Making your own homemade beauty products is a great way to save money and eliminate chemicals from your life. These 25 Essential Oil Combinations For Homemade Beauty Products are a perfect place to look when trying to decide what new lotion or scrub you will make next. With basic essential oils on hand, you can have wonderfully scented homemade beauty products everyone will love.
We’ll start with basic recipes for a sugar scrub, body butter, and of course scented bath salts. All you have to do with these basic recipes is add in the combination of essential oils in the scents you like to create a great homemade beauty product to personally use or give as a gift. The scent combinations are listed below.
Basic Beauty Product Recipes
Sugar Scrub: Combine 1 cup sugar (granulated white or brown) and 1 cup olive or avocado oil together with 15-20 drops essential oils to create a luxurious moisturizing sugar scrub.
Body Butter: Combine ½ cup each of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, and Coconut oil in a stand mixture. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in ½ cup olive oil and 15-20 drops essential oils to create body butter.
Scented Bath Salts: Combine 15-20 drops essential oils to 3 cups Epsom salts and mix well. Pour into airtight container and use ¼-1/2 cup in a warm water bath.
25 Essential Oil Combinations
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Citrus Bouquet: 5 drops each lemon essential oil, orange essential oil, and grapefruit essential oil
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Lavender & Lemon: 7 drops each lavender essential oil and lemon essential oil
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Ginger & Lemongrass: 7 drops each ginger essential oil and lemongrass essential oil
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Rosemary & Mint: 5 drops peppermint essential oil, 5 drops wintergreen essential oil and 5 drops rosemary essential oil
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Citrus Basil: 5 drops lemon essential oil, 5 drops wild orange essential oil, and 5 drops basil essential oil
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Orange & Ginger: 7 drops each orange essential oil and ginger essential oil
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Lavender & Chamomile: 7 drops each lavender essential oil, and chamomile essential oil
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Snickerdoodle: 5 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil, and 10 drops vanilla essential oil
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Winter Trees: 3 drops peppermint essential oil, 3 drops patchouli essential oil, and 5 drops cedarwood essential oil
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Pumpkin Pie Spice: 5 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil, 5 drops nutmeg essential oil and 5 drops clove essential oil
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Energizer: 7 drops lemon essential oil, 3 drops lime essential oil, and 3 drops ginger essential oil
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Mood Booster: 7 drops bergamot essential oil, 5 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil and 3 drops grapefruit essential oil
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Rosemary & Lemon: 7 drops each rosemary essential oil and lemon essential oil
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Asian Garden: 7 drops grapefruit essential oil, 5 drops Jasmine essential oil, and 3 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil
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Men’s Blend: 5 drops bergamot essential oil, 5 drops patchouli essential oil, and 5 drops ginger essential oil
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Fall Spice: 5 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil, 5 drops orange essential oil, and 3 drops ginger essential oil
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Christmas Blend: 5 drops peppermint essential oil , 5 drops cinnamon essential oil, and, 5 drops tea tree essential oil
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Allergy Relief: 5 drops lavender essential oil, 5 drops lemon essential oil, 5 drops peppermint essential oil
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Orange Creamsicle: 10 drops vanilla essential oil and 5 drops orange essential oil
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Wake Up Blend: 7 drops peppermint essential oil, 5 drops ginger essential oil, and 3 drops rosemary essential oil
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Cinnamon & Vanilla: 10 drops vanilla essential oil and 5 drops cinnamon essential oil
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Sleepy Time: 7 drops lavender essential oil and 7 drops cedarwood essential oil
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Gingerbread: 7 drops ginger essential oil, 3 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil, 3 drops nutmeg essential oil, and 3 drops clove essential oil
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Lavender & Peppermint: 10 drops lavender essential oil and 5 drops peppermint essential oil
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Minty Blend: 5 drops peppermint essential oil, 3 drops wintergreen essential oil, and 3 drops eucalyptus essential oil
These great essential oil combinations for homemade beauty products are perfect for making your own sugar scrubs, bath salts, or even body butters. Use these recipes along with some pretty jars and a ribbon to give unique personalized gifts to your friends and family.
More Homemade Beauty Products With Essential Oils
How to Make a Refreshing Citrus Toner
How to Make a Homemade Milk Bath
How to Make Makeup Remover Pads
Monica says
Please be cautious about using phototoxic oils such as grapefruit. They can burn your skin.
Cathrine says
With essential oils should I use to clear my hyperpigmentation I have tried a few but still it’s not working plz
linda says
this is a great list. thanks!