, lemon, lime)- these are happy oils. They're great pick me ups
- Lavender Essential Oil: a great oil to help with anxiety, stress, and generally induces calm. It's what I use in my stress relief bath bombs.
- Peppermint Essential Oil: an oil that can help with headaches. Similarly, it can give you an energizing boost
Check out the table below for some essential oil combinations for room spray. You want about 20-40 drops of essential oils in each bottle.
Spray Bottle Options
I used 4 ounce mini bottles for this recipe, which drives my husband bonkers. However, you can easily double it and use a larger spray bottle.
As a result, my mom recently got me these brown glass bottles and they're a perfect size for this spray and something like DIY poo pourri.
The reason glass bottles are used is that plastic tends to absorb the scent of essential oils and then your blends get messed up.
Hack: The nozzle tops you buy at the dollar store actually fit on old Perrier bottles. I find this a bit large for a homemade air freshener, but it does work!
Ways To Use Homemade Room Spray
One of the best things about this DIY room spray with essential oils is how versatile it is. Keep a bottle handy and use it anywhere your home could use a quick refresh.
Around The House
- Bathrooms: Freshen the air between cleanings.
- Mudrooms: Help combat lingering odors from shoes, sports gear, and outdoor adventures.
- Entryways: Create a welcoming scent as soon as someone walks through the door.
- Laundry rooms: Add a light, fresh fragrance to a space that can quickly feel stuffy.
On Fabrics
- Curtains: A light mist can help freshen fabrics that tend to hold onto odors.
- Couch cushions: Great for giving living spaces a quick refresh between deep cleans.
- Bedding: Spray lightly on sheets and pillowcases before bedtime for a fresh scent.
- Throw blankets: Perfect for refreshing blankets that are used daily but aren't washed as often.
Seasonal Freshening
- Spring cleaning: Finish off your cleaning routine by adding a fresh scent throughout the house.
- Holiday guests: Quickly freshen guest rooms, bathrooms, and common areas before visitors arrive.
- Changing seasons: Swap out essential oil blends throughout the year, from bright citrus scents in spring and summer to cozy cinnamon and orange combinations in fall and winter.
DIY Room Spray FAQs
Yes, but the oils will separate quickly. Adding witch hazel or alcohol helps disperse the oils so that the scent comes out evenly.
For a standard 4-ounce spray bottle, 20-40 drops of essential oil creates a noticeable scent without becoming overwhelming.
When stored in a cool, dark place, this DIY room spray typically lasts 3-6 months. Over time, the scent from the essential oils may fade slightly, but the spray is still safe to use.
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Diy Room Spray Using Essential Oils
Equipment
- Spray bottle
Ingredients
- Glass spray bottle 4 ounce
- 15 drops essential oils
- ⅛ cup Witch Hazel
- Distilled water about ¼ cup
Instructions
- Add the witch hazel and essential oils into the glass bottle, fill the remaining bit with water. Shake & enjoy!
- For the essential oils, use 15 drops total. If there are two oils you’d like to use, add 7-8 drops each etc. If you want one scent more prominent than the others, add more of that oil.
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Denise says
I love using Thieves, or a citrus blend in the winter. For Summer, I enjoy Geranium or Ylang Ylang blends. They are beautiful and have a great fragrance.
fitasamamabear says
Ahh thieves is such a life-saver! And geranium is probably one of my all time favorite oils lol. I need to give it a try with yang ylang!
Elizabeth Diaz says
I know you stated witch hazel binds more with the oils, how would using rubbing alcohol be different?
fitasamamabear says
I don't think it would be different to be honest! I originally heard to use the recipe with vodka (but refuse to waste my vodka haha) so I think it would work fine but I do wonder if the smell of alcohol would linger because rubbing alcohol is so POTENT.
Pam says
I see that you emphasized “glass bottles”. I have several plastic ones on hand. Does it make a difference between the two?
fitasamamabear says
Hey Pam! The reason is because long ago it was said that enough concentration of essential oils if (pure grade) would erode the plastic. I truly am not sure if this is true but I use glass none the less (and for eco-friendly reasons). Also, plastic will absorb the scent of the essential oil more which means less might get into the air or if you change scents but use the same bottle (say for the next batch) it might make an interesting combo. But outside of that thought, plastic will work just fine so use what you have!
Kate says
Is there any substitute for witch hazel. I can't seem to find it around my area. I see a lot of rose water though. Can I use that instead?
fitasamamabear says
The reason I use witch hazel is that it seems to bind with the oils to actually maintain the scent of them. It's an astringent which is why it works. I've never used rose water so I'm not sure how it would work but I don't think it would hold as well. That said, the other option is vodka believe it or not haha it works well. There's a bunch of no-name brands of witch hazel though (they come in a light white plastic bottle, blue branding) and they sell it at Walmart if that helps?
Antoinette Wright says
Can you use alcohol?
fitasamamabear says
Sure can, Vodka works best. It works even better in my opinion! I just never like to waste the alcohol lol
Nancy says
What size bottle in ounces do you use? The directions don’t specify the amount of distilled water. I was curious in case I don’t have access to the bottles shown. Thank you.
fitasamamabear says
I use 4oz bottles! I didn't even catch/think of throwing in the spray bottles- thank for you catching that!