It’s finally autumn, and if you’re anything like me, you want your farmhouse to smell like the holidays! I decided to take some time to make a few natural homemade air fresheners recently, and they truly do give you all the fall feels. The best part is that they are completely all natural.
With a baby in our home, it is extremely important to me to have all natural scents and air fresheners. Babies take in more air than adults do because they breathe twice as much (quickly). Because of this, it has always been important to me to put together natural scents in our home and on our homestead.
How to Make Homemade Air Fresheners
I’m always shocked by how many people believe homemade air fresheners are hard to make. Truly, they are one of the easiest natural products to make for the home. While the scent might not last quite as long, you can absolutely use this air freshener as a linen spray as well. Using your homemade air freshener as a linen spray will help your scent last longer.
Here’s how you make a basic DIY air freshener:
- water
- 2 tbs witch hazel (or vodka, rubbing alcohol, or vanilla extract)
- 20-30 drops of essential oils
- 4oz, 8oz, or 16 oz spray bottle
You’ll start by adding 2 tbps of the witch hazel (or other alternative) to your spray bottle. Next, add the essential oils in one of the combinations below. Finally, fill the bottle the remainder of the way with water. Cap with the spray nozzle, give a good shake, and spray away! It’s that simple!
5 Autumn Air Freshener Recipes
Are you ready to give it a try? Try adding one of these combinations of oils to your bottle for fresh and natural autumn scents! I do enjoy adding vanilla extract to mine during the holidays, as it gives that nice holiday baking scent to the air.
Autumn Leaves Air Freshener
- 10 drops cedarwood
- 6 drops Siberian fir
- 5 drops cinnamon bark
Harvest Air Freshener
- 8 drops cinnamon bark
- 8 drops eucalyptus
- 4 drops clove
Acorn Spice Air Freshener
- 10 drops clove
- 10 drops peppermint
Autumn Floral Air Freshener
- 15 drops magnolia
- 5 drops cinnamon bark
Thanksgiving Day Air Freshener
- 5 drops cedar wood
- 4 drops clove
- 4 drops peppermint
- 4 drops wild orange
The beauty of making your own air fresheners is that you can add or take away scents that are too strong or not strong enough. If one recipe has more clove than you’d like, take away a few drops and add a few more of another.
No matter which essential oil combination you use for your autumn homemade air fresheners, make sure you are using quality ingredients. You can find my favorite essential oils here.
Make for your home or as gifts for the holidays! Whatever it may be, I hope these autumn scents fill you with joy this holiday season!
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