How to Make DIY Essential Oil Perfume + Recipes

DIY Essential Oil Spray Perfume Recipes

Looking for an all natural essential oil perfume recipe that is safer and cheaper than store bought? Keep reading to learn how to make a fast and easy DIY Essential Oil Perfume that will save you money and doesn’t contain all the toxic synthetic ingredients that store bought perfumes contain.

You will find 7 essential oil perfume blends recipes in this article, along with how to craft your own custom blend.

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The perfume industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, but it is also one of the most toxic industries. Typical store-bought perfumes are made with synthetic chemicals and fragrances that have been linked to cancer, asthma, allergies, skin irritation and other health problems.

Essential oils offer an alternative to perfumes. They are natural and contain no artificial ingredients or fragrance. Essential oils can be used in many different ways – they can be diluted in carrier oils like coconut oil or jojoba oil to make a natural perfume or lotion, or they can be diffused in the air for aromatherapy purposes.

The use of essential oils for perfume dates back to ancient Egypt. The Egyptians used perfumed oils and herbs to improve their mood, heal diseases, and maintain their appearance. These are the same reasons why people today use essential oils for perfume.

Essential oil perfume is a better choice than traditional perfumes because it is healthier and safer.

Pure Essential oils are directly from the plant and therefore made up of natural ingredients that have been proven to be more effective than synthetic fragrances. Also, they do not contain any harmful substances like phthalates or parabens that may pose health risks when applied on the skin.

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Essential oil based perfumes are especially fun because they allow those of us who don’t care for the strong aroma of synthetic perfumes to indulge in our own, signature scents.

They offer a more subtle option for those who like to smell good but don’t appreciate being overwhelmed by perfume from across the room. If you wear essential oil perfumes, only those with whom you come into close contact will be able to share in your enjoyment of these special floral, herbal and spicy mixes.

If you get headaches from regular perfumes, you should definitely try out essential oil based blends to see if you’re able to tolerate these any better.

You can easily come up with your own essential oil perfume blends using different essential oils.

Perfume is fun to mix, but it takes about a month to age a perfume blend that you concoct at home. Aging allows the scents to meld together and the alcohol to fade, so that the end result is a more blended mix, where, from a sensory perspective, you can’t really tell where one flavor (note) of the perfume ends and the next begins.

If you’d like to experiment a bit with essential oil based perfumes at home, you may want to do a few different mixes all in one session, as you won’t be able to put them to use for quite a while after you make them.

Since it really doesn’t take more than a few drops of oil to create a perfume, you can gather together some of your friends who have their own essential oil collections, and host a “perfume making party” where you can share a little of this and that to add variety and make it fun.

The Composition of an Essential Oil Perfume

To make perfume from essential oils, you should probably have at least a small collection of a variety of oils – some base notes, some middle and some top (see list of examples, below.)

Each perfume blend should ideally contain a woodsy base note which adds depth; a middle note; and a top note which is typically very pungent. Of course, you can make up your own recipes that do not follow this suggestion, but you’ll probably find that they don’t seem balanced without this harmonious, three-note “chord” of scents.

The base note of your homemade perfume blend will contain the greatest amount of essential oil as compared to the middle and top notes. The top notes will consist of the smallest amount of essential oil. The middle notes will make up the most amount of essential oil.

Base notes of essential oil perfumes

Common essential oil bases for perfumes include:

• Sandalwood
• Frankincense
• Myrrh
• Cassia
• Cinnamon
• Ginger
• Patchouli
• Vetiver
• Vanilla
• Cedarwood
• Ylang Ylang

Middle notes of essential oil perfumes:

Common middle-note scents are:

• Rose
• Geranium
• Lavender
• Melissa
• Nutmeg
• Rosemary
• Pine
• Chamomile
• Clove
• Clary sage
• Honeysuckle
• Lemongrass
• Juniper Berry
• Black Pepper

Top notes of essential oil perfumes

Some examples of top notes are:

• Bergamot
• Jasmine
• Neroli
• Basil
• Coriander
• Cinnamon
• Lemon
• Lime
• Orange
• Grapefruit
• Lemon verbena
• Peppermint

Supplies for your DIY Essential Oil Perfume

Perfume Bottle Roller on Amazon

These 8ml perfume bottle style rollers are really cute. You can use the perfume recipes below to make a roller instead of a spray and use these.

Carrier Oil

You’ll need a carrier oil. If you already have some from another DIY project, use that. Good choices include Jojoba Oil, Fractionated Coconut Oil, or Argan oil.

This is the Jojoba Oil that I use:

Witch Hazel

The last ingredient you’ll need is Witch Hazel. Be sure to use an unscented witch hazel. I like this one because it has no other ingredients. Many have aloe or other additives.

Essential Oil Perfume Blend Recipes

Here are seven essential oil natural perfume recipes to use as suggestions if you don’t know where to start.  

​Be sure to use pure essential oil that is therapeutic grade and not fragrance oils because those are no different than store bought perfume.  You also won’t get the same effect if using inferior oils.  They won’t have as strong of a smell and you’ll likely be disappointed.

Use these DIY Perfume recipes as a starting point to come up with your own essential oil blend to create your signature scent.

It’s really fun to try new essential oil combinations to come with with your own natural perfume.

When it comes to essential oils, don’t be afraid to experiment. The above recipes are merely suggestions based on the potency of certain oils and how they combine with other oils. If you’re new to essential oils, keep an open mind and see what happens.

How to Make and Blend Your Essential Oil Perfume Blend

You can choose to mix your essential oil perfume right in the bottle you’ll be storing it in, or you can use a glass mixing bowl.

Follow the guidelines above using base notes, middle notes, and top notes.

Or, simply use your favorite blend of oils. For example, a blend of Lavender and vanilla essential oil as a perfume is a popular combination.

You may be interested in this blog post on Carrier Oils to learn more about the best carrier oil for your skin type.

Do you have a favorite essential oil perfume recipe? Share it in the comments! I love to hear new ideas. 

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