How to Make DIY Room Spray with Essential Oils

If you love having a fresh-smelling home, you’re going to love this easy DIY room spray! Making your own room spray with essential oils is one of the simplest ways to freshen up your home using simple ingredients. You can choose your favorite essential oil blends, create a natural scent you love, and skip the store-bought air fresheners with their artificial fragrances and mystery chemicals.

I love projects that are both practical and pretty, and this homemade room spray is definitely one of them! With just a few supplies, you can make a homemade essential oil room spray that looks beautiful sitting on a bathroom counter, kitchen shelf, or bedside table.

I’m using amber glass spray bottles and adding my free printable Christmas Joy labels to make these especially pretty for holiday gifting. They’re great gifts for friends, neighbors, teachers, or anyone who enjoys a fresh-smelling home!

Why Make Your Own Room Spray?

Walk down the cleaning aisle at almost any grocery store, and you’ll find plenty of commercial room sprays and room fresheners. While there are lots of store-bought options, making your own natural room spray is an easy way to control the ingredients and fragrance.

Here are a few reasons I love making homemade room spray:

• Choose your own fragrance: Use single oils or your favorite essential oil blends to create a scent you enjoy.

• Simple ingredients: This recipe uses distilled water, essential oil blend, and Polysorbate 20.

• Pretty packaging: Amber glass bottles make a beautiful finished product.

• Easy to make: Just a few simple steps and a small funnel are all you need.

• Wonderful for gifting: A homemade essential oil room spray makes a thoughtful little gift.

• Customize your scents: Make a variety of scents for different rooms and seasons.

Another great thing about making your own room spray is that you can experiment with different oils throughout the year. Citrus oils are especially nice during the warmer months, while lavender, cedarwood, and other cozy scents can give your home a welcoming vibe during fall and winter.

Supplies You’ll Need

One of the best things about this DIY project is that it doesn’t require a long shopping list.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Amber glass spray bottles (I used these 4-ounce bottles and they are great quality!)

• 1 cup distilled water

• 40 drops essential oil blend or 40 total drops of individual essential oils (I used Plant Therapy Holiday Season)

• 40 drops polysorbate 20

• mixing container

• Small funnel (my bottles came with this!)

• Avery 5294 round labels

I recommend using a glass spray bottle rather than plastic bottles. Amber glass is especially nice because it helps protect the contents from light exposure.

A little about Polysorbate 20: Essential oils and water don’t naturally mix. Polysorbate 20 is a solubilizer that helps disperse the essential oils throughout the water. This is an important ingredient in this particular room spray recipe because it helps keep the oils from simply floating on top of the water.

How to Make Homemade Room Spray

Once you have your supplies ready, making your own room spray is really quite simple!

1. Add your desired amount of essential oil blend to a clean mixing container.

2. Add Polysorbate 20 to the essential oils and mix thoroughly.

3. Slowly add your distilled water and stir until combined.

4. Use a small funnel for easy pouring into your glass spray bottle.

5. Attach the spray top securely.

6. Apply your Christmas Joy printable label.

That’s it! You’ve made your own homemade room spray in just a few simple steps.

Choosing Essential Oils for Your Room Spray

This is my favorite part of making your own room spray! There are so many different essential oils and essential oil blends to choose from.

You can use a single essential oil (the Christmas blend that I used) or experiment with different oils to create your own signature scent.

Here are some ideas:

Citrus Fresh: A combination of lemon, sweet orange, and grapefruit creates a bright, fresh scent. Citrus oils are especially lovely when you want your home to smell clean and refreshed.

Lavender: A blend of lavender with a little lemon makes a light, pleasant fragrance. Lavender is a popular choice for bedroom and linen sprays.

Fresh and Clean: Try combining lemon, eucalyptus, and tea tree for a fresh-smelling blend.

Peppermint Fresh: A few drops of peppermint combined with citrus oils create a crisp, refreshing fragrance.

Cozy and Warm: Cedarwood and sweet orange make a lovely combination when you’re looking for a cozy vibe during the cooler months.

You can use high-quality pure essential oil products or premade essential oil blends. There are so many possibilities when it comes to creating a variety of scents!

Essential oils are also popular for their aromatic and traditional therapeutic properties. However, when making a room spray, the primary purpose is fragrance rather than delivering therapeutic benefits.

Free Printable Christmas Joy Room Spray Labels

The favorite part of this project might just be the finished bottles!

I used amber glass spray bottles and Avery 5294 round labels to give these homemade room sprays a pretty, finished look.

I’ve created a free printable called Christmas Joy that you can use for your own homemade room spray!

The PDF is designed for Avery 5294 round label sheets, so you can print the labels right at home.

Here’s how to use the printable:

1. Download the Christmas Joy label PDF below.

2. Load your Avery 5294 round label sheets into your printer.

3. Print the PDF according to the printer settings.

4. Peel the labels from the sheet and apply them to your clean, dry glass spray bottles.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE CHRISTMAS JOY ROOM SPRAY LABELS

These little bottles would make such great gifts! Add one to a Christmas gift basket, tuck one into a gift bag, or make several to give to friends and neighbors.

You could even make a little collection of homemade room sprays with different essential oil blends.

How to Use Your Homemade Room Spray

Once your bottles are filled and labeled, they’re ready to use!

Give the bottle a little shake if needed, then mist into the air to add a fresh scent to your room.

Homemade room spray can be used in several areas of your home:

• Bathrooms: A light mist can help freshen up a little room and address everyday bathroom odors.

• Bedrooms: Lavender-based scents are a popular choice for creating a relaxing atmosphere.

• Living rooms: Try citrus oils or a cozy essential oil blend to make your home smell inviting.

• Entryways: A quick spritz can add a welcoming fresh scent when guests arrive.

You can also make a separate linen spray formulation if you’d like something specifically intended for linens. However, this room spray recipe should be used in the air rather than sprayed directly onto bedding, upholstery, or delicate fabrics. Always test any properly formulated fabric spray on an inconspicuous area first.

A few additional precautions:

• Avoid spraying directly onto furniture, fabrics, painted surfaces, or delicate materials.

• Keep the spray away from eyes and faces.

• Do not spray near flames or other ignition sources.

• Keep bottles out of reach of little children and pets.

• Check essential oil safety guidance for the particular oils you use, especially around household pets.

How Long Does Homemade Room Spray Last?

One question you might have when making your own room spray is how long it will last.

Because this recipe contains water, the shelf life of your spray is an important consideration. Distilled water is preferable to tap water or filtered water because it starts with fewer minerals and impurities, but it does not make the finished product sterile.

Polysorbate 20 helps disperse the essential oils, but it does not prevent bacteria, yeast, or mold from growing.

For that reason, make smaller batches, use clean bottles and utensils, and store your spray in a cool, dark place. For longer storage, a properly formulated broad-spectrum preservative and appropriate microbial and stability testing are necessary.

Don’t rely on smell or appearance alone to determine whether a water-based spray is still safe to use.

More Ways to Enjoy Essential Oil Scents in Your Home

If you enjoy using essential oils, there are plenty of creative ways to bring their fragrances into your home.

A reed diffuser is another popular option for enjoying a continuous fragrance. You can also explore other DIY room spray recipes and experiment with different essential oil blends.

I love that you can use the same favorite oils in different ways and find the natural scent combinations you enjoy most.

A Simple Homemade Christmas Gift

I love finding easy ways to make thoughtful homemade gifts, and this DIY room spray is such a fun project!

With simple ingredients, a pretty amber glass bottle, and the free Christmas Joy printable labels, you can put together something that looks beautiful without spending a lot of time or money.

Whether you make one bottle for your own home or a whole batch to give away, this homemade essential oil room spray is a fun and practical DIY to try this Christmas season.

Print your free labels, gather your supplies, and enjoy making your own room spray!