Essential oils are found in many products today, usually as a perfuming agent. You’ll find them in things like air fresheners, toothpaste, deodorant, and perfumes. But they can also be found in plastics, crayons, paper, cleaners, paint, glue, and many other products.

While there are many commercial products available that contain essential oils (along with lots of chemicals!) we can use those products as inspiration to create our own more environmentally & family-friendly home care products.

With today’s quick online shopping it’s easy to purchase items like coconut oil, glass spray bottles, or pure essential oils. With a few items like these you are well on your way to creating your own products using essential oils.

Useful item for creating your own home & personal care products

When you start using essential oils around the house, there are some things (besides essential oils) that you’ll want to have on hand if you’re going to start making your own DIY home & personal care products. The following items are very helpful and can be used in lots of DIY recipes:

• distilled water
• essential oils
• glass spray bottles (2 ounce, 4 ounce, 8 ounce)
• fractionated coconut oil
• coconut oil
• mason jars
• Epsom salts
• Castile soap
• witch hazel
• distilled vinegar
• citric acid
• baking soda

Essential oils in the bedroom

There are lots of great ways to use essential oils in the bedroom – for sleep and… other things {wink, wink}. These ten posts will give you some great inspiration for finding your own unique ways to use essential oils in the bedroom.

Cinnamon Bun DIY Massage from Sweet Haute
Bedtime Helper from Life Unabashed
Sweet Dream Spray from Princess Pinky Girl
DIY Sleep Cream from My Chocolate Moments
Calming Bedtime Foot Rub from Adventures of Mel
Lemon Lavender Linen Spray from Living Locurto
Whipped Sleepytime Rub from The Paleo Mama
DIY Scented Tealight Candles from Powerful Mothering
Lavender Pillow Mist from Real Food Enthusiast

End the day with a foot rub

One relaxing way to end the day is with a foot rub – for you, your spouse, or your kids. Using a carrier oil (a nice thick one is great for feet – like coconut oil), mix it with some calming essential oils (Lavender, Cedarwood, and Vetiver are all nice choices) and apply to your feet. Or give your kids a foot rub when you are tucking them in at night. Or give your spouse a foot rub while you chat before bed.