Aromatherapy for a Cozy Home
10 Ways to Make Your Home Cozy with Scent, 12 Cozy Essential Oils, and 10 blends
In this issue:
🏡10 Ways to Make Your Home Cozy with Scent
🪵12 Cozy Essential Oils
🌿10 Cozy Essential Oil Blends
Aromatherapy for a Cozy Home
When you think back to family holidays when you were a child, what comes to mind? Do you think of the yummy scents coming from your grandmother’s kitchen? Can you remember how you felt when she took the cinnamon rolls out of the oven? Or the smell of spices and turkey at Thanksgiving? Now when you smell cinnamon or sage, do certain memories pop up in your mind? Do they make you feel warm and cozy?
So is the feeling of coziness relegated to dark, damp, cold days? No, of course not! We can be comfortable and snug in any weather. Isn’t that the way we would want to describe our home, no matter the weather?
What Makes a Scent Cozy?
So, what makes a scent cozy? A scent that brings to remembrance cherished memories is cozy. Something that makes you comfortable and relaxed is cozy. Breathing in these scents creates a sense of calm. Cozy scents create ambiance and make your home feel warm and inviting.
10 Ways to Make your Home Cozy With Scent
Use Essential Oil Reed Diffusers
You can make one of these for your home by finding a suitable jar with a small opening and purchasing reed sticks that will stick out of the bottle opening by a few inches. Add a carrier oil and essential oils to the bottle and put the sticks in. If you don’t want to use oil, you can also use water mixed with some alcohol (rubbing alcohol, perfumer’s alcohol, or vodka).
Scented Candles
Try scented candles with warm and comforting fragrances with ingredients like vanilla, cinnamon, lavender, or cedarwood to create a cozy ambiance.
Simmer Potpourri on the Stove
Boil two cups of water on the stove. Add a sliced lemon, some rosemary, cloves, and vanilla extract to make your house smell lovely.
I have a mini crockpot that is meant for potpourri. I’m not sure if they make them anymore, but I’m sure you could use any crockpot.
Potpourri Spray
When you’re finished simmering the stove potpourri on the stove, put the remainder of the water in a spray bottle and use it as a room spray.
Scented Sachets
Put scented sachets in drawers, closets, or in-between linens to infuse your fabrics with a subtle, long-lasting fragrance.
Linen Sprays
Use linen sprays with cozy scents to on things like curtains, upholstery, and bedding. To make your own, get a 2 oz spray bottle. Add a tablespoon of witch hazel or isopropyl alcohol and 24 drops of essential oil. Fill the rest up with water.
Aromatic Plants/Fragrant Flowers
Having fresh cut flowers and plants around your house not only makes it cozy because of their lovely scent, but they also have a positive effect on your emotional and mental wellbeing. You get pleasure just by looking at them as they are visually appealing, and their colors are beautiful. Different colors can have different effects on people. For instance, yellow and orange can evoke energy and happiness. Being connected to nature reduces stress. Taking care of plants and flowers encourages you to be present in the moment.
Baking and Cooking
Make your home smell wonderful with the scent of dinner cooking or bread baking. Not only is the scent cozy but enjoying a yummy meal with your loved ones makes it even cozier.
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Wax Melts and Warmers
Wax melts are an alternative to candles that are just as fragrant. Some people like them better as they are smaller, less messy, and flame free. Also, you don’t have to worry about the glass container breaking. Last year I bought some glass containers specifically for candles. Thankfully, I used them on the stove because they all broke as they got to the bottom of the candle.
Incense Sticks
Burning incense sticks is another alternative to filling your home with a warm and calming scent. There are many fragrance options and even cool looking incense holders.
12 Cozy Essential Oils
🍪Vanilla - sensual, exotic, alluring.
🌿Lavender - Soothing, calming, and reassuring.
🔥Cinnamon - Fiery, energizing, and strengthening.
🪵Cedarwood - Relaxing, soothing, and grounding.
🌿Frankincense - Rejuvenating, meditative, and harmonizing.
❤️Sandalwood - Nurturing, warming, and comforting.
🟠Orange - Uplifting, refreshing, and balancing.
🌿Ginger - Comforting, warming, and strengthening.
🌿Bergamot - Refreshing, euphoric, and nurturing.
🌿Ylang-ylang - Sensual, soothing and exotic.
🌿Patchouli - Opening, grounding and mysterious.
🌼Chamomile - Soothing, strengthening, and soft.
Cozy Essential Oil Blends
Warm Vanilla Chai:
3 drops Vanilla
2 drops Cinnamon
2 drops Cardamom
1 drop Clove
Spiced Citrus Delight:
3 drops Orange
2 drops Cinnamon
2 drops Ginger
1 drop Clove
Woodland Retreat:
3 drops Cedarwood
2 drops Pine
2 drops Juniper Berry
1 drop Frankincense
Cozy Comfort Blend:
3 drops Lavender
2 drops Ylang-Ylang
2 drops Bergamot
1 drop Patchouli
Holiday Cheer:
3 drops Peppermint
2 drops Orange
2 drops Fir Needle
1 drop Nutmeg
Autumn Spice:
3 drops Cinnamon
2 drops Clove
2 drops Ginger
1 drop Orange
Soothing Lavender Mint:
3 drops Lavender
2 drops Peppermint
2 drops Eucalyptus
1 drop Lemon
Vanilla Woods:
3 drops Vanilla
2 drops Sandalwood
2 drops Cedarwood
1 drop Frankincense
Citrus Burst:
3 drops Grapefruit
2 drops Lemon
2 drops Bergamot
1 drop Lime
Relaxing Floral Blend:
3 drops Chamomile
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Geranium
1 drop Ylang-Ylang
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