Essential oils - what are your favorites?

[frugalmamatx]

I just got an essential oil diffuser. So far I have spearmint, peppermint, and pink grapefruit essential oils to use in it. Not looking exactly for the health benefits - more of making my house smell good as it's perpetually stale air since we don't have a/c. But if they help with stress / depression I'm all for it. 

 

So - what are some of your favorite scents to use around the house? Needs to be available for purchase on Amazon. 

[Guest]

I am totally not sold on them for health benefits, but I have gathered quite a bit for making my house smell nice. :) I have settled on Eden's Garden, which you can buy on Amazon, although I do prefer to buy through their website - they have free shipping. My favorite scents are citrus ones. Lemon, Lime, Orange, Lemongrass and I like to mix those with light earth (wood) smells - cedarwood, copaiba, and bergamot. Also, Eden's Garden has a coffee and vanilla absolute which I LOVE to diffuse! I stay far, far away from Ylang Ylang and any blend with it.

[cjzimmer1]

I too use Eden's Garden.  I really like the smell of Thieves. Also the kids regularly ask for the Breathe Easier when they are sick.  I can't say I'm convinced of the health benefits either but I figure it can't hurt and it does smell nice. 

[ktgrok]

Mellow Mix, which I think is from acacia? It has the usual lavender, but a touch of sandalwood as well as a few other things. Very nice. I also like inTune from Dotera I think..I got a free sample at a homeschool convention. And I like to blend Rosemary with lavender, or Rosemary with Peppermint (smells like Christmas!). 

[mmasc]

My favorite smell-good mix is equal drops of lavender, lemon, and peppermint. It's my most used combo for making the house smell nice.

[frugalmamatx]

Okay a follow up question - can you use food grade extracts in place of essential oils in a diffuser? Like Vanilla extract or orange extract? Just curious as I tend to like food type scents {apple, vanilla, etc} and have extract that never gets used. 

[ktgrok]

Okay a follow up question - can you use food grade extracts in place of essential oils in a diffuser? Like Vanilla extract or orange extract? Just curious as I tend to like food type scents {apple, vanilla, etc} and have extract that never gets used. 

 

I think you just have to be careful it doesn't clog it up? I want to say I've done it with vanilla before. 

[Guest]

I just want to respond as I mentioned the Vanilla - I don't know the answer to that. I know NOT to go the other way (I don't use any of my oils as food extracts.) My thought would be not to use the extracts, but I don't know that for certain.

Edited August 13, 2016 by Guest

[Miss Peregrine]

I buy from Eden's Garden. I like citrus scents for around the house. I add them to my unscented cleaners just so it smells good.

[KatieJ]

I buy from Eden's Garden. I like citrus scents for around the house. I add them to my unscented cleaners just so it smells good.

 

I placed my first order with them on the 5th.  I still don't have my order.  Does it always take this long?

[FriedClams]

I love doTerra Breathe, YL Thieves, and peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, clove.... I'm in agreement about the health benefits, but I LOVE nice smells ava they don't give DH migraines.