DIY Room Spray Recipes with Essential Oils | Hearth and Vine (2024)

FAQs

What alcohol is best for essential oil spray? ›

Yes, you can use alcohol, but it needs to be a high-proof grain alcohol (such as Everclear). Cheap vodka won't do. According to formulation expert Ginger L. Moore, it must contain at least 60% ethanol (120 proof) in order to preserve a water-based spray.

DIY Room Spray Recipe

1 cup water (again, distilled is best but filtered will work) 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol or witch hazel. 20-30 drops of essential oil(s) of your choice.

For a stronger scent, mix 2 oz. of water in your spray bottle with 15 to 25 drops of essential oils. For a milder scent, a good guideline is 20 drops of essential oil in 4 oz. of water.

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WHAT YOU NEED: 4oz Distilled Water - It is very important that you used distilled water in order to maintain freshness. 2tsp Witch Hazel or Vodka OR a 1/4 tsp of sea salt - Either of these will act to disperse the essential oils into the water better.

A DIY room spray needs a few common ingredients to work. The base of the room spray is water, and many recipes use distillation to purify the water. Essential oils are added for scent, and then an emulsifier is added to make sure the water and oils mix. This can be alcohol, witch hazel, sea salt, or another emulsifier.

The alcohol / witch hazel will help the essential oils and water mix together in an even spray; use distilled water unless you want to disperse tap water minerals all over your room. A 3:1 ratio of water to alcohol / witch hazel works perfectly – add the alcohol to the bottle first, then your drops of essential oil.

I mix the essential oils with alcohol and water.

Since essential oils do not mix with water, ethanol is used to solubilize ("dissolve") essential oils into the water without too much separation. You can use ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, but it needs to be at least 95% alcohol.

Add 10 drops of each of the essential oils of your choosing (my favorite mixture is vanilla, stress away and lavender), to a 4 oz glass bottle. Add 1 TBS witch hazel to the glass bottle. Fill the bottle the rest of the way with water. Optional, use an embossing label maker to make a label and apply it to your bottle.

What percentage of essential oil in room spray? ›

Ready-made aromas. If you are still unsure about which aromas to choose, try using fragrance oil in your room spray. We recommend using 25% of fragrance oil in your mixture with distilled water. 25% of fragrance oil will smell super strong, so you may wish to reduce this depending on your preferences.

Add fragrance at 8-10% volume of base solution (approximately 2 to 2.4 tsp. per 4 oz. bottle). Fragrance strengths and personal preference differ, so it's a good idea to start with a relatively small amount of fragrance.

You can also mix oils in a spray bottle with water and use it to spritz surfaces, furniture, linens and the inside of your car. Here are some other ways you can use essential oils aromatically.