25 Seriously Useful Essential Oil Hacks For Your Home

One of my favorite things about essential oils is that there are so many different ways to use them! If you sat down and tried to list them all, that list would go on and on for pages (as I found out when I used to jot down new uses for essential oils in a little notebook that I kept in my purse!)

In this post, you’ll learn about 25 of the best and most useful ways to use essential oils. Since there are so many different types of tips in this post, I’ve sorted them into five categories to make the list easier to navigate.

This list will make a great resource for essential oil newbies, but even experienced users are likely to find a few surprises! And feel free to share your own favorite uses for essential oils in the comments at the end of this post!

25 Practical Household Uses For Essential Oils

Aromatherapy Tips

1. Relieve Allergies: All Clear Essential Oil Blend (a blend of eucalyptus, lemon, orange, lime, tea tree, peppermint, marjoram, and rosemary essential oils) is your go-to for defeating seasonal sniffles and eye irritation. Just a few drops in your diffuser can clear congestion and help you breathe easier.

2. Improve Focus: Inhaling the scent of lavender essential oil can help boost concentration when your mind is wandering.

3. Stay Alert: Need a pick-me-up to stay alert? Inhale the scent of lemon essential oil to promote alertness.

4. Sleep Restfully: Reach for Slumber Essential Oil Blend to ensure a peaceful night’s sleep. Made with lavender, cedarwood, lime, bergamot, marjoram, and vetiver essential oils, it eases stress and promotes tranquility, preparing you for a restorative slumber.

5. Ease Stress: When worries weigh heavy, reach for Calm Mind Essential Oil Blend. Its uplifting mix of sweet orange, cedarwood, and lime helps balance troubled thoughts and promote a peaceful state of mind.

Cleaning & Disinfecting Tips

6. Clean Your Whole House: Make your own all-purpose cleaning spray with Simple Clean Essential Oil Blend. Its powerful mix of lemon, cedarwood, and lemongrass tackles stains and odors, leaving your home sparkling clean and smelling fresh.

7. Deodorize Trash: Put a few drops of lemon essential oil onto a cotton ball and drop it into the bottom of your trash can before you put in a new trash bag. The lemon oil will help neutralize odor from your garbage!

8. Clean Produce: Add a few drops of lemon essential oil to a large bowl of water. Swish your fresh fruits and veggies around in the lemon water to wash them!

9. Microwave Cleaner: Lemon essential oil will not only clean your microwave, it will leave it sparkling! Read more about cleaning your microwave with lemon oil here.

10. Remove Stains: Tough, set-in stains don’t stand a chance against lemon essential oil. Just a few drops on the stain before washing can work wonders, leaving your fabrics looking good as new.

Remedies & Wellness Tips

11. Relieve Muscle and Joint Pain: Swipe on Restore Essential Oil Blend for immediate, targeted relief for achy muscles and joints. Its cooling blend of wintergreen, camphor, and blue tansy melts tension away, making it your go-to for everyday aches.

12. Soothe Feet: A foot soak is a great way to soothe sore feet. Add a handful of Epsom salt and a few drops of lavender essential oil to a bucket of water and soak your feet to ease the pain.

13. Relieve Headaches: Reach for Complete Relief Essential Oil Blend when headaches strike. A simple swipe from the convenient roll-on bottle delivers a blend of marjoram, black pepper, and basil, targeting tension and ushering in tranquility.

14. Ease Digestive Discomfort: Keep Tum Ease Essential Oil Blend on hand for those unexpected stomach woes. A swipe from its convenient roll-on bottle delivers a blend of ginger, sweet fennel, and coriander, helping to settle digestion and relieve queasiness.

15. Boost Immunity: For a fortified defense against environmental threats, turn to Defend Essential Oil Blend. This potent mix of cinnamon, lemon, and clove bud is a key player in maintaining your health.

Beauty & Skincare Tips

16. Whiten Teeth: Add a drop or two of Defend Essential Oil Blend to coconut oil for an enhanced oil-pulling experience that promotes dental health. 

17. Promote Eyelash Growth: For longer, healthier lashes, plus more moisturized skin around your eyes, try my simple homemade eyelash serum made with lavender and lemon essential oils! Learn how to make it here.

18. Tighten Skin: Add one or two drops of lavender essential oil to your favorite face cream to promote tighter, firmer skin. Lavender stimulates blood circulation and can help regenerate tissue, which is key to keeping your skin firm.

19. Strengthen Hair: Use lavender essential oil to help promote healthy hair growth. Add a few drops of lavender to a teaspoon of coconut oil, then apply the mixture to your scalp after shampooing. Let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse.

20. Brighten Hair: Fill a small spray bottle with water and add few drops of lemon essential oil. Apply the spray to your hair before going out in the sun to lighten and brighten the color of your hair!

Odor & Fragrance Tips

21. Vacuum Your House Fresh: Add 3-4 drops of your favorite essential oil to a cotton ball and place it in your vacuum’s dust cup. As you clean, the airflow will naturally disperse the scent, simultaneously freshening your space as you tackle the chores!

22. Prevent Bathroom Odors: Essential oils are the key ingredient in my DIY toilet odor eliminating spray. Use it regularly to keep your toilet (and the entire bathroom) smelling fresh!

23. Refresh Fabrics: Essential oils can help refresh musty and dusty fabrics. Learn how to use essential oils to make a “Febreeze”-esque fabric refresher spray.

24. Scent Safely: Create your own DIY reed diffuser for a natural, fuss-free way to infuse your home with delightful aromas from essential oils. It’s an allergy-friendly alternative to synthetic air fresheners! Learn how to make one here.

25. Keep Clothes Fresh: Banish musty closet smells with DIY essential oil sachets – small organza bags filled with cotton balls scented with a drop or two of lavender essential oil. Easy to make and refresh, they’re a delightful way to keep clothes and linens smelling fresh in storage!